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Michael A Smith

Michael A Smith

US Army Camden, AR Age: 24 Views: 2097

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Name: Army Sgt. Michael A. Smith

Age: 24

From: Camden, Ark.

Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.

Incident: Army Sgt. Michael A. Smith died Nov. 26 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.

Died: November 26, 2004


Arkansas soldier dies from Iraq wounds

Associated Press

CAMDEN, Ark. — A soldier from Camden has died from wounds sustained while serving in Iraq, the soldier’s father said.

Michael Smith, 24, died Saturday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., his father, Donald Ray Smith of Camden, told the Camden News.

Donald Smith said in a telephone interview from the family’s hotel room near the hospital that his son had not been conscious in his two weeks at Walter Reed. Smith had been treated at a military hospital in Germany before being flown home.

Smith was serving with the 39th Infantry Brigade near Baghdad when he was shot in the head by a sniper, his father said. The soldier was riding in a Humvee on...

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the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.

Incident

Army Sgt. Michael A. Smith died Nov. 26 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Michael A 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.