President Bush awards the Medal
of Honor to 11-year-old David Smith, who
accepted the honor on behalf of his father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul
Ray Smith, inset. With
them
are Smith's wife, Birgit, and daughter Jessica.
Editor's note: Staff writer
Michael Corkery covered the war in Iraq for The Providence Journal. He
was on assignment with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, of the Army's 3rd
Infantry Division. He was at the 2-7 command's Tactical Operations Center
on the day Paul Smith was killed.
Duty
called: Smith died to save lives of others HINESVILLE, Ga. -- In a box, with
her husband's favorite pillow and his shirt she will never wash,
Birgit Smith keeps a handwritten letter, dated April 5.
