U.S. Army

Benjamin B. Portell

December 16, 1980 to December 26, 2007

Benjamin B. Portell was born in Bakersfield and graduated from Stockdale High School in 1999. After completing basic combat training in 2003, he deployed to Iraq with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in 2005. During a later deployment, he served with the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Portell was killed in Mosul, Iraq, on December 26, 2007, when his platoon was ambushed.

Unit

3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Awards

Purple Heart

Burial

Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, California

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