In Memory OfCPL Brandon W. Smitherman

CPL Brandon W. Smitherman, 21, U.S. Army, born in Texas February 22, 1986, was killed in action on October 31, 2007. Smitherman served as a Cavalry Scout with 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and deployed to Iraq. While conducting a route- clearing mission to make safe passage for our ground troops through the streets of Mosul, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was driving was struck by an IED. Smitherman and one of his fellow soldiers did not survive the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!