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Fri Apr 18, 1:42 AM ET |
A photo of U.S. Marine First Sgt. Edward Smith is displayed at the altar as a Marine color guard removes the casket of Smith following funeral services April 17, 2003 at Camp Pendleton, California. Smith died on April 5 in Doha, Qatar, from wounds suffered a daily earlier while battling enemy forces in central Iraq (news - web sites), according to the Defense Department. He was the highest-ranking enlisted Marine to die in the war in Iraq. REUTERS/Lenny Ignelzi/Pool |
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Fri Apr 18, 1:41 AM ET |
Sandra Smith, wife of slain U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Edward C. Smith, wipes her tears as her oldest son, Nathan, 12, rests his head on her shoulder during funeral services April 17, 2003, at Camp Pendleton, California. Smith, a Gulf War (news - web sites) veteran and reserve officer with the Anaheim Police Dept., who hoped to join the police force full-time upon his return from duty in Iraq (news - web sites), died on April 5 from wounds suffered during combat in central Iraq. He was the highest-ranking enlisted Marine to die in the war in Iraq. REUTERS/Lenny Ignelzi/Pool |
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Fri Apr 18, 1:43 AM ET |
Shelby Smith, 8, left, and her brother, Nathan, 12, watch as the casket of their father, U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Edward C. Smith, is brought into the chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif., for funeral services April 17, 2003. Edward Smith died on April 5 from wounds suffered during combat in central Iraq (news - web sites). He was the highest-ranking enlisted Marine to die in the war in Iraq. REUTERS/Lenny Ignelzi/Pool |
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