Austin Harper Gates Benson

For the past years I frequently look online to find some answer, which eventually led me to this page and it really inspired me to finally open up. I am finally leaving the military after a long battle with PTSD and it feels good to be able to get this out of my chest. I served in Afghanistan with Austin, I was 22 at the time. I met him in our pre-deployment training in Fort Dix, NJ and we (Airman) at the time formed a close-knit comraderie when we would give the Officers and NCOs a hard time...

Dear family and friends of Airman Austin Gates Benson,
My daughter received a gift today of a memorial bracelet engraved with the name of your loved one. My son has a bracelet with the name of another fallen airman who died in Viet Nam in 1966. They humbly accept the duty of remembering these men until such time as they pass on these memorials to the next generation. My daughter is 11, she will carry the remembrance of Austin Gates Benson as a reminder that life is short, precious, and...

Austin~
Your family and friends miss you very much!
I miss you.. but know we will see each other again.
You changed my world for the better and continue to do so..
Love you always and forever & twice on Sundays~
Always Love~
Mom

May 3, 2012
To the family and friends of Airman 1st Class Austin Benson:
Always remembering Austin. "Some gave all."

Our beautiful boy.. Miss you and love you bunches. Vicki

To the family and friends of Airman 1st Class Austin Benson:
Remembering Austin on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes nver be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

To the parents and family, I want you to know that you are not alone in the grief you are feeling. I know only too well what you are going through and what you will go through in the coming weeks and months ahead. You will have many questions as to why? You will have many things to get ready or go through and that should be done in time. Sometimes it just can’t be faced and that’s ok, for you will know when the time is right for you. Holidays make this harder to get through and you will find...

i really miss you kiddo! I love you vicki

Fred, I send to all of you sympathy and prayers asking God to help heal your pain.

"It will be the little things
that you will remember,
the quiet moments,
the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem
hard right now,
it will be the memories
of these little things
that help to push
away the pain
and bring the smiles
back again."

Warm Hugs, Brenda