Specialist Benjamin G. Moore, age 23, of Robbinsville, New Jersey, was killed on January 12, 2011, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device. He was a combat engineer with the 693rd Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, and was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in May 2010.
Benjamin Moore joined the Army in April 2009 and after completing training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, came to Fort Drum in September 2009.
Benjamin Moore's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the NATO Medal.
He is survived by his mother and father.
Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Benjamin G. Moore is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen
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