Based: Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, AR
1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment
Serving with Army 39th Infantry Brigade
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: November 26, 2004
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Gender: Male
Hometown: Camden, Ark.
High School: Camden Fairview High School
Army Sgt. Michael A. Smith 24, of Camden, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.; 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.Arkansas soldier dies from Iraq wounds
From Military Times:
CAMDEN, Ark. — A soldier from Camden has died from wounds sustained while serving in Iraq, the soldier’s father said.Also from Military Times:
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 patrol when he was wounded.
“It was hard to watch my only son go through this,” Donald Smith said.
The soldier’s mother, Deborah Smith, and his sister, Lai D. Smith, were also in Washington.
“We have received so many prayers and phone calls,” Donald Smith said. “The outpouring of love has been remarkable. The number of calls we have received has been impressive.”
Donald Smith said he and his family planned to return to Camden on Thursday.
Michael Smith was a 1999 graduate of Camden Fairview High School. His father said his son had plans to return home and attend Southern Arkansas University Tech once he completed his military service.
“He was a computer whiz and that’s what he wanted to go to school for,” Donald Smith said. “He was a good child. Never gave us any problems. He was a good man. He was never affected by peer pressure. He was an individualist.
Michael Smith of Camden died Saturday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. after his father says he was shot by a sniper near Baghdad.
A 24-year-old soldier from Camden has died from wounds sustained while serving in Iraq, the soldier's father said. Spc. Michael Smith died Saturday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.
His father, Donald Ray Smith of Camden, told the Camden News 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.
The father said Smith was serving with the 39th Infantry Brigade near Baghdad when he was shot in the head by a sniper. The soldier was riding in a Humvee on patrol when he was wounded.
Donald Smith said his son was a computer whiz and planned to attend college when he completed his military service. He said his son never succumbed to peer pressure and was a good child and a good man. (THV & The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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