{"id":1429,"date":"2026-07-20T12:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:10:49","slug":"two-american-heroes-killed-in-iran-attack-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1429","title":{"rendered":"Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Department of War on Monday released the names of two U.S. Army soldiers killed during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1427\">Top Democrat Doesn\u2019t Know His Own State\u2019s Voter ID Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Those killed were 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, according to the Pentagon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Feehan was killed in action on July 18, while Gonzales was killed in action on July 17 during an enemy attack on the base. The Department of War said the incident remains under investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. <\/span><span>Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday, U.S. Central Command said it had recovered unidentified remains in Jordan while searching for a service member who had been reported missing following the July 17 Iranian attack. Officials said the identification process is ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CENTCOM also announced that another U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and is receiving treatment for minor injuries. Officials have not yet released the identities of those troops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking to reporters Sunday night, President Donald Trump said the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran \u201cin honor\u201d of the American troops killed in Jordan after an Iranian ballistic missile attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWell, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIran has been very, very badly damaged. They\u2019ve lost everything, almost, militarily. They\u2019ve got very little left. They\u2019ve got some missiles. They\u2019ve got some drones. They\u2019ve got some manufacturing ability, not much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe control the strait; they don\u2019t control anything,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It\u2019s probably three as opposed to two great patriots.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1426\">Trump Official Throws Cold Water on Mamdani\u2019s Netanyahu Promise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>After Trump\u2019s remarks, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran\u2019s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d CENTCOM said. \u201cCENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On March 1, an Iranian <\/span><span>drone attack<\/span><span> on a U.S. base in Kuwait killed Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, <\/span><span>died<\/span><span> on March 8 from wounds sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia several days earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Days later, on March 12, six more service members <\/span><span>were killed<\/span><span> when a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting U.S. military operations against Iran crashed in Iraq. Those killed were John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Monday\u2019s identification of Feehan and Gonzales, at least 15 U.S. service members have now been publicly identified as having died during the conflict with Iran since March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1425\">Top Democrat Doesn\u2019t Know His Own State\u2019s Voter ID Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of War on Monday released the names of two U.S. Army soldiers killed during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week.Those killed were 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, according to the Pentagon.Feehan was killed in action on July 18, while Gonzales was killed in action on July 17 during an enemy attack on the base. The Department of War said the incident remains under investigation.Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.On Sunday, U.S. Central Command said it had recovered unidentified remains in Jordan while searching for a service member who had been reported missing following the July 17 Iranian attack. Officials said the identification process is ongoing.CENTCOM also announced that another U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and is receiving treatment for minor injuries. Officials have not yet released the identities of those troops.Speaking to reporters Sunday night, President Donald Trump said the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran \u201cin honor\u201d of the American troops killed in Jordan after an Iranian ballistic missile attack.\u201cWell, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIran has been very, very badly damaged. They\u2019ve lost everything, almost, militarily. They\u2019ve got very little left. They\u2019ve got some missiles. They\u2019ve got some drones. They\u2019ve got some manufacturing ability, not much.\u201d\u201cWe control the strait; they don\u2019t control anything,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It\u2019s probably three as opposed to two great patriots.\u201dAfter Trump\u2019s remarks, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran\u2019s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.\u201cThe U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d CENTCOM said. \u201cCENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.\u201dOn March 1, an Iranian drone attack on a U.S. base in Kuwait killed Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady,\u00a0Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died on March 8 from wounds sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia several days earlier.Days later, on March 12, six more service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting U.S. military operations against Iran crashed in Iraq. Those killed were John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.With Monday\u2019s identification of Feehan and Gonzales, at least 15 U.S. service members have now been publicly identified as having died during the conflict with Iran since March.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1429\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Department of War on Monday released the names of two U.S. Army soldiers killed during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week.Those killed were 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, according to the Pentagon.Feehan was killed in action on July 18, while Gonzales was killed in action on July 17 during an enemy attack on the base. The Department of War said the incident remains under investigation.Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.On Sunday, U.S. Central Command said it had recovered unidentified remains in Jordan while searching for a service member who had been reported missing following the July 17 Iranian attack. Officials said the identification process is ongoing.CENTCOM also announced that another U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and is receiving treatment for minor injuries. Officials have not yet released the identities of those troops.Speaking to reporters Sunday night, President Donald Trump said the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran \u201cin honor\u201d of the American troops killed in Jordan after an Iranian ballistic missile attack.\u201cWell, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIran has been very, very badly damaged. They\u2019ve lost everything, almost, militarily. They\u2019ve got very little left. They\u2019ve got some missiles. They\u2019ve got some drones. They\u2019ve got some manufacturing ability, not much.\u201d\u201cWe control the strait; they don\u2019t control anything,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It\u2019s probably three as opposed to two great patriots.\u201dAfter Trump\u2019s remarks, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran\u2019s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.\u201cThe U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d CENTCOM said. \u201cCENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.\u201dOn March 1, an Iranian drone attack on a U.S. base in Kuwait killed Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady,\u00a0Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died on March 8 from wounds sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia several days earlier.Days later, on March 12, six more service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting U.S. military operations against Iran crashed in Iraq. Those killed were John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.With Monday\u2019s identification of Feehan and Gonzales, at least 15 U.S. service members have now been publicly identified as having died during the conflict with Iran since March.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1429\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-20T12:10:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-20T12:10:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429\"},\"wordCount\":664,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/88f9b5428494328e2c1c49049433ff8b.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1429\",\"name\":\"Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified - 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Officials said the identification process is ongoing.CENTCOM also announced that another U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and is receiving treatment for minor injuries. Officials have not yet released the identities of those troops.Speaking to reporters Sunday night, President Donald Trump said the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran \u201cin honor\u201d of the American troops killed in Jordan after an Iranian ballistic missile attack.\u201cWell, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIran has been very, very badly damaged. They\u2019ve lost everything, almost, militarily. They\u2019ve got very little left. They\u2019ve got some missiles. They\u2019ve got some drones. They\u2019ve got some manufacturing ability, not much.\u201d\u201cWe control the strait; they don\u2019t control anything,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It\u2019s probably three as opposed to two great patriots.\u201dAfter Trump\u2019s remarks, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran\u2019s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.\u201cThe U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d CENTCOM said. \u201cCENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.\u201dOn March 1, an Iranian drone attack on a U.S. base in Kuwait killed Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady,\u00a0Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died on March 8 from wounds sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia several days earlier.Days later, on March 12, six more service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting U.S. military operations against Iran crashed in Iraq. Those killed were John A. 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