Washington, July 28 -- Representative Jimmy Panetta issued the following press release:
Following disturbing reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/iran-troop-deaths.html) that the Department of Defense removed the names of four American troops from the official Iran War death toll, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and 13 other fellow Democratic veterans in urging the Administration to accurately and transparently account for U.S. servicemembers killed and wounded in the Iran War.
"As veterans of America's wars, we have serious concerns about reports that the Department of War is delaying, removing or otherwise mischaracterizing the release of information about wounded a...