Army Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin L. Sebban

Died March 17, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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29, of South Amboy, N.J.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

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Soldier from N.J. killed by roadside bomb in Iraq

The Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A soldier from New Jersey based in North Carolina was killed in Iraq over the weekend when an improvised bomb exploded near his unit, the Department of Defense said.

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin L. Sebban, 29, of South Amboy, N.J., died March 17 of wounds suffered in the city of Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad.

He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg, N.C.

“Benjamin was a very kind, thoughtful and courageous man who loved his family, loved the Army, and loved being a soldier. We are extremely proud of his bravery and his service to his country. He was a hero who will be sorely missed by all of us,” his family said in a statement released by the Army.

According to his family, Sebban was born in Tunisia, North Africa, as a U.S. citizen and moved to South Amboy with his mother at age 4. He graduated from East Brunswick Vocational High School in New Jersey and Word of Life Bible College in Schroon Lake, New York.