# More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
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Publisher: The Washington Post · published 2026-09-18 · read 2026-09-19

Original: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/18/more-us-troops-have-died-amid-iran-war-than-pentagon-has-disclosed-publicly/

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## Who is named (5)

- [Angel S. Rampersad](https://truthscore.com/entity/1649cbf0)
- [Defense Department casualty data](https://truthscore.com/entity/4ccbaea8)
- [Department of Defense](https://truthscore.com/entity/6c537857)
- [American service members](https://truthscore.com/entity/b76895e3)
- [Dover Air Force Base](https://truthscore.com/entity/b9acfbef)

## What it added

- [The additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.](https://truthscore.com/claim/129ec057)
  > Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
- [More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly.](https://truthscore.com/claim/eea68c54)
  > More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data.
- [Soldiers carried the remains of Angel S. Rampersad at Dover Air Force Base in July.](https://truthscore.com/claim/76efcda1)
  > Soldiers carry the remains of Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in July.
- [Angel S. Rampersad was killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan.](https://truthscore.com/claim/414be664)
  > Soldiers carry the remains of Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in July.

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