PO1 Scottie L. Smith, 38, U.S. Navy, born in Kentucky April 16, 1978, passed away
from cancer on August 23, 2016. Smith was an Electronics Technician aboard the
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) and the USS Sterett (DDG-104). There, he
diagnosed, calibrated, and maintained electronic equipment for crucial offensive
and defensive capabilities. Scottie was known for his athleticism and even
participated in the air pistol shooting and recurve archery events in the 2016 DoD
Warrior Games. Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate! Til Valhalla, Brother!