{"id":2293,"date":"2026-03-24T13:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:41:59","slug":"us-servicemembers-harrowing-final-words-to-dad-before-being-killed-in-iraq-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2293","title":{"rendered":"US servicemember&#8217;s harrowing final words to dad before being killed in Iraq plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of the US airmen killed when their refueling plane crashed in friendly skies this month had predicted just the day before that he wasn\u2019t \u201ccoming back\u201d home from the Iran war, his dad said.<\/p>\n<p>Tech Sgt. Tyler Simmons, 28, was \u201cvery calm\u201d on a call home from the Middle East just a day before he was one of six killed while refueling in Iraqi skies, his devastated dad, Mylo, told CNN Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTold me how much he loved me, he told me to say he loved his dog, Grayson\u2026 and you know, he was very insightful,\u201d his dad said of their final communication before the March 12 tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, he did tell me he didn\u2019t think he was coming back.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tyler Simmons was among 6 service members killed in an Air Force plane crash over Iraq. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mylo told his only son he hoped \u201che was going to be wrong\u201d \u2014 but was comforted by the fact \u201che died doing what he loved doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd I always shared with him, \u2018Live life with no regrets,\u2019\u201d the dad said.\u00a0\u201cAnd knowing Tyler, if he could do it all over again, he\u2019d probably make the same decision because he loved what he did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, obviously no one wants to die and no one foresaw that or saw that coming, but Tyler was\u2026 oh, he was just an amazing son and it was my privilege to be able to be his father.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Simmons\u2019 father, Mylo, spoke warmly about his son as he paid tribute to him.  <span class=\"credit\">CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simmons, of Columbus, Ohio, had shared the challenges linked to his deployment with his family before his death.<\/p>\n<p>He told his mom, Cheryl, that his team had been shot at, WSYX reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Simmons with his dad. <span class=\"credit\">Mylo Simmons \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She recalled the moment officers turned up at her door, informing her that Simmons had died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he opened the door, he said, \u201cOh no,\u201d and I jumped up and ran in there and they were lined up out on the porch,\u201d she told WBNS-TV. \u201cYou got to me kidding me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simmons and two other service members killed in the crash \u2014 Seth Koval, 38, and Curtis Angst, 30 \u2014 were part of the 121st Air Refueling Wing at the Rickenbacker base in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>The three others were members of the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida: Maj John. A Klinner, 33; Capt. Ariana Savino, 31; and Tech Sgt. 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