I am truely honored to be a Soldier and serve with men like this. I hope that if I were ever in a situation like this that I would act with similar courage and honor. I pray that SFC Paul Ray Smith knew Jesus Christ because his example, while tragic, is a bold statement that there is still honor and valor in the U.S. Army.
As a personal request, please visit the official Army site above, watch "The Battlescape" and understand a bit better what our missions are as soldiers.
He is the embodyment of the Warrior Ethos, a ideal pounded into me during Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training, but now one I embrace and aspire to maintain if I shold ever be in the combat zone.
Sone other sites, memorials and such to SFC Smith follow:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/30/politics/30medal.html
http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/smithpaulr.htm
http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/004196.php
