Over the weekend, the U.S. lost a seventh service member to injuries sustained in Operation Epic Fury. That service member has been identified as Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky. Pennington was wounded in Iranian strikes in Saudi Arabia.
Vice President Vance boarded Air Force Two to attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force base.
HONORING A HERO: Vice President JD Vance boards Air Force Two en route to Dover for the dignified transfer of Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, who died after being wounded in an Iranian retaliatory strike in Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/8ZQcuXwV7D
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He was joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
NOW – Vance and Hegseth attend dignified transfer for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, killed in the Iran War. pic.twitter.com/6QBQED4U1G
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