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Senior Airman Bradley Randall Smith

January 3rd, 2010

Born: September 11, 1985 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: January 3, 2010 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith of Troy, Illinois was assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kan.; died at age 24 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations. Senior Airman Smith was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest combat decoration. Smith was recognized for his valor under fire in recovering one wounded comrade and the remains of another who were injured by the explosion of an improvised explosive device. He then helped recover remains of another comrade but was killed when another bomb exploded at a casualty collection point. His family will be presented the medal in a special ceremony in Troy on Sept. 8.

Burial is at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates in Glen Carbon, Illinois

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