Service:  MARINE CORPS
Component:  ACTIVE DUTY
Name:  PALMER, BENJAMIN JAMES
Rank:  LTCOL
Pay Grade:  O05
Date of Death:  2011/05/12
Age:  43
Gender:  MALE
Home of Record City:  MODESTO
Home of Record State:  CA
Home of Record Country:  US
Unit:  MWHS-2, (II MHG, II MEF FWD), 2D MAW, MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
Incident Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Country:  AFGHANISTAN
City of Loss:  CAMP DWYER