WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense's casualty announcement (https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.war.gov%2FNews%2FReleases%2FRelease%2FArticle%2F4420475%2Fdow-identifies-army-casualties%2F/1/0100019cb63c4dfe-a53535dd-eff9-4e5e-952d-42d40bd51653-000000/Fw5mdgR8MSQJaihKADDjAYGVcngmvIGYi5L3hexbE7c=447) identifying four fallen Army Reserve soldiers who lost their lives in Kuwait amid Operation Epic Fury. All four soldiers belonged to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, and one was a native Iowan.

"I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing of these four brave soldiers...