We finally heard from Ben after a few days went by. His convoy in Iraq was attacked but everyone is okay. Here it is in his own words:

“well here we go, what happens when you turn down a road, your in the last humvee and you’re guarding and facing the rear, and you hear a loud explosion, an ied has been fired at the lead vehicle, obviously i dont want to look cuz i dont want my head out the turret, but the first humvee drives forward and we look around to assess the situation, out of the humvee no one was hurt and the truck didnt suffer major damage, well, for that, the entire convoy will receive a CAB, Combat Action Badge, the infantry has something similar so the CAB was for everyone besides infanty, well i am happy to receive it but i dont necassarily feel i earned it, the first humvee was the one in serious danger and im glad to say everyone is good”

As always, keep him in your prayers.