We owe them a deep debt of gratitude,” Earnest said, AP reported. “They are taking grave risks to protect our country. He said the incident was a “vivid reminder” of the dangers facing U.S. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama had been briefed on the incident and extended condolences to Keating’s family. Joshua Wheeler, who also was performing the advise-and-assist mission, died from enemy fire in October during a hostage rescue operation in Iraq. Cardin died March 21 during an ISIS rocket attack at an outpost near the town of Makhmour, about 40 miles southeast of Mosul.Īnd U.S. troops in Iraq since the 2014 launch of Operation Inherent Resolve, the coalition campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The combat fatality is the third among U.S. (Photo: Liz Keating via The Arizona Republic) The Pentagon said Keating was 2 to 3 miles behind the front lines when he was killed.Ĭharles Keating IV flanked by his grandfather, left, and father in a family photo taken at his graduation as a Navy SEAL in 2008. troops performing that mission are not on forward edge of the front lines and do not directly participate in fighting. local time from a gunshot wound, two defense officials told Navy Times.
Military officials told the wire service that Keating died after being hit by small arms fire. He died around 9:33 a.m.
“It shows you it’s a serious fight that we have to wage in Iraq,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in announcing the “combat death” in Stuttgart, Germany, without releasing the name, AP reported. Keating was conducting an advise-and-assist mission with the peshmerga, a Kurdish fighting force allied with the U.S.-led coalition in the war against the Islamic State, the Islamist militant group also known as ISIS. Keating, grandson of the late Arizona financier Charles Keating, grew up in Phoenix and attended the Naval Academy before becoming a SEAL based out of Coronado, Calif., AP reported. Late in the day, the Associated Press identified him as Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Charles Keating IV, 31, reporting that Arizona Gov. The SEAL, whose name and rank were not immediately disclosed, died during an Islamic State attack on the town of Tel Skuf, about 17 miles north of the terrorist army’s stronghold of Mosul. Navy SEAL died in combat Tuesday while embedded with Kurdish peshmerga soldiers in a battle against the Islamic State, Department of Defense sources said. You can purchase your ‘Hi-Fibre Plus’ pink loaf in stores across Ireland now.ERBIL, Iraq-A U.S. "I try to keep it as healthy and nutritious as possible." "We travel a lot so of course I can't rely on my homemade meals 100% of the time, but then the sachets I do buy him, are the ones that I know don't have any nasties or any added salts and sugars. She also told us: "I keep the sugars low - his only source is natural sugars from fruit and once a week he gets a Farleys Rusk (Ro's favourite as a kid), and no processed snacks etc. His treat is the same as Ronan's childhood favourite- how cute! Ronan and Storm Keating to spend first Christmas with baby Cooper in the Maldives.But they ensure that Cooper is sorted before they look after themselves.
In their line of work, Ronan and Storm travel a lot which makes eating healthy quite a challenge. "But when it comes to Cooper, I map out all his meals with a fabulous balance of proteins, omega fats and loads of vegetables and then I cook them all fresh myself and they're mostly all organic too," she said. "As I'm sure most mums can relate, I just don't stop from morning to night so I just grab whatever is quick and easy to keep me going. "I am very conscious of what Cooper eats, moreso than myself. Storm doesn't dwell too much on her own diet, rather she watches over baby Cooper and manages his diet closely. This new collaboration between the celebrity power couple and the Irish bread company is encouraging people to eat healthy and to stay active- as well as being aware of the dangers of cancer. "This is why the work we do is so important - it is literally saving lives."
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