Portell, Benjamin Brian
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Verified SGT Portell, Benjamin Brian, 27, a native of BAKERSFIELD, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Portell, Benjamin Brian, from BAKERSFIELD, CA, at age 27, with HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: December 26, 2007. Location: MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Portell, Benjamin Brian 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.