Prange, Benjamin Gill

Benjamin Gill Prange was a 30-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Hickman, Nebraska. He served as a Staff Sergeant with Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Carson, Colorado.

On July 24, 2014, Prange was killed by enemy small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in the village of Mirugol Kalay, located in Afghanistan's Paktika Province. The Department of Defense announced his death the following day, stating he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Prange's death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2014, the mission had largely shifted to training Afghan forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations, with U.S. combat troops scheduled to withdraw by the end of the year.

His death was reported by several national news outlets, including the Omaha World-Herald, which noted his Nebraska roots. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

Prange is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Carson and in his home state. He was survived by his wife and children.

Benjamin Prange was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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