Iran War Death Toll Reaches 23 as Military Families Grieve on Veterans Day
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Iran War Death Toll Reaches 23 as Military Families Grieve on Veterans Day
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Summary
At least 23 U.S. service members have been killed and nearly 900 injured in the Iran war, turning Veterans Day into a fresh day of mourning for newly bereaved military families.
The war has been waged since Feb. 28, and families say the losses have made this year’s rituals of parades, speeches and moments of silence feel newly personal and painful.
Charles Simmons, whose son Master Sgt. Tyler Simmons died in a refueling plane crash in Iraq in March, said pride in his son’s service now sits alongside a “profound hole” in the family.
For many relatives, Veterans Day also opens a harder stretch ahead as they face their first holiday season without sons, daughters, siblings or spouses lost in the conflict.