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Benjamin C Edinger
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Name: Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger
Age: 24
From: Green Bay, Wis.
Assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger died Nov. 23 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Nov. 14 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 23, 2004
Wisconsin Marine dies of wounds received in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Green Bay, Wis.
Assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger died Nov. 23 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Nov. 14 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 23, 2004
Wisconsin Marine dies of wounds received in Iraq
Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Marine from Green Bay died in a Maryland hospital Tuesday from wounds suffered in Iraq, family members said.
Sgt. Benjamin Edinger, 23, suffered shrapnel wounds Nov. 14 from what the military calls an improvised explosive device, his grandfather, Gerald Downey of Green Bay, told The Green Bay News-Chronicle.
Edinger, a 1999 graduate of Green Bay West High School, had been taken to the Bethesda Naval Hospital and was recently taken out of intensive care, but he suddenly took a turn for the worse, Downey said.
Edinger’s grandmother, Barbara Downey, described him as “a really nice kid.”
She said Edinger joined the Marine Corps...
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2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger died Nov. 23 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Nov. 14 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Benjamin C Edinger
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.