Pentagon Quietly Adds to US Death Toll From Iran War After Reports of Coverup
| The death happened last Friday, but the Pentagon has not publicly announced it yet, reports say.
| The death happened last Friday, but the Pentagon has not publicly announced it yet, reports say. The casket of Army Sgt.
Angel Rampersad is brought out of the Calvary Assembly of God church during a funeral service for the soldier who was killed in action on July 17 at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 31, 2026 in Queens, New York City.Spencer Platt / Getty Images The Pentagon has quietly added one more U.S. fatality to its casualty counts amid the war on Iran, bringing the officially reported death toll to 19 people — while reports have suggested that the U.S.
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