WHERE THE NEWS COMES FIRST. LIVE FROM KCRA THREE NEWS. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN THE WAR WITH IRAN. THE PENTAGON NOW SAYS ONE OF THE SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE WAR WAS FROM SACRAMENTO. AGAIN, THIS IS COMING FROM THE PENTAGON. SO FAR, THEY’VE ANNOUNCED THAT CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT MARZANO WAS KILLED IN OPERATION EPIC FURY. THE PENTAGON SAYS THAT HIS REMAINS HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED, BUT THE PENTAGON BELIEVES THAT HE WAS KILLED WHEN AN IRANIAN DRONE HIT A COMMAND CENTER IN KUWAIT. AND THEY ARE NOW RELEASING HIS NAME. POSITIVE I.D. WILL BE COMPLETED BY T
Soldier from Sacramento believed to be among Army reservists killed in war with Iran
Updated: 5:02 PM PST Mar 4, 2026
A 54-year-old United States Army reservist from Sacramento is believed to have died from an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, and was part of a group of six U.S. service members who became the first Americans killed in the conflict with Iran.Marzan was at the scene of the attack on Sunday, and positive identification of his remains will be completed by the medical examiner, the Pentagon said. The soldiers were serving at what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as a “tactical operation center that was fortified,” when struck by a projectile. Four other soldiers who died were previously identified: Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Sgt. Declan Coady, 20; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42. Learn more about them here. On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced the other soldier who was killed was Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A 54-year-old United States Army reservist from Sacramento is believed to have died from an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, and was part of a group of six U.S. service members who became the first Americans killed in the conflict with Iran.
Marzan was at the scene of the attack on Sunday, and positive identification of his remains will be completed by the medical examiner, the Pentagon said.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan
The soldiers were serving at what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as a “tactical operation center that was fortified,” when struck by a projectile.
Four other soldiers who died were previously identified: Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Sgt. Declan Coady, 20; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42. Learn more about them here.
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From left: Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens and Sgt. Declan Coady.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced the other soldier who was killed was Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
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Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien
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