Department of War identifies latest soldier killed in conflict as 26-year-old from Kentucky

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The latest soldier killed amid the Iran war has been identified.

Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died Sunday, a week after being injured.

According to the Department of War, Pennington was injured during an attack on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Pennington was from Glendale, Kentucky. He was assigned to Fort Carson in Colorado.

This marks the eighth death of a service member since Feb. 28; seven of them were combat related.

This is a developing story.

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