Soldier from Palm Beach County among 4 Americans killed in Syria

A soldier from Palm Beach County was identified as one of the four Americans killed earlier this week in an explosion in Syria, the Department of Defense said Friday. According to the DOD, Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, was among those killed Wednesday in Manbij, Syria, from a suicide improvised explosive device. The DOD said Farmer was from Boynton Beach, but a family friend said he was raised in Palm Beach Gardens.