The Department of Defense has confirmed the identity of a Sacramento Army Reservist killed in an Iranian drone strike earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon announced Wednesday<\/a> the remains of 54-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan were positively identified by a medical examiner. The Department of Defense previously said it believed Marzan had died at the scene<\/a> of the March 1 strike.<\/p>\n He is listed as a resident of Spotsylvania, Virginia but grew up in the Sacramento area, where he enlisted in the Army in 1990. Marzan transferred to the Army Reserve in 1994 and became a Data Operations Warrant Officer in 2011. The Army Reserve said he deployed overseas to Croatia and Bosnia in 1996, and Egypt and Kuwait from 2019-2020.<\/p>\n Marzan\u2019s awards include a Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and two Army Commendation Medals, among other decorations.<\/p>\n Marzan was a 1989 graduate of Elk Grove High School. An Instagram page for the graduating class<\/a> posted a condolence message following news of his death.<\/p>\n \u201cFor those of us who walked the halls of Elk Grove High with Robert, he will always be remembered as a fellow classmate and a part of the fabric of our community,\u201d the statement said. \u201cLike so many who grow up in Elk Grove, he carried the values of service, commitment, and dedication far beyond our hometown.\u201d<\/p>\n Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen also mourned Marzan<\/a>, writing \u201cthis is tragic. May he rest in eternal peace.\u201d The city lowered the Elk Grove and Wilton Rancheria flags to half-staff in his honor.<\/p>\n Members of Marzan\u2019s family also publicly posted remembrances of Marzan on social media. \u201cWell done faithful servant,\u201d his sister Elizabeth Marzan wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cA strong leader who lived by example. Very loyal. My hero. My baby brother, you are loved and I will hold onto all our memories and cherish them always in my heart. I miss and love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n Marzan\u2019s niece Irene Mary wrote the Army Reservist was on his final deployment and two months away from coming home. \u201cI don\u2019t understand this unimaginable devastation and deep pain as I struggle to share this. I don\u2019t understand,\u201d she wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re our Hero with a servant\u2019s heart, you lead with love and bravery, you gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country, an honorable soldier, and I believe God welcomed you Home with open arms saying \u2018Well done, my son, well done.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Other condolences were posted by Governor Gavin Newsom and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis<\/a>, Senators Adam Schiff<\/a> and Alex Padilla<\/a>, Representative Doris Matsui<\/a> and Elk Grove Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marzan was the last of the six soldiers killed in the drone attack to be identified. All were members of the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa, and were manning a command post in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.<\/p>\n The other soldiers were previously identified as:\u00a0<\/p>\n Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa \u201cTo the families and teammates of these Cactus Nation Soldiers: you have my deepest sympathy and my respect,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Todd Erskine, Commanding General of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command in a statement. \u201cOur nation is kept safe by folks like these\u2014brave men and women who put it all on the line every single day. They represent the heart of America. We will remember their names, their service, and their sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n Their remains were returned to Dover Air Force Base on Saturday in a dignified transfer.\u00a0<\/p>\n They were the first American servicemembers killed in the war. The Pentagon announced Monday a seventh soldier<\/a>, 26-year-old Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky, had died of his wounds during an attack\u00a0on Prince Sultan Air Base\u00a0in Saudi Arabia on March 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nCapt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
\n\u00a0Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
\nSgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
\nSgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa<\/p>\n