Biskie, Benjamin W.

Benjamin W. Bisikie

Vermilion, Ohio/Tuscan, Arizona

Feather Location: Row G, #23

By C.T. Revere / Tuscan Citizen

…Biskie’s sister, 32-year-old Andrea Brown of Tucson, said her brother was a spirited and patriotic man. “He liked doing anything that made life a little bit less serious,” Brown said. “And he loved his country. He felt honored and proud to be able to be in the Army, and he served that way. He was the type of person that, if you met him for five minutes, you knew that you would never forget him.”

Biskie attended Tucson Junior Academy, a parochial school, until moving with his mother to Vermilion, Ohio, in 1993, Brown said. He joined the Army nine years ago, after graduating from high school, she said…

Legacy.com

Sgt. Benjamin Biskie was known for his philosophy on life: Lighten up. “He liked doing anything that made life a little bit less serious” said his sister, Andrea Brown of Tucson, Ariz. He was the type of person that, if you met him for five minutes, you knew that you would never forget him.” …

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