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Name: Army Pvt. 2 Benjamin L. Freeman
Age: 19
From: Valdosta, Ga.
Assigned to K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo. drowned Oct. 13 near Asad, Iraq. Soldiers from his unit had been searching for Freeman when they discovered him floating on the surface of the water near Haditha dam.
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Benjamin L. Freeman was killed
Died: October 13, 2003
Fort Carson remembers soldier who drowned in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 19
From: Valdosta, Ga.
Assigned to K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo. drowned Oct. 13 near Asad, Iraq. Soldiers from his unit had been searching for Freeman when they discovered him floating on the surface of the water near Haditha dam.
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Benjamin L. Freeman was killed
Died: October 13, 2003
Fort Carson remembers soldier who drowned in Iraq
Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Family, friends and fellow soldiers have gathered at Fort Carson to remember a soldier who died in a drowning accident in Iraq.
Pvt. Benjamin Freeman, 19, had been in Iraq only a few months when he drowned Oct. 13 at a recreational swimming hole in the Euphrates River that troops used, military officials said.
At Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel on Oct. 28, Freeman, a member of K Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of Fort Carson, was remember as generous and compassionate.
He was the 20th Fort Carson soldier to die in Iraq since April.
His enlistment after the 2001 terrorist attacks surprised family members.
“We were sort...
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K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo. drowned Oct. 13 near Asad, Iraq. Soldiers from his unit had been searching for Freeman when they discovered him floating on the surface of the water near Haditha dam.
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Army Pvt. 2 Benjamin L. Freeman died
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Benjamin L Freeman
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.