Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith

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Read about Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith in the Providence Journal. Journalist Michael Corkery was embedded with Task Force 2-7 Infantry. He wrote about Smith's heroism first hand.
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04-07-03
Photograph by William E. Thompson
Soldiers from Bravo Company of the 11th Engineer Battalion, attached to the 2-7 Infantry, Third Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, honor Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith. Smith, an engineer, was nominated for a Medal of Honor, the highest honor bestowed upon a military serviceperson, for his heroic actions during the battle for Saddam International Airport. Smith is credited with single-handedly fending off more than 100 Iraqi Special Republican Guard soldiers who were attempting to overrun the 2-7 IN Tactical Operations Center.