At least six US soldiers have been killed since the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran over the weekend, and the Pentagon confirmed the identity of four US Army Reserve soldiers who were killed when a missile from Tehran hit a tactical operations center in Kuwait.
In a statement, the Pentagon said the U.S. service members were Army Reserve soldiers who died March 1 “during an attack on an unmanned aircraft system” at a commercial port in Kuwait. The Trump administration has warned that more American casualties are expected during its ongoing military operations against Iran.
Who were the 4 American soldiers who died during operations against Iran?
The four deceased soldiers were part of the 103rd Sustainment Command, based in Des Moines, Iowa, and had previously deployed to Iraq in April 2010 and the Middle East in 2019 to support U.S. military operations, according to the Army Reserve website.
Nicole Love, 39 years old
Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor resided in White Bear Lake in Minnesota. He began his career after enlisting in the National Guard in 2005 as an automated logistics specialist. Amor was transferred to the Army Reserve in 2006 and deployed to Iraq and Kuwait in 2019.
Amor was just days away from returning home when she was killed in Kuwait during Iranian drone strikes against the United States and Israel. “She was almost home,” said her husband, Joey Amor, adding, “You don’t go to Kuwait thinking something is going to happen, and for her to be one of the first, it hurts.” AP reported.
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Declan Coady, 20 years old
Sergeant Declan J. Coady, who was posthumously promoted from specialist, was a resident of Des Moines and had enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2023 as an information technology specialist, according to the Department of Defense. Coady had been awarded the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Service Ribbon.
according to a TIME According to the magazine’s report, Coady was studying at Drake University in Des Moines through online classes with subjects including information systems, cybersecurity and computer science. The university told the magazine in a statement that it was “heartbroken” to learn of Coady’s death.
Cody Khork, 35 years old
Captain Cody A. Khork enlisted in the National Guard in 2009 and resided in Winter Haven, Florida. Khork worked as a fire management specialist and in 2014 was commissioned as a military police officer in the Army Reserve. Among its various deployments are destinations in Saudi Arabia in 2018, Guantanamo Bay in 2021 and Poland in 2024.
Captain Khork was a well-decorated service member, having received the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and the Korean Defense Service Medal. His family said: “He was deeply patriotic and very proud to serve something bigger than himself.” New York Times reported.
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Noé Tietjens, 42 years old
Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens enlisted in the Army Reserve as a wheeled vehicle mechanic in 2006 and was deployed to Kuwait in 2009 and 2019. He resided in Bellevue, Nebraska and completed at least four tours in countries including Kuwait and Iraq. His brother Nicolás told him NYT that Tietjens was three months away from completing his deployment to Kuwait.
Sergeant Tietjens left behind his wife Shelly and a teenage son, Dylan. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen mourned his death in a post on X, writing: “Noah stepped forward to serve and defend the American people from foreign enemies around the world, a sacrifice we must never forget.”
