Rast, Benjamin David
Male
Verified On April 6, 2011, the NAVY lost HN Rast, Benjamin David of NILES, MI in SHAYKH-MUJHAMIHALYAN, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
HN Rast, Benjamin David, 23 years old, grew up in NILES, MI and served as Active Duty in the NAVY with SDIEGO EMF DET during Operation Enduring Freedom.
He did not survive OEF. The NAVY recorded his death on April 6, 2011 in SHAYKH-MUJHAMIHALYAN, AFGHANISTAN, from HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The NAVY 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/oef.
Explore Further
Rast, Benjamin David was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 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.
