Sad
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

4 of the 6 who died for Trump were U.S. Army Reserve soldiers age 35, 42, 39, and 20.

Army Reserve soldiers are part-time service members who balance civilian careers or education with military duty, typically serving one weekend a month and two weeks annually. They receive the same training as active-duty soldiers, earn military benefits, and can be deployed for missions worldwide. Why the hell were they at the front line?

They died Sunday March 1, 2026 when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran. There was no American counter-rocket, artillery and mortar system at Shuaiba port that could be used to bring down incoming drones or other deadly munitions.

The operations center was a triple-wide trailer made into an office space — a common setup at U.S. bases abroad. The trailer's only fortifications were T-walls, which are steel-reinforced concrete barriers used to protect military personnel from explosions, rocket attacks and shrapnel. They could not protect the facility from an overhead strike. Two officials told CBS News that the strike appeared to hit dead-center on top of the building.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
Miram · 31-35, F
I think it is good that I am in a point of growth that I can empathize with them too.

Having had para-military contracts, you don't get to decide where you get shipped like a piece of equipment.

Their roles were logistics, supplies...etc U.S. central command said there was a broad air-defense umbrella in the region using systems like patriot and thaad, which are primarily designed to intercept ballistic missiles. And large incoming threats at higher altitudes
…but not the small, low flying “kamikaze” drones that Iran has been using in this conflict.

Iran’s attack drones are intentionally cheap, slow, and fly low making them hard to detect on radar and difficult for your conventional air defenses to intercept effectively.

In missions abroad, you rarely ever do resources management equally. There are consequential weaknesses that come with prioritizing specific systems..and the higher-ups know exactly who will get purged first.

It is a calculated sacrifice.

I do wonder though if the soldiers themselves knew they were compromised. Or didn't have the slightest clue.