In memory of
Edward Joseph Smith
- Died
- October 15, 2012, aged 44
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Location: New York
Incident Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Weapon: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Offender: 19 suicide attackers
Special Agent Edward Smith died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to evidence recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Special Agent Smith had served in law enforcement for 21 years.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Special Agent Smith gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 21 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Smith.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife and two children.