Hoeffner, Benjamin David

Also known as: CPL, 324TH PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPANY, (TF LIBERTY), AURORA, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 25, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathALI AL SALEEM, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In ALI AL SALEEM, KUWAIT on October 25, 2005, the ARMY lost CPL Hoeffner, Benjamin David of WHEAT RIDGE, CO, 21, serving with 324TH PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPANY, (TF LIBERTY), AURORA, CO.

Their Story

Hoeffner, Benjamin David was 21 and from WHEAT RIDGE, CO when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, 324TH PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPANY, (TF LIBERTY), AURORA, CO as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on October 25, 2005 in ALI AL SALEEM, KUWAIT, Hoeffner, Benjamin David was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 25, 2005. Hometown: WHEAT RIDGE, CO.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Hoeffner, Benjamin David 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.

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