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Benjamin J. Garrison
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Name: Army Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison
Age: 25
From: Houston
Assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison died Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes.
Died: November 27, 2007
Houston soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 25
From: Houston
Assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison died Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes.
Died: November 27, 2007
Houston soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — A Texan was one of two soldiers killed in Amerli, Iraq, after their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said Nov. 28.
Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison, 25, of Houston and Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes, 26, of Bronx, N.Y., were killed Nov. 27.
They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Both were deployed to Iraq in September.
Garrison was an infantryman working as a radio telephone operator. He enlisted in the Army in March 2006 and had been awarded a Purple Heart among his five decorations.
Garrison is survived by his wife and parents, all of Houston.
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1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.;
Incident
Army Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison died Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes.
Prayers & Messages
Benjamin J Garrison
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Benjamin J Garrison
2007-12-26
Prayers for a family to gain strength in such a great loss.
Benjamin was a real American hero in his duty to his country.
Thank you for all of your help in keeping our great nation in FREEDOM....