U.S. soldier killed in Iraq
RENO — A soldier from South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was killed in Iraq when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb, the military announced Wednesday.
The Department of Defense says Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith died Monday in Baghdad. Smith, 25, was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, located at Fort Polk, La.
Gov. Jim Gibbons issued a statement expressing his condolences to Smith’s family and ordered flags at the state Capitol to be lowered to half staff in his honor. He said Smith’s mother lives at South Lake Tahoe, and his father, Michael Smith, lives in Reno.
“I would like to offer the state of Nevada’s most sincere thanks and heartfelt condolences to Sgt. Smith’s family and friends during this difficult time,” Gibbons said in a written release.
“I truly hope that as everyone who knew him copes with his death, they find some comfort knowing that the state of Nevada, and the entire country, is safer because of his sacrifice.”