Slaven, Benjamin James

Also known as: SPC, DETACHMENT 1, 308TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LINCOLN NE

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 9, 2006

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAD DIWANIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

DETACHMENT 1, 308TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LINCOLN NE, ARMY ? SPC Slaven, Benjamin James (PLYMOUTH, NE), age 22, ? died in AD DIWANIYAH, IRAQ on June 9, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Slaven, Benjamin James was 22 and from PLYMOUTH, NE when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, DETACHMENT 1, 308TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LINCOLN NE as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: June 9, 2006. Location: AD DIWANIYAH, 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.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Slaven, Benjamin James 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.

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