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Monday, October 12, 2026

The Pentagon admitted that more troops have died in the Middle East than it had previously publicly reported, raising the official number of U.S. service members who died during the war against Iran to 21.

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In more serious times, the US government trying to cover up the deaths of service members would be a career-ending scandal.

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-- Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) 1:58 PM · Oct 10, 2026

Yesterday, the Pentagon listed 18 service members had died in the War in Iran. Because 18 had, in fact, died. Today, their website has 14 service members having died. Four service members were removed from the total. Why? 1/2

-- Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) 9:21 PM · Jul 23, 2026

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Of course we'll never know the true number. Ever.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-11 10:29 AM | Reply

First--condolences to the families and loved ones of these fallen servicemembers. Their sacrifice in this war of choice should be especially honored.

Second--each should be laid to rest with a level of honor that will NEVER be shown to Der Dotard, JV Pants, Drinky Pete or any other member of the criminal administration of the fat orange criminal insurrectionist and golf cheat currently desecrating the Peoples House...

IN THE MEANTIME, RELEASE THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES...

#2 | Posted by catdog at 2026-10-12 05:07 PM | Reply

Who cares? Not Republicans, and they're running the show, so... This doesn't matter.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-12 05:36 PM | Reply

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