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BENJIMAN BROOKS
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BENJIMAN BROOKS
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POSTED ON 9.1.2021
POSTED BY: Donna Moore
Happy Heavenly Birthday
You will forever remain in our hearts and prayers
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POSTED ON 5.24.2021
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us...
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POSTED ON 11.21.2020
POSTED BY: Jury Washington
Thank You For Your Valiant Service Marine.
Without people like you our great nation would not exist. Rest in peace SGT. Brooks, I salute your brave soul. Semper Fidelis!
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POSTED ON 9.2.2018
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston
I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans
Sergeant Benjiman Brooks, Served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMM-361), Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Third Marine Amphibious Force.
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POSTED ON 1.4.2018
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of SGT Benjimin Brooks
On November 18, 1965, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMM 361) conducted a multi-squadron operation to fly troops into Hiep Duc Providence during Operation Starlight to retake the area which had been captured days before by NVA. During the mission, which encountered significant enemy contact, SGT Benjimin Brooks was the crew chief was aboard a UH-34D helicopter (#148758), YN-13, when he was killed instantly by a single round of 12.7mm anti-aircraft fire from one of the numerous weapons situated around the Hiep Duc District Headquarters. The NVA/VC knew that the Americans would attempt to retake the headquarters, and they placed a considerable number of anti-aircraft weapons around both approaches to the district town. SGT Brooks was the first fatality for HMM-361. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, popasmoke.com, and vvmf.org]
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