US soldiers wounded in the Iranian drone attack on a US base in Kuwait in March told CBS News that the Pentagon minimized the severity of their injuries to portray a better picture of the war. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said in March that nearly 90% of the roughly 400 wounded troops suffered only minor injuries and had returned to duty; some wounded soldiers say their conditions were far more serious than the official classifications, according to the CBS report.
A CBS News report, cited by Israeli media, quotes several US soldiers who were wounded in the Iranian drone attack on a US base in Kuwait in March, alleging that the Pentagon understated the severity of their injuries. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated in March that 'nearly 90%' of the roughly 400 troops wounded in the confrontation with Iran suffered only minor injuries and had since returned to service. However, some of the wounded soldiers told CBS that their conditions were far more serious than the official designations given to them. The report is attributed to CBS News by journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), who shared the details. No official Pentagon response has been reported in the available material. This is a single-source report from CBS, as cited by an Israeli journalist; corroboration or Pentagon comment remains pending.
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