Sgt Tara J. Whitaker Smith
Born: May 28 1976 in Spring Lake, North Carolina
Died: August 8, 2009 in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Tara J. Smith of Nashville, North Carolina Graduated from Northern Nash High School in 1994 and enlisted in the Army in February 1997. Her past duty assignments include Arifjan, Kuwait; Camp Casey, South Korea; and Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Her military schooling included the Warrior Leader, Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense, Combat Lifesavers, Basic NCO and Advanced NCO courses. Her awards and decorations include the four Army Commendation medals, five Army Achievement Medals, four Army Good Conduct Medals, a National Defense Service Medal, a Korea Defense Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, a Global War on Terror Service Medal, three Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, a Army Service Ribbon, three Overseas Service Ribbons and the Driver and Mechanic Badge. She died at age 33 in Bagram, Afghanistan, from an unspecified medical condition at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan. Tara is survived by her husband, Deron Smith, and her children David and Jordan.
Army
50th Signal Battalion
35th Signal Brigade
XVIII Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Burial is at Oakland Cemetery in Nashville, North Carolina
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