Darrik C. Benson, 29
Benson was among 30 U.S. military personnel killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a rocket propelled-grenade in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Benson planned to reenlist for four more years and then leave the military -- he hoped to become a flight instructor.
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Four memories of Darrik C. Benson