Rosales, Benjamin Salgado
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Verified At 20, CPL Rosales, Benjamin Salgado of HOUSTON, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in RAWAH, IRAQ on October 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Rosales, Benjamin Salgado was 20 and from HOUSTON, TX when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: October 4, 2006. Location: RAWAH, IRAQ. Cause: 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 D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rosales, Benjamin Salgado 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.
