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Laurence Harbor in Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban Memorial

 
 
Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 7, 2026
1. Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban Memorial
Inscription.
"These things we do so that others may live."

Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban, United States Army
July 14, 1977 - March 17, 2007

5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Killed in Action March 17, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Silver Star * Bronze Star * Purple Heart

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
-John 15:13

Dedicated to the Memory of Benjamin on March 17, 2009
By the City of South Amboy, John T. O'Leary Mayor, County of Middlesex, Stephen P. Dalina, Freeholder Director.

 
Erected 2009 by City of South Amboy.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
 
Location. 40° 28.759′ N, 74° 16.099′ W. Memorial is in Sayreville, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is in the Laurence Harbor. It is on Keenan Way east of John T O'Leary Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 Keenan Way, South Amboy NJ 08879, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Middlesex County Victims of Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred Aloysius "Allie" Clark (1923-2012) (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1950 South Amboy Explosion (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Air Mail Delivery Flight in New Jersey (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Independence Engine and Hose Company (approx. Ύ mile away); Camden & Amboy Railroad (approx. Ύ mile away); City of South Amboy (approx. Ύ mile away).
 
Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 7, 2026
2. Sergeant First Class Benjamin L. Sebban Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 27 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 8, 2026