Military

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

            Sgt. Michael A. Smith, 24, of Camden, Ark., died Nov. 26 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.  Smith was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1^st Battalion, 153^rd Infantry Regiment, Texarkana, Ark.

            For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.