Navy PO1 (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, California. Died August 6, 2011, serving during Operation Enduring Freedom. Assigned to an East Coast SEAL team. Died of injuries sustained when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in was hit by enemy fire and crashed in Sayd Abad District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. PO1 Benson was with a large contingent of personnel en route to reinforce members of the 75th Rangers engaged in a fierce firefight.