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Pentagon Identifies US Service Member Killed in Iran Attack

Updated 2026-07-21 13:40 UTC 1 source Negative

The Pentagon identified U.S. service member Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton as the victim of a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian attack drone in Iraq. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

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The Hill
The Pentagon on Tuesday identified the U.S. service member who was killed over the weekend in Iraq during a “controlled detonation” of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, N.C., was killed during the detonation of Tehran’
2026-07-21 12:55 UTC
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