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Thursday, March 5, 2026
US identifies remaining two soldiers killed in Kuwait attack after naming other four
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The last two names of the six US soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack are released by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa.
The soldiers identified Wednesday are Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
The Pentagon says Marzan was at the scene when a drone strike hit the command center in Kuwait and is “believed to be the individual who perished at the scene,” according to the statement. A medical examiner will confirm identification, the Pentagon says.
Four soldiers were previously identified by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
They died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day after the US and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones against Israel and several Gulf Arab states that host US armed forces.
The other soldiers identified Tuesday by the Pentagon were: Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa,; Sgt. First Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; and Sgt.First Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska.
“Sadly, there will likely be more, before it ends. That’s the way it is,” President Donald Trump says of the deaths. Trump will attend the dignified transfers of the soldiers when they arrive in the US, the White House says. The ritual honors service members killed in action.
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