The Seventeen U.S. Service Members Killed in the Iran War

Sgt. Declan Coady was 20 and lived in Des Moines, Iowa, according to the Army Reserve. Coady, who was a student at Drake University, joined the Army Reserve in 2023, working as an Army information technology specialist. He received several accolades for his service, including the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

Coady had been attending classes virtually while stationed in Kuwait, the AP reported.

He died on March 1 in the attack in Kuwait, the Pentagon said. Coady was promoted from specialist to sergeant posthumously, according to the Army Reserve.

“I still don’t fully think it’s real,” his sister told the AP. “I just remember all of our conversations about what he was going to do when he came back.”

Capt. Cody Khork, 35, lived in Winter Haven, Florida, according to the Army Reserve. He enlisted in the National Guard in 2009, serving as a multiple launch rocket system/fire direction specialist. Five years later, he began working as a military police officer in the Army Reserve. He was later deployed to Saudi Arabia, Guantanamo Bay, and Poland.