As the Iran war grinds on, a family grapples with the loss of a son killed in action

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The father of 33-year-old Maj. Alex Klinner told NBC News: "I would never wish this on anybody else."

Major John "Alex" Klinner completes another lap during the Shell 77 Memorial Run on May 2, 2025, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base in Birmingham, Ala. Paul Mann / U.S. Air National Guard

April 13, 2026, 1:13 PM EDT / Updated April 13, 2026, 3:34 PM EDT

By Peter Nicholas

The day before Alex Klinner’s final flight in the Iran war, he spoke to his parents, who were back home in Alabama.

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