Benjamin Brian Portell, age 27, from Bakersfield, California, Kern county.
Spouse: Michelle Portell
Children: Matt Portell and Susan Portell
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Howitzer Battery, 3D Squadron, 3 Acr, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Cemetery: Hillcrest Memorial Park
Source: Department of Defense, Bakersfield Californian, Military Times