SGT Daniel Smith

Army | Combat Engineer

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Bio

After Being Wounded In 2006 , Being Med Boarded In 2008, And Then Finally , Medically Retired In 2009 , And Losing Every Thing In My Life That I Had Worked So Hard To Get ! My House , My F-250 , Dream Truck , My 30 Ft. Camper , My Ranger XP , Even My Wife's Car , I Was So Torn Up About It All I Almost Lost It !! I Decided Then That I Would Devote The Rest Of My Life To Helping Other Vets !!

Military Experiences

Nov 2006 - Jul 2008

Wounded Warrior Liaison

B ,Warrior Transition Unit | Fort Eisenhower, GA

I Was NCOIC , For All Incoming Walking Wounded From Iraq And Or Afghanistan And Would Make All Arrangements For Incoming Family Members Arrivals And Accommodations ! It Was Probably The Most Rewarding Job I Had In The US Army , The Whole Time I Was In !!

Deployments

(2 years, 2 months)

Nov 2005 - Sep 2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Route Clearance Operations , While In Country , Went To SKT School , And Was Issued ,M107 Barrett .50 Cal Sniper Rifle , Was Injured In By Roadside Bomb May 28, 2006 , I Didn't Want To Leave My Teams , I Stuck It Out As Long As I Could ! Later Found Out I Had Blown Out , Both Ear Drums , Broken T-11/T-12, And Severely Injured Lower Back !! TBI !!

Jun 1989 - Aug 1990