Pentagon website "anomalies" that removed names of 4 killed in Iran war remain
Politics Pentagon website "anomalies" that removed names of 4 killed in Iran war remain By Eleanor Watson Eleanor Watson CBS News Reporter Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. According to the Congressional Research Service, when an active-duty service member dies, the service "is required to complete a form (DD 1300 Report of Casualty) that includes circumstances related to death," and that information is then entered into the Defense Casualty database. The New York Times first reported the database's missing numbers Thursday and cited three sources who said it was because the most recent four service members who were killed in Jordan and Iraq last week died after the Trump administration declared a ceasefire in April.
- ▪Politics Pentagon website "anomalies" that removed names of 4 killed in Iran war remain By Eleanor Watson Eleanor Watson CBS News Reporter Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon.
- ▪According to the Congressional Research Service, when an active-duty service member dies, the service "is required to complete a form (DD 1300 Report of Casualty) that includes circumstances related to death," and that information is then e
- ▪The New York Times first reported the database's missing numbers Thursday and cited three sources who said it was because the most recent four service members who were killed in Jordan and Iraq last week died after the Trump administration
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Politics Pentagon website "anomalies" that removed names of 4 killed in Iran war remain By Eleanor Watson Eleanor Watson CBS News Reporter Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Read Full Bio Eleanor Watson July 24, 2026 / 12:20 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Pentagon website that informs the public about the dead and wounded in different military conflicts removed four deaths from the war with Iran this week, showing that 14 service members have died, instead of the 18 who have been killed since the war began in February.
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