Franklin, Benny Shantell
Army Private 1st class

Benny Shantell Franklin, age 19, from Hammond, Louisiana, Tangipahoa county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 319Th Field Artillery (Cjtf-76) Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Friday, October 7, 2005
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan he stepped on a landmine during patrol operations

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times