Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses after receiving the Navy Cross at Veterans Memorial Park in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Smith currently serves as a lieutenant paramedic with the Irving Fire Department. The Navy Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, Marine Corps. It is awarded for extraordina

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Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith poses after receiving the Navy Cross at Veterans Memorial Park in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Smith currently serves as a lieutenant paramedic with the Irving Fire Department. The Navy Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, Marine Corps. It is awarded for extraordinary heroism. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl Clarence A. Leake)

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