Freedom Remembered

Born: July 13, 2024 in Melbourne, Florida
Died: April 3, 2024 in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Smith, 24, of Licking, Mo., died April 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Smith was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal with one oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with one campaign star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 2, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge and Parachutist Badge.

Funeral services for Smith are at
2 p.m. Saturday at Pentecostal Holiness Church in Licking.

Visitation for the family is noon to 2 at the church.

His body is scheduled to arrive at Vichy/Rolla airport on Friday morning at 10, and supporters of his family have asked people to line the route from Rolla to the funeral home in Summersville on Friday.

Smith Cemetery

To be updated…

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