APRIL 4th ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

    Well it's almost time for a 1 year aniversary, What aniversary? On April 4th 2005 President Bush presented to the son of Sargent First Class Paul Ray Smith of Florida the Medal of Honor.

     Sargent Smith was killed April 4th 2003 at Bagdad Airport. With complete disregard for his own life and under constant enemy fire Sargent Smith rallied his men and led a counter attack.  Seeing that his wounded men were in danger of being over run, and that the enemy fire from the watch tower had pinned them down,Sargent Smith manned a 50 calliber machine gun atop a damaged armor vechile. From a completly exposed position , he killed as many as 50 enemy soldiers as he protected his men.

       Sargent Smith leadership saved his men in the courtyard and prevented an enemy attack on the aid station just up the road.Sargent Smith continued to fire until he took a fatal round to the head.His actions in the courtyard saved the lives ofmore than 100 American soldiers.

       Sargent Paul Ray Smith is just one of the more than 2,000 soldiers who have been killed in Iraq, They say it's an honor to die for your country but their names are soon forgotten by most of us. Only their famillies and friend remember not just their name but the person they were.

       If you want to learn about other Medal of Honor recietients look under Medal of honor and put the date if you know it.

                                              

                                               

                                                

                                                

                                                 

     

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