Birgit Smith, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, and her son David pose just moments after the 377-foot, 40-knot, Navy ship “Freedom” was launched Sept. 24. Smith is the sponsor of the littoral combat ship. Photo by Lt. Col. Leela Dawson
Army News Service
The Navy christened and launched the nation’s [...]

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I’ve done some rearranging of categories to put all the posts directly related to the three Medal of Honor winners in the War on Terror into one category. WOT-Medal of Honor
Citations:
*DUNHAM, JASON L.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the [...]

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Sgt. 1st Class Craig Zentkovich, Multi-National Division - Center
Everybody has one.
It may be a family member, a teacher, or a coach – an extraordinary person who makes such an impact that one’s life is forever changed.
For Staff Sgt. Steven A. Holloway that one person was a friend, mentor and leader.
The story of Sgt. 1st Class [...]

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Why isn’t Sgt. Paul Smith a household name? Mark at Liberty Just in Case asks that very same question.
One Man Makes a Difference
The Last Full Measure of Devotion

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
The word “hero” is tossed around so casually these days that it has almost lost its meaning. Then comes the story of Army Sgt. Paul Smith, who reminds us what a real hero is. The 33-year-old soldier from Tampa was killed April 4 after valiantly fending off [...]

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Someone has been reading me! From today’s NY PostJuly 20, 2004 — NOTE: PostOpinion’s “American Heroes” series takes note of U.S. servicemembers decorated in the War on Terror.

Their concept looks REMARKABLY like this:

which is a page I set up several months ago to do EXACTLY THE SAME THING. My page was created the week [...]

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Army Sgt. Paul Smith
BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq — The Republican Guard complex adjacent to the airport seemed the ideal place for a prison: high stone walls surrounding a grassy courtyard. There was a guard tower, high enough so the American soldiers could monitor their Iraqi prisoners of war.
Building the prison was assigned to Bravo company [...]

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St. Petersburg Times
The word “hero” is tossed around so casually these days that it has almost lost its meaning. Then comes the story of Army Sgt. Paul Smith, who reminds us what a real hero is. The 33-year-old soldier from Tampa was killed April 4 after valiantly fending off an Iraqi assault on his command [...]

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