Michael Emmanuel Swinton
United StatessoldierMaleb. 19937.8Global Dominance: 0.02%Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old soldier from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was recently identified as having been killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq. He enlisted in the army in 2017 as an air defense early warning system operator and served with the army’s air and missile defense command at Fort Bragg. Brig Gen John L Dawber praised him as an experienced noncommissioned officer who demonstrated great pride in his work and selfless dedication to duty.
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Michael Emmanuel Swinton died during a controlled detonation of an Iranian attack drone.
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Guatemala· 2026-07-24
Michael Emmanuel Swinton died while attempting to neutralize an Iranian drone.
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Vietnam· 2026-07-23
Swinton was one of the four American service members killed during the Iran war whose remains were returned to the United States.
Trump greets the fallen as he faces a decision point on IranUnited States· 2026-07-22Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed during a controlled explosion of a drone that fell at the Erbil airbase in Iraq.
טראמפ: על כל ספינה שתותקף בהורמוז נשמיד גשר או תחנת כוח באיראן
Israel· 2026-07-22
The Pentagon identified Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton as the American military member killed by an Iranian drone explosion in Iraq.
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Peru· 2026-07-22
Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq.
US identifies soldier killed destroying downed Iranian drone in Iraq | US military
United Kingdom· 2026-07-21