Carman, Benjamin Robert
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Verified LCPL Carman, Benjamin Robert, 20, a native of JEFFERSON, IA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 6, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From JEFFERSON, IA, LCPL Carman, Benjamin Robert, serving with E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 20 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On April 6, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Carman, Benjamin Robert in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 20. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
JEFFERSON, IA is where Carman, Benjamin Robert came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Carman, Benjamin Robert was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
