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SPC Raymond N. Mitchell III
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Smyrna native SPC Raymond N. (Neal) Mitchell III, 22, died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq from wounds sustained during routine security operations.
SPC Mitchell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Fort Drum, NY.
He was a proud member of the Golden Dragons, Charlie Company which was deployed in August 2006.
SPC Mitchell's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, which were awarded posthumously, a National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
A short eulogy will be delivered at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Graveside services with full military honors will be at 2 pm Monday at Mapleview Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 3 pm to 6 pm Sunday and from 11 a.m. until time of services on Monday.
Neal was a 2004 graduate of West Memphis Christian School and attended Arkansas State University before joining the Army. He left on Dec. 6, 2006 to return to Baghdad after Thanksgiving leave.
For complete funeral arrangements, see his obituary.
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