India, July 20 -- Former Republican U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's social media tribute to two American service members who lost their lives during Iranian attacks in Jordan.

"Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve," Hegseth shared on the social media platform X on Saturday.

The Defense Department announced in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, from Carrollton, Texas, lost their lives in Jordan while providing support for a U.S. mission targeting the Islamic State group.

Greene expressed her anger regarding Hegseth's characterization of the service members' deaths as a "sacrifice."

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