Rast, Benjamin
Navy Seaman

Benjamin Rast, age 23, from Niles, Michigan, Berrien county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Assigned as hospitalman to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Date of death: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting a dismounted patrol northeast of Patrol Base Alcatraz, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The military would later release he was killed by friendly fire by a drone airstrike. Also killed was Marine Sgt. Jeremy Smith

Source: Department of Defense, Chicago Tribune.