Wheeler, Texas
Just as Benjamin T. Britt eventually bested his father in chess _ a game the son learned from the dad _ his family eventually learned from Ben''s example. "I''m very protective of the values that Ben held close to his heart," said his father, Dave Britt Jr. "And if I can do half as good a job representing him as he did representing all of us, I''ll be happy." Britt, 24, of Wheeler, Texas, died Dec. 22 in Baghdad when an explosive detonated near his foot patrol. He was a West Point graduate and was assigned to Fort Campbell. "He loved Wheeler, he loved Wheeler County, he loved the Panhandle, and he thought Texas was the greatest state in the United States," said his father. The younger Britt played in two high school state championship games and one semifinal, was named 1998 first-team, all-state offensive guard and made the 1998 Amarillo Globe-News Football Super Team. Britt also was valedictorian of his class, an Eagle Scout, a saxophone-playing member of the Wheeler High Band and a member of the 1A state-winning literary criticism team. He also is survived by his mother, Mary.
To the family and friends of 1st Lt. Benjamin T. Britt:
Please accept my remembrance of Benjamin on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
December 22, 2011 | Carson City, NV
To the family and friends of 1st Lt. Benjamin T. Britt:
Remembering Benjamin on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
December 22, 2010 | Carson City, NV
To the Family of Benjamin T. Britt,
I had the honor of seeing Mike Ehredt as he jogged through Nebraska this past Sunday. He is jogging across American placing flags in honor and memory of service members lost in Iraq. Benjamin's flag was placed on Hiway 30 between Hershey, NE and North Platte, NE. I would like to send his flag to a family member. Please contact me via e-mail at [email protected] so we can make arrangements for me to send the flag to you.
July 27, 2010
On this day and with each day that we enjoy our freedom, I would like to give thanks and let you know that I do not take our troops for granted. May you experience God when you feel your loss.
Donna Gillette
December 25, 2009 | Brick, NJ
Dear Dave & Mary,
I think about Ben and what he meant to so many of us. He is an example of accomplishment, bravery, loyalty and the very goodness that this country was built on. Please know that his legacy to so many of us that grew up with him is a life-long lesson. If we can approach life, as Ben did, nothing is out of reach. When people ask me where I am from and then are surprised at the size of Wheeler and how I ended up where I am and doing what I am doing, I think of...
Gavin McQueen
August 02, 2009 | Midland, TX
Dear Mary,
Cindy Bolner and I ran into each other at Church a week ago and she told me about your son, Benjamin. I will keep Benjamin, you and your family in my thoughts and prayers today and in the days to come. As for finding this website?--it was a fluke--I call it providence. Love you.
--Becky (Villarreal) Prieto
Rebecca Prieto
May 25, 2009 | San Antonio, TX
I read the story about how the Benjamin Britt Academy came about at Rainbow Town Orphanage in West Africa, in Sooner Magazine. What a wonderful way to remember this brave young man whom I have never met. Both my girls have grown up with the Selmon children. What a beautiful way to have this young man's legacy live on. One day when I am able, I too will help the Shine Foundation www.shinefoundation.org to help Ben live on. May God Bless Ben and his family and those who love him.
Susie Smeal
May 12, 2009 | Norman, OK
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Kenna Larra
May 09, 2009 | Manti, UT
In Memory of Benjamin ~ (Debra Estep)
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you...
December 29, 2008
