Those were the final words Declan Coady said during a phone call home — a moment his family now says they will never forget. Coady, believed to be the youngest of the six American service members killed in the recent drone attack in Kuwait, had called his brother just hours before the tragedy. According to relatives, it felt like a completely ordinary conversation — a quick check-in between siblings during deployment. As the call ended, he simply said: “Goodbye, brother.” At the time, the words didn’t seem unusual. It sounded like any other farewell before hanging up the phone. But later, when news broke of the deadly strike — reportedly linked to rising tensions involving Iran — the family realized those few quiet words had become their final goodbye. The attack that killed six U.S. soldiers has sent shockwaves through military communities across the country. Now, as loved ones remember Coady’s life, that last phone call is emerging as one of the most heartbreaking details of the tragedy. For his family, it’s a simple moment between brothers that suddenly carries a lifetime of meaning.
Declan Coady, youngest of six US soldiers killed in Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, called his brother hours before death The youngest of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait called his brother and tried to reassure his family back home – only hours before his death. Declan Coady, 20, spoke to his … Read more