Schuster, Benjamin Chandler
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Verified JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS (2D MEF), FORWARD ELEMENT 23, LATHAM NY, ARMY ? PFC Schuster, Benjamin Chandler (WILLIAMSVILLE, NY), age 21, ? died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on February 25, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
PFC Schuster, Benjamin Chandler, 21 years old, grew up in WILLIAMSVILLE, NY and served as National Guard in the ARMY with JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS (2D MEF), FORWARD ELEMENT 23, LATHAM NY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On February 25, 2006, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 members of JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS (2D MEF), FORWARD ELEMENT 23, LATHAM NY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Schuster, Benjamin Chandler 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.
