Heartbroken family of 23-year-old American soldier killed by Iran-backed drone strike on mysterious US military base on Jordan-Syria border says it was her FIRST tour of duty – as they reveal the ‘torture’ of the last few days

The heartbroken parents of one of three US soldiers killed in a drone strike in Jordan have revealed she was on her first tour of duty.

Breonna Moffett’s family paid tribute to the 23-year-old on Monday after she was killed in an Iranian-backed explosion at the base near the Syrian border over the weekend.

They said she was ‘nervous’ about her first foreign deployment, but that she was ‘noisy, loving and always there for everyone’.

Moffett died on Saturday along with two other Americans in the deadly suicide drone strike, while the others were named Kennedy Ladon Sanders and William Rivers.

On Monday evening, the Biden administration was reportedly considering retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets in the Middle East.

In an interview with CNN’s Abby Philips, Francine and Bernard Moffett described their late daughter as “noisy,” “loving” and “always there for anyone.”

In an interview with CNN’s Abby Philips, Francine and Bernard Moffett described their late daughter as “noisy,” “loving” and “always there for anyone.”

Moffett, from Savannah, Georgia, enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2019 and deployed in August 2023.

Her mother said her daughter had been “nervous” ahead of her first deployment. “She had mixed feelings” and “didn’t know what to expect,” Francine said.

However, the parents of the deceased soldier also report that their daughter had plans to re-enlist

“She honored her service, she was always proud to be in the military,” her mother added.

Moffett’s death was one of three U.S. casualties from Sunday’s brutal attack — the first reported U.S. deaths since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks that plunged the region into war.

Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, was identified as one of the soldiers killed in the drone strike last weekend

Moffett’s parents described hearing the news of their eldest child’s death on Sunday when military officials knocked on the door. “It was extremely hard,” her father said.

“We only heard about the attack after we were notified. We were preparing to go to church when the military arrived and informed us that it was our baby.”

Her mother said Breonna’s decision to enlist came after her mother spent time in the military.

“She became the second woman in the family to join the military,” Francine said.

‘She was very proud of herself. I was always very proud of her.’

The troops were in their sleeping quarters at the time, and the Pentagon confirmed Monday that the victims were likely in bed.

The three soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, a U.S. Army reserve unit based at Fort Moore, Georgia.

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters:What was different about this attack is where it landed. It did impact the living areas, and I think it was quite early in the morning, so people were actually in their beds when the drone hit.”

Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, was among those killed on Sunday

Chief of the Army Reserve, Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, said, “The loss of Sergeant William J. Rivers, Specialist Breonna A. Moffett and Specialist Kennedy L. Sanders has left an indelible mark on the U.S. Army Reserve.

“On behalf of the US Army Reserve, I share in the grief felt by their friends, family and loved ones. Their service and sacrifice will not be forgotten, and we are committed to supporting those left behind in the aftermath of this tragedy.”

Rivers, of Carrollton, Georgia, who enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2011, was an interior electrician.

His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, two Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ‘M’ Device and the Inherent Solve the campaign medal with the campaign star.

Sanders graduated from Ware County High School in 2017 and enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2019 as a horizontal construction engineer.

The drone strike late Saturday evening hit a US outpost in the northeastern part of the country, known as Tower 22, near the border with Syria, and resulted in at least 34 other injuries.

Three American soldiers were killed in a suicide drone attack on a US base in Jordan, US Central Command said on Sunday. Pictured: Marines talk to their comrades on the ground during military maneuvers in the Middle East, which borders Syria and Iraq

In a statement issued over the weekend, President Biden said, “While we are still gathering the facts about this attack, we know it was carried out by radical, Iranian-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”

“Jill and I join the families and friends of our fallen – and Americans across the country – in grieving the loss of these warriors in this despicable and utterly unjust attack.”

He added that the three fallen soldiers “embodied the very best of our nation” – they were “unwavering in their courage… unwavering in their duty… (and) unyielding in their commitment to our country.”

They died, he said, “risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, and of our allies and partners with whom we stand together in the fight against terrorism.”

“It is a fight we will not stop,” 81-year-old Biden declared.

While he did not identify the militants responsible, the statement confirmed that the strike was the work of anti-Western jihadists operating somewhere in the region.

As of Sunday, both countries have had a bevy of Iranian-linked militias, including Hezbollah and several other Shiite militant groups.

Since the 2011 Syrian war, Iran has also supported several Palestinian terrorist groups based in Gaza, and several terrorist groups in Bahrain and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Iran is an outspoken enemy of both the US and Israel and is currently training the Hezbollah militia group (seen here in Baghdad in 2019), which has been trying to join the Palestinian cause for years. The group has not been named responsible for Saturday’s attack

Since the war – which has intensified Iranian economic, political and religious operations in the country – Iran has openly used its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force to finance these terrorist organizations.

In 2019, the nuclear-capable country acknowledged the force’s involvement in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, prompting the US to designate the Iranian military as a foreign terrorist organization.

Iran is also known to allow regional militant and proxy groups to deny such attacks and protect the country from accountability for its destabilizing policies.

The country is also currently engaged in an artillery-laden game of chicken with its own neighbor Pakistan, one of NATO’s most important allies in the Middle East.