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3/5/26
A soldier with ties to Coralville was identified Wednesday as the second Iowan who was among six U.S. military members killed in an Iranian strike on a facility in Kuwait.
The U.S. Defense Department identified Major Jeffrey O’Brien, a 45-year-old from Waukee, as one of the six Army Reserve soldiers killed in the Iran strike of a tactical operations center in Kuwait’s Port of Shuaiba on March 1. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports O’Brien is a former employee of ProCircular on Oakdale Boulevard in Coralville and once nominated his employer for their support as he served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
On Tuesday, the department identified Sgt. Declan J. Coady, a 20-year-old from West Des Moines, was another one of the soldiers killed in the attack.
All the soldiers at the Kuwait facility were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines.
The full story from Iowa Capital Dispatch can be found here.