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Paul R Smith
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Name: Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
Age: 33
From: Tampa, Fla.
Assigned to 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith was killed leading a counterattack against the enemy at Baghdad Airport in Iraq.
Died: April 04, 2003
Soldier’s son accepts Medal of Honor for dad’s valor in Iraq
By Matthew Cox
Army Times staff writer
Age: 33
From: Tampa, Fla.
Assigned to 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith was killed leading a counterattack against the enemy at Baghdad Airport in Iraq.
Died: April 04, 2003
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Soldier’s son accepts Medal of Honor for dad’s valor in Iraq
By Matthew Cox
Army Times staff writer
If young David Smith was scared, he didn’t show it.
The wide-eyed, 11-year-old boy let go of his mother’s hand and stood tall as President Bush presented him with the Medal of Honor Monday for his father’s heroism in Iraq.
David took the wood-framed plaque, holding the nation’s highest award for valor, and gazed at it briefly before silently lifting his head to face the roomful of generals, lawmakers, service members and journalists in the cramped room of the White House.
His father, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, died exactly two years before he received the honor for...
Occupation
11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith was killed leading a counterattack against the enemy at Baghdad Airport in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Paul R 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.