Benjamin L. Sebban

Died: March 17, 2007

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Unit: 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Branch: U.S. Army

Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban died on March 17, 2007, while serving in Baqubah, Iraq. In his Memorial Day 2007 radio address, President George W. Bush described Sebban’s heroism. He said, “In Iraq’s Diyala Province, Ben saw a truck filled with explosives racing toward his team of paratroopers. He ran into the open to warn them, exposing himself to the blast. Ben received severe wounds, but this good medic never bothered to check his own injuries. Instead, he devoted his final moments on this earth to treating others.” Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 29-year-old was serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.