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Benedict J Smith
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Name: Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith
Age: 29
From: Monroe City, Mo.
Assigned to 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith was killed in action Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died: November 07, 2003
Soldier from Missouri understood perils of military life
Associated Press
Age: 29
From: Monroe City, Mo.
Assigned to 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith was killed in action Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died: November 07, 2003
Soldier from Missouri understood perils of military life
Associated Press
MONROE CITY, Mo. — A former northeast Missouri man who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq once told his mother that he knew the military he hoped to make his career could cost him his life — but that he would be at peace dying in a helicopter.
“Ben has always been one to go for a challenge,” Mary Sims said of her brother, Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith, who was killed Nov. 7 in the crash near Tikrit.
Smith, his sister said, “was very proud of his service,” believed in the American military role in Iraq and assured his family that he would be OK.
“We’ve always been worried about him being over there, but you operate under the assumption that...
Occupation
101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident
Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith was killed in action Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Benedict J 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.