Smith, Edward
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, 1STSGT Smith, Edward of CHICAGO, IL, 38, died in DOHA, QATAR on April 4, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as 1STSGT Smith, Edward, from CHICAGO, IL, at age 38, with 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
Killed on April 4, 2003 in DOHA, QATAR ? HOSTILE ?, Smith, Edward was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
CHICAGO, IL is where Smith, Edward came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Smith, Edward was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
