Benitez, Carlos
Army Sergeant

Carlos Benitez, age 24, from Carrollton, Texas.

Parents: Imelda Castillo
Children: Charles Benitez Jr., Jim Benitez and Linda Benitex-Travel

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvided explosive device, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan. Killed were Carlos A. Benitez, Rafael Martinez Jr. and Tramaine J. Billingsley.
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National

Source: Department of Defense, Express-News