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Brandon C Smith
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Name: Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith
Age: 20
From: Washington, Ark.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith was killed in action March 18 in Qaim, Iraq.
Died: March 18, 2004
Age: 20
From: Washington, Ark.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith was killed in action March 18 in Qaim, Iraq.
Died: March 18, 2004
At 16, Brandon C. Smith knew he wanted to join the Marines, but his father wouldn't give the teenager his permission. So Smith waited, enlisting in September 2003. "He was stubborn, like his granddad," Gordon Smith said of his son. "He made up his mind years ago that he was going into the Marines." The 20-year-old Marine from Fayetteville, Ark., was trying to help comrades under attack when he was killed by mortar fire March 18 in Qaim, Iraq. He was assigned to Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Marine made a point of spending time with his friends, choosing jobs that allowed him to work with his buddies. "He was more outgoing and spontaneous around his friends," Gordon Smith said. Pfc. Brandon Smith was driven to succeed, his father said....
Occupation
the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith was killed in action March 18 in Qaim, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Brandon C Smith
2009-05-25
God bless the family of Brandon. Thank you for serving our country.
from the mother of Sgt. Freeman Gardner Jr.
Brandon C Smith
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.