Benyahmin B. Yahudah
Died: July 13, 2005
Rank: Specialist
Unit: 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Branch: U.S. Army
Specialist Benyahmin Yahudah was killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, July 13, 2005. He was trying to move children out of the area as Coalition Soldiers conducted a search. Sadly, 18 children died in the same incident. In his last moments, two of his Soldiers saw “Doc” bandaging one of the children. The 24-year-old was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Yahudah was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens, Georgia.
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