Arkansas Soldier Dies
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A soldier from Camden has died from wounds
sustained while serving in Iraq, the soldier`s father said.
Michael Smith died Saturday at age 24 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.
A military funeral will be arranged by Reddick Funeral Home of
Camden.
