 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ray L. Smith mukuru mukuru weUnited States Marine Corps akasiyiwa basa akashongedzwa zvikuru. Smith akanga ari murwi wehondo kugamuchira Navy Cross nokuda kwezviito zvake zveushingi munguva yeHondo yeVietnam, pamwe chete neZviri Silver Stars, Bronze Star, uye vatatu Purple Hearts. Smith akarega basa muMarines Corps muna 1999 pashure pemakore anoda kusvika 34 ebasa. Muna 2003, pashure pemakore anenge mana okuzorora, Smith akaenda kuIraq ne1st Marine Division; uye akanyora nhoroondo yezvipupuriro zvekufamba kubva kuKuwait kuenda kuBaghdadMarch Up: Kutora Baghdad ne1st Marine Division. 