N12 reports that the two US soldiers killed in last week's Iranian missile strike on a base in Jordan have been identified as Pvt. Tyler James Pihaan, 25, of Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas. The identification follows earlier reports of a male and a female soldier among the fallen.
In the latest update on the identities of the two US soldiers killed in last week's Iranian missile strike on a base in Jordan, Israeli media outlet N12 reported earlier today (Monday) that the second soldier is Pvt. Tyler James Pihaan, 25, of Hawaii. The identification follows previous official US reports that gave the soldier's name as Tyler James Feehan, and earlier reports from The Zioneer that the two fallen soldiers included a male and a female.
On Sunday at 06:44 Jerusalem, the Department of Defense identified both soldiers as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas. Later that day, Israeli media reports corrected the female soldier's name to Isabella Gonzalez (with a 'z'). The Zioneer reported on Monday at 17:20 Jerusalem that the casualties included a male and a female soldier. The corroboration of the identities has shifted from a single official source (DoD) to multiple news outlets, with N12 now providing a different spelling for the male soldier's surname.
The broader toll of the Iranian attack on the Jordan base, part of the ongoing Iran-Israel-US confrontation, includes over 400 US service members wounded across the conflict, with at least dozens from the Jordan strike, as reported by US Central Command and The New York Times. The Zioneer has also reported on additional US casualties, including three soldiers killed in the past 24 hours in separate incidents.
The discrepancy in the spelling of the male soldier's surname — Feehan as per the Pentagon versus Pihaan as per N12 — has not been officially reconciled. The Pentagon has not yet issued a statement confirming the Pihaan spelling. Additionally, the circumstances of the attack and the full extent of casualties remain under investigation.
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