![Jessica, Brigit and David Smith (l to r), the family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, and U.S. President George W. Bush listen as a citation is read bestowing the Jessica, Brigit and David Smith (l to r), the family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, and U.S. President George W. Bush listen as a citation is read bestowing the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0CJRF/jessica-brigit-and-david-smith-l-to-r-the-family-of-army-sgt-1st-class-paul-ray-smith-and-us-president-george-w-bush-listen-as-a-citation-is-read-bestowing-the-medal-of-honor-posthumously-sgt-smith-in-the-east-room-of-the-white-house-on-april-4-2005-smith-was-honored-for-defending-the-lives-of-fellow-american-soldiers-during-a-battle-near-baghdad-international-airport-upi-photoroger-l-wollenberg-W0CJRF.jpg)
Jessica, Brigit and David Smith (l to r), the family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, and U.S. President George W. Bush listen as a citation is read bestowing the
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FILE ** The family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith: wife Birgit, left; son David, 11, center; and daughter Jessica, 18; stand in a receiving line after a ceremony
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