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'He Made Everybody Happy': Soldier From Polk County Killed in Kuwait Remembered by ROTC Leader
The drone strike at a civilian port killed six U.S. soldiers, including two Iowans, amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, officials said.
- On Sunday, March 1, 2026, an Iranian drone struck a command center at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, killing six U.S. soldiers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines.
- The attack followed a U.S.-Israel military campaign that triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran, with Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien dying while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
- The dead include Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien and Sergeant Declan J. Coady, both Iowans, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, whose remains await identification.
- Wounded service members were evacuated to a German hospital, and the U.S. Army Reserve identified the final two soldiers killed on Wednesday.
- Planet Labs imagery showed the targeted civilian port at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, where six U.S. soldiers from Iowa died, prompting official condolences.
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