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Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant
Sgt. Benjamin Pennington died March 8 from wounds sustained in a March 1 Iranian attack, marking seven US military deaths since the war began Feb. 28, US Central Command said.
- Pentagon officials on Monday identified Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, as the seventh U.S. service member killed, who died seven days later on Sunday, March 8.
- At Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, he was hurt during an enemy attack on March 1, amid the war with Iran that began earlier this month.
- Assigned to the 1st Space Battalion at Fort Carson, he was from Glendale, Kentucky, and received multiple decorations, including three Army Commendation Medals, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
- The announcement raised U.S. fatalities to seven after earlier losses in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1, CENTCOM said.
- Naming Iran's new supreme leader injects uncertainty as he controls Iran's armed forces and Tehran's nuclear program, while experts say Iran may hold missiles in reserve amid no end in sight.
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