US Soldier Killed by Iranian Drone in Iraq Identified
The Pentagon has identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old US Army soldier from North Carolina, as the service member killed in Iraq while disarming a downed Iranian drone. His death marks a significant incident in the ongoing tensions.
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Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.
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Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton died during a controlled detonation at Erbil airbase as US-Iran war toll reaches 17 The US military has identified an army soldier killed recently during a “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton, of Fayetteville, North Carolina. According to a press release from the US defense department on Tuesday morning, the 30-year-old Swinton was supporting overseas contingency operations in Iraq – and he was “killed in actio...
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Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian attack drone at Erbil Air Base, raising the U.S. toll to 17.
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Posthumously, Swinton will receive the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Badge
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