(CBS) – The U.S. Navy sailor who died over the weekend in a raid against al-Quaida has been identified as a military service member from Peoria.
Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, 36, died Saturday in the Arabian Peninsula of Yemen, the U.S. Defense Department said in a news release. He was supporting U.S. Central Command Operations.
Media reports say several al-Quaida members were killed in the raid.
Owens was assigned to an East Coast-based Special Warfare unit.
He is the first known member of the U.S. military to be killed under President Donald Trump.
from CBS Chicago http://ift.tt/2kNxd0z
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