Zieske, Benjamin Thomas
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Verified In KIRKUK, IRAQ on May 3, 2006, the ARMY lost PFC Zieske, Benjamin Thomas of CONCORD, CA, 20, serving with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as PFC Zieske, Benjamin Thomas, from CONCORD, CA, at age 20, with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
May 3, 2006 ? Zieske, Benjamin Thomas died in KIRKUK, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Zieske, Benjamin Thomas 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.
