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Capt. Benedict J. Smith

Hometown: Monroe City, Missouri, U.S.

Age: 29 years old

Died: November 7, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by enemy ordnance in Tikrit.

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