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(Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/23/army-identifies-19th-us-service-member-to-die-amid-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T22:36:41.33Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T22:36:41.33Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army identifies 19th US service member to die amid Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YOsV6VPQbyPgSOg1_CaDgbCUdXg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TTDZEBLEDJC6ZPQ7A4YN2NYS6I.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A door marshaller closes the door as the remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt Tyler Feehan and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. 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