WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today released the following statement in response to the recent Iranian proxy attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan that resulted in the death of three servicemembers who were from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 718th Engineering Company out of Fort Moore, Georgia:

“I am saddened to learn that three soldiers were KIA as a result of an Iranian proxy attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan. All three servicemembers were Army Reserve soldiers from Fort Moore, Georgia.

My wife Vivien and I extend our condolences to their families whose loss cannot be measured with words, and we are praying for a swift recovery for the dozens of additional servicemembers who were injured in the attack.

It is past time for the Biden Administration to take action and eliminate the Iranian proxies responsible for this outrageous attack,” Scott said.

The Department of Defense released the following information about the incident and the servicemembers KIA:

Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, GA.; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga., died Jan. 28, 2024, in Jordan, when a one-way unmanned aerial system (OWUAS) impacted their container housing units. The incident is under investigation.

Rivers, Sanders, and Moffett were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, Fort Moore, Ga.

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