CPT Benjamin P. Larson
Cullum: 60339
Class: '03
Cadet Company: C3
Date of Birth: May 9, 1981
Date of Death: April 10, 2015 - View or Post a Eulogy
CPT Larson served with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg and had posts in Korea and Fort Jackson, SC. At the end of his five year commitment he left active duty to work as a Sr. Contracts Specialist with BAE in Minneapolis. While there he continued his military career with the Minnesota Army National Guard and made the conversion from air defense artillery to cavalry. He deployed to Iraq as a Captain with the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, MNARNG.
A memorial service will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery, near Sturgis, on June 26, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.. A celebration of Ben's life is to be determined.
The family prefers memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to Operation Black Hills Cabin, P.O. Box 855, Custer, SD 57730. Both charities accept on line donations.
He is survived by his parents, sister, brother, and grandmother. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents
