Richard A. Bennett, 25

Based in California

Marines, Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: May 30, 2006
Taqaddum (near), Iraq
Gender: Male
Hometown: Girard, Kan.

Bennett was one of two Marines who died after their Cobra attack helicopter crashed during a maintenance test flight near Taqaddum, west of Baghdad.