Cpl. Anthony K. Bento
Hometown: San Diego, California, U.S.
Age: 23 years old
Died: September 24, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed by insurgents who attacked his unit using small arms fire in Bayji, Iraq.
Related Links:
Paratrooper took on responsibility far beyond that of someone his age (San Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 27, 2007)
Family Mourns Paratrooper Slain In Iraq (NBC Sandiego.com, Calif., Sept. 26, 2007)
