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Mass. police dispatcher injured in Iran conflict
The Sudbury police dispatcher reportedly suffered minor injuries while serving overseas with the U.S. Navy.
A Sudbury police dispatcher serving overseas with the U.S. Navy suffered minor injuries during a series of missile strikes stemming from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, according to his police department.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with our military personnel in harms [sic] way, to include one of our own who is currently deployed overseas with the United State Navy,” the Sudbury Police Department said. “He and his colleagues experienced several missile impacts resulting in minor injuries they are mending.”
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While Sudbury police initially identified the dispatcher, they later removed his name from their statement and cited a need for “clarity and security.” According to WBZ, the 22-year-old dispatcher — who wants to remain anonymous — is serving in the Navy Reserve and was at a base in Dubai when a missile from Iran struck nearby.
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The dispatcher’s father told the news outlet his son texted on Saturday to say that three missiles struck less than 50 yards from their base.
“The only thing I know is he’s doing OK. He said things get bad over there. I haven’t even watched the news, I just learned about this this morning myself,” the father told WBZ. “He said they’re staying put. He can’t hear, his ears hurt him. Psychologically, he’s fine.”
U.S. military officials reported four American service members had been killed and others wounded in the aftermath of the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran, which killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Democratic lawmakers from Massachusetts have condemned the military actions, some of them painting the strikes as an illegal act of war that could quickly escalate into a wider regional conflict.
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According to the Associated Press, President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. has “the capability to go far longer” than its projected timeline of four to five weeks for the military operations against Iran.
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