NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Three Army Reserve soldiers who were killed in a drone strike while deployed in Jordan on Sunday have been identified.
Sgt. William J. Rivers, 46, of Willingboro, New Jersey, was identified as one of the soldiers who died in the attack.
The office of Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., released a statement and said:
“Sergeant Rivers served with courage, honor, and a deep sense of duty, embodying the best of New Jersey and our nation. His death is a profound loss to his family, friends, colleagues, and our entire country, and a reminder of the heavy debt we owe to our military families for their sacrifice,” Booker said. “A grateful nation can never repay Sergeant William J. Rivers, Specialist Kennedy L. Sanders, and Specialist Breonna A. Moffett, and their families, but we can honor their lives by upholding the values they fought for. I extend my deepest condolences to their loved ones in this time of grief.”
The attack also killed Spc. Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, the Defense Department said Monday. All three were reservists assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade based at Fort Moore, Georgia.