Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 12 May, 2011
Unit: Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
Hometown: Modesto, Calif.
Lt. Col. Benjamin J. Palmer, 43, of Modesto, Calif., died May 12 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
This incident is currently under investigation.
Lt. Col. Palmer was assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Cherry Point, N.C.
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