Ray L. Smith Military person

Ray L. Smith is a retired United States Marine Corps major general. Smith is a highly decorated Marine who has commanded infantry units at all levels. His awards received for service in combat during the Vietnam War include the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, the Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. MajGen Smith retired from the Marine Corps in 1999 after almost 34 years of service. In 2003, after nearly four years of retirement, Smith went to Iraq with the 1st Marine Division; and penned an eyewitness account of the march from Kuwait to Baghdad — The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division.

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
Navy Cross
military operations
Vietnam War
Tet Offensive
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military command
3rd Marine Division
2nd Battalion 8th Marines
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
8th Marine Regiment
service start1965
service end1999

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