Benjamin K. Smith, 24

Based in California

Marines, Sergeant
Based: Twentynine Palms, Calif.
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: September 22, 2004
Anbar province, Iraq
Gender: Male
Hometown: Carterville, Ill.

Smith was killed in enemy action in Iraq's Anbar province.