Kentucky Soldier from Glendale Dies, 7th U.S. Casualty in Iran War
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A Kentucky Army sergeant, Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died of wounds from a March 1 attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, becoming the seventh U.S. service member killed since the Iran war began. Pennington, of Glendale, Kentucky, served with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and will be posthumously promoted to staff sergeant. The earlier six casualties occurred in Kuwait from an Iranian drone strike, with all parties continuing to mourn the losses.
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