Ben Kopp 10th Angelversary

CPL Benjamin S. Kopp did two tours in Iraq before his third tour in Afghanistan in May of 2009. On July 10th, during a firefight with the Taliban, he saved the lives of six of his fellow Rangers before being shot in the leg. Unfortunately, recovery from the trauma his body endured from the gunshot wound and surgery was not a reality. Kopp died on July 18, 2009 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.

CPL Benjamin S. Kopp served as an Army Ranger with the 3rd Batallion, 75th Ranger Regiment in the United States Special Operations.