Six US soldiers who died in Trump’s Iran war are from the midwest. These veterans there oppose the conflict

As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question the war's legality

Upon the headstones at the Dayton National Cemetery in southwest Ohio are the names of the numerous wars fallen soldiers buried here have fought in: Korea, Vietnam and Iraq.

At the center of this sprawling, manicured cemetery for veterans and service members, ground staff and three machines this week have cleared space for a new grave site. It will be the place where one of the first victims of a new US conflict - the 2026 war on Iran - will be laid to rest on Friday.