Tag: Operation Epic Fury
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Fort Carson soldier’s remains to return home to Kentucky Friday
Fort Carson Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington’s remains will return home to Kentucky Friday. Community members are planning a procession Friday afternoon to honor his homecoming from Fort Knox to downtown Elizabethtown, a news release said. His funeral is planned for Saturday. Across Colorado, flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise on Friday to Saturday to…
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Fort Carson-based soldier killed in Iranian attack
A Fort Carson-based soldier is among the U.S. service members killed in an attack by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, according to a Department of Defense news release. Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died Sunday of injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the release…
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Iranians in Colorado weigh in on Khamenei’s death
As the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iranian targets continued into a second day following the death of leader Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranians living in Denver weighed in, saying they welcome the opportunity for a regime change in the Islamic Republic. “The majority of Iranians not only in Colorado but in Europe and inside Iran are celebrating…