- Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed on July 19 at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.
- His widow , Jamiah Swinton, described her husband as a devoted father who longed to return home, in an interview with The New York Times , stating there was no peace at the base where he was stationed.
- Jamiah recounted their final “extra loving” call and the heartbreaking moment her 4-year-old daughter asked if her father was in the casket at the dignified transfer ceremony.
- Donald Trump commented on the soldiers ' deaths, asserting they shared his belief that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.
- Sgt. Swinton was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East, bringing the total to 18 service members since Trump's bombing campaign began in February.
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