First Name: David
Last Name: Smith
Middle Initial: L.
Date of Birth: 01/19/1946
Sex: Male
Martial Status: Divorced
Number of Children: 3
Home Town: Exeter
Education Completed: Doctorate
Other Occupations:
Branch of Service: Army
Highest Rank: E-3
Serial Number: N/A
Platoon: 1st Infantry
Age at Start of Service: 20
Years of Service: less than 1
Combat Veteran: Yes
Time in Combat: less than 1
Place of Combat: Vietnam
Awards:
Date of Suicide: 01/2004
Suicide Method: Gun shot to the heart
Veteran’s Story: David was a successful attorney with great physical pain and vets’ would not give a morphine pump. His divorce shattered his life and life and left him little money.
Submitted By: Larry J. Wyrick
Relationship to Veteran: Friend
