Brighton Garden Honors Soldier
by R News Staff
Published Jul 26, 2003

[Brighton Garden Honors Soldier]
The Town of Brighton wants to be sure no one ever forgets one of its fallen heroes.

The town dedicated a memorial garden in memory of 41-year-old Eric Smith Saturday.

In April, Smith died when his Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq.

Smith grew up in Brighton. He graduated from RIT in 1984.

His father, Theodore Smith, spoke at Saturday's ceremony.

He says his son was proud to fight in Iraq.

"In his last letters to me he just said the Iraqi people welcome us,” said Theodore Smith. “It's worth it, that remains to be seen. Time will tell but he did what he had to do."

The Eric Smith Memorial Garden is located on the grounds of the Brighton Town Hall.


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