Benjamin, Adam Frank
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Verified Adam Frank Benjamin, 34, was a U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant from Garfield, Ohio. He was killed in a hostile incident in the vicinity of Combat Outpost Payne, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009.
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Master Sergeant Adam Frank Benjamin was a 34-year-old Marine from Garfield, Ohio. He served with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, part of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. His unit was deployed to Afghanistan as part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
On August 18, 2009, Benjamin was killed in the vicinity of Combat Outpost Payne in Afghanistan's Helmand province. According to U.S. military reports, he died from wounds sustained during a hostile incident. No further details about the specific attack were publicly released by the Department of Defense.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In the summer of 2009, U.S. and allied forces were engaged in a major offensive, Operation Khanjar, to clear Taliban insurgents from key areas of Helmand province, where Combat Outpost Payne was located.
The Department of Defense announced his death on August 20, 2009. He was survived by his wife and children. A memorial service was held at Camp Lejeune, and he was buried with full military honors.
Benjamin was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse and on Panel 23W, Line 111 of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, which honors those who died in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the war on terror.
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Adam Frank Benjamin was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
