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Battle of the Red Sea Claims First American Lives as Pentagon Declares Missing Navy SEALs ‘Deceased’

The two special operators went missing after attempting to board a ship carrying Iranian weapons destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen.

U.S. Central Command via AP
This undated photograph released by the Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen's Houthi in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Central Command via AP
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The Defense Department has declared two missing Navy SEALs deceased after they presumably drowned in the Gulf of Aden during America’s campaign against the Houthis. They are the first casualties in the campaign. 

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