Laymon, Benjamin Joseph
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, SGT Laymon, Benjamin Joseph of MOUNT VERNON, OH, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 24, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Laymon, Benjamin Joseph, from MOUNT VERNON, OH, at age 22, with TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 24, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Laymon, Benjamin Joseph 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.
