Age 26, Arlington, Texas
Staff Sgt. Smith died of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, based out of Houston, Texas. While deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, his unit was attached to II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD). he died on April 6, 2011.