⚠️ CENTCOM: "As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously...

[demmiblue]

First U.S. casualties reported by Central Command.
#iran #america #news #usiranwar

— Michael Martinez :verified: (@michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy) 2026-03-01T15:01:39.000Z

While operations are coordinated at a members-only, private beach club — in between fundraisers and parties.

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-03-01T15:05:14.515Z

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

The casualties were announced on the second day of strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, which have plunged the Middle East into a new, unpredictable conflict that has already led to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The U.S. military's Central Command said in a statement on Sunday that U.S. troops suffered additional, less serious injuries as well.

"Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions - and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing," Central Command said in a statement on X.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-says-three-its-service-members-killed-iran-operation-2026-03-01/

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Dead so Trump can change the story from Epstein

And so some billionaires can divvy up Iran’s natural resources.

[GreenWave]

13. Exactamundo, dime store demagoguery at its worst.

Makes me think the reports (no sources yet) on murder and ritualistic cannibalism aren't that far fetched.

[David__77]

2. The bloody lie of "America first". It is really America last.

[newdeal2]

3. Blood on Trump's hands

All for nothing. Asshole will (ab)use their deaths for his own gains.

[CaptainTruth]

15. And the hands of everyone who voted for him.

[Scrivener7]

4. There was no reason for this whatsoever.

[3catwoman3]

5. Well, that didn't take long.

And let’s guess who will not be showing up at Dover to greet the flag draped coffins.b

[turbinetree]

7. He will have on one of his stupid hats...............if he goes and makes time from his golfing and hiding documents on

sex trafficking.............

[peppertree]

27. ...with his blow-up doll du jour, Karoline Lib-it, right beside him

Jackie-Os and all.

[turbinetree]

6. When is he going to bring the families in for the show and tell and him gurgling about this and that..............

at a room with blankets hanging from the ceiling with a sign that says SCIF room at Mar a Lago................Top Secret room stay out and have his club manager sitting in there signing golf balls for the fat fuck to hand out.......what clearances do these fuck heads confidential...................did his fucking son "volunteer" to fight..................fuck no.............pound sand asshole...............

[Hugin]

8. Those blankets will rot off the walls before this is over.

Once again the kakistofascists set up their Potemkin made-for-social-media fabric SCIF because it looked so good when they unfolded it during their razing of VZ.

This is an entirely different war they’ve involved the US in this time. It’s the kind of war that never goes away. Let’s hope that their attention spans to it last through lunch.

[UTUSN]

9. And KRASNOV's body count (started domestically) ticks on.

[homegirl]

10. Will the president

honor th casualties of his war by being present when those flag draped coffins arrive in the USA? Will he visit the wounded?

[paleotn]

11. Too busy golfing....

and pedophile-ing.

[durablend]

12. They died to get Epstein off the front page

[Bengus81]

14. Sons and daughters will DIE so this FELON and PEDOPHILE can stay in office

Just another day in NAZI AMERICA............

[ChicagoTeamster]

16. Were these operational casualties or the result of retaliatory strikes against our middle east bases?

[617Blue]

18. Yes curious about the circumstances.

[BComplex]

17. Hopefully some country will release ALL the Epstein files so we can stop this war.

Republicans have done it again.

[3825-87867]

19. Iranian suiciders?

Seen to recall reading about some years ago. Don't think some people may have enough protection...unless they want to be a martyr?
And didn't Iran sell some rather good drones to Russia? Did we destroy them all?
Could end one of two ways - political change in America, or Blue State problems to take minds off Jeffery!

Just a thought.

[twodogsbarking]

20. They had families and friends. I care, even if others don't.

[Beckett]

21. This is so wrong

I'm so angry about this. Every single R "prez" gets us involved in the Middle East and for what? More dead Americans without any justification. It's only the first day. How many more deaths will there be??? My heart goes out to their families.

[hamsterjill]

24. Not only no justification, but also no ultimate change and improvement.

Welcome to DU.

You're right as to every damn Republican President taking us to war in the Middle East. And every single time, ultimately, there is no real change. They never learn because they don't care about ordinary people losing their lives.

[ultralite001]

22. + leave it to the Krasnov administration + his do nothing Gongress

to defund veteran's services, close clinics, shut off mental health care for vets,
shutter veteran's hospitals + nursing homes...

'cuz "suckers + losers"...

[hamsterjill]

23. Sometimes I'm a little dense...but how did these soldiers die?

First and foremost, my sincere condolences to their families and friends. These Americans were doing what they were ordered to do.

Maybe I've missed the coverage - which is quite possible - but has the specifics of this operation been explained? Did these soldiers go into a building and come under fire? Was this a helicopter crash and subsequent engagement? I expected that the majority of this was air coverage with bombs. Was there ANY thought given to how this was carried out and how best to protect lives?

I doubt it...Trump doesn't care. It's no one he cares about. If they were killed or captured, they're just losers in his mind any way.

[Bengus81]

25. Going to be there to greet their caskets with a "losers and suckers" salute Trump?

You fucking NAZI POS, I hope YOUR death is slowwww and hideous.

[Maninacan]

26. Recovering my ass!

There is a Gulf war vet in my town that will never recover

[BidenRocks]

28. To quote John Kerry

“How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
― John Kerry

How do you ask anybody to be the first to die in an illegal, unconstitutional war?

You don't ask!