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Vance, Hegseth attend dignified transfer for US soldier killed in Iran conflict
JD Vance joined the family of Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, the seventh U.S. soldier killed in the Iran conflict, who will be posthumously promoted, Pentagon said.
- Vice President Kamala Harris joined the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, yesterday evening.
- After a March 1 attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Pennington died Sunday from injuries, as the Iran war began Feb. 28, killing six other U.S. service members in Kuwait.
- Assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command at Fort Carson, he will be posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, the Pentagon said.
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called Pennington 'a hero who sacrificed everything serving our country' and judge-executive Keith Taul said 'This just breaks my heart', highlighting local grief and calls for accountability.
- The death marked the seventh U.S. service member in the Iran war, with Pennington's assignment to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command highlighting an uncommon battlefield casualty.
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JD Vance attends dignified transfer for seventh US soldier killed in Iran war
Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh US service member to die in combat during the Iran war as his remains were brought back to the US Monday evening.
·New York, United States
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The funeral ceremony for the body of 26-year-old Sergeant Benjamin Pennington was held at the Dover Air Force Base.
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Vance, Hegseth attend dignified transfer for US soldier killed in Iran conflict
Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh U.S. service member to die in the Iran conflict. (AP photo)
·Seattle, United States
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The remains of an American soldier killed in combat in the war with Iran arrived on Monday, March 9 at an air base in Delaware during an honorary transfer ceremony in which Vice President JD Vance participated.
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