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Benjamin K Smith
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Name: Marine Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith
Age: 24
From: Carterville, Ill.
Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith was killed Sept. 22 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: September 22, 2004
Family says Carterville Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Carterville, Ill.
Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith was killed Sept. 22 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: September 22, 2004
Family says Carterville Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
CARTERVILLE, Ill. — A 24-year-old U.S. Marine from Carterville was killed in an explosion while serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, a family member said Sept. 23.
Sgt. Benjamin Smith, 24, a tank commander with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment headquartered in Twentynine Palms, Calif., died while working in Al-Anbar province, near the Syrian border, said Thomas “T.J.” Gentry, a cousin of Smith’s mother.
He described Smith as a “quiet, well-mannered” young man who had visited his southern Illinois home last year for a sister’s wedding before returning for his second tour in Iraq. He had been scheduled to return home Oct. 10, he said.
“He looked like...
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1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith was killed Sept. 22 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Benjamin K Smith
2012-05-26
Went by your resting place today....We miss you Ben Smith.....The Flora's
Benjamin K Smith
2012-05-26
miss... you and your quiet smile!!!!your family misses u every day..we are all sooo proud of you and very grateful for what you accomplished!!!!you will NEVER be forgotton!!!! I pray for peace and comfort for your family everyday..
miss you...
The Mann family
Benjamin K Smith
2012-05-26
We honor you and your family for the sacrifices you made in your life for ours! God Bless you and your family. You will never be forgotten!!
The Covey Family,
Jim, Leah and Lily
Benjamin K Smith
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.