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HONORED ON PANEL 16W, LINE 48 OF THE WALL

ARIEL JAMES SMITH

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ARIEL J SMITH

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POSTED ON 12.2.2023

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

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POSTED ON 3.11.2022

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Sp4 Ariel Smith, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Winter will end soon, and Lent has begun. Time moves quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

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POSTED ON 5.17.2018

Looking for the wife or children

Can anyone help me locate the wife and children of this service member? I am a writer.

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POSTED ON 10.26.2013

POSTED BY: Curt Carter

Remembering An American Hero

Dear SP4 Ariel James Smith, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

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POSTED ON 7.31.2011

POSTED BY: Robert Sage

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Ariel is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley,ID. BSM-OLC PH

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