Smith, David James
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Verified 4TH LAR, (MEB-A FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, FREDERICK, MD, MARINE CORPS ? SGT Smith, David James (FREDERICK, MD), age 25, ? died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on January 26, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Smith, David James, 25 years old, grew up in FREDERICK, MD and served as Reserve in the MARINE CORPS with 4TH LAR, (MEB-A FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, FREDERICK, MD during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Killed on January 26, 2010 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY ? HOSTILE ?, Smith, David James was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Smith, David James was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
