Tributes paid to six US troops killed in Iran drone strike including mother who was two days away from returning home
Grieving families have paid tribute to six US service members killed in an Iranian drone strike at a command centre near [[Kuwait]]'s Port Shuaiba, among them a mother who was days away from returning home, according to relatives. The Pentagon identified four of the dead as [[Nicole Amor]], [[Cody Khork]], [[Noah Tietjens]] and [[Declan Coady]], all assigned to the Army Reserve's 103rd Sustainment Command and responsible for logistics support. The casualties — the first named US deaths in the campaign labelled [[Operation Epic Fury]] — have prompted public statements from military and political leaders as families recall the soldiers' lives, service and aspirations. The strike followed a wider exchange of missiles and drones between [[Iran]] and US allies in the region, raising concerns about further escalation and the toll on service members and their communities.