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Raleigh C Smith
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Name: Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith
Age: 21
From: Troy, Mont.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith was killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 23, 2004
Montana town turns out for Marine’s funeral
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Troy, Mont.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith was killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 23, 2004
Montana town turns out for Marine’s funeral
Associated Press
TROY, Mont. — Cpl. Raleigh Smith was buried Tuesday in a wooded cemetery near Troy with full military honors as more than half the population of his hometown turned out in frigid weather to pay their respects.
An estimated 500 people filed into the Troy High School gymnasium in this northwestern Montana community. School was closed for the afternoon and many businesses closed so employees could attend the memorial service.
Smith, who turned 21 on Dec. 7, was killed by enemy fire Dec. 23 in Fallujah, Iraq.
“Keep him in your heart,” Smith’s older brother, Ramsey, told the crowd. “He loved life, his family and his friends. He’ll be missed, always loved and never...
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith was killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Raleigh 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.