Sgt. 1st Class Wyatt A. Goldsmith, 28, of Colville, Wash., died July 15 at Camp Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan of injuries suffered July 15 when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Wyatt began his education in Kirkland and in 1994 began sixth grade in Colville, following the move of his family. He was a 2001 graduate of Colville High School. Wyatt entered the U.S. Army in June of 2004 as a Special Forces recruit. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group from Joint Base Lewis-McCord and was serving his third deployment. Wyatt is survived by his parents, John and Lorie Goldsmith, Colville, WA; sister Nicole Goldsmith, Seattle, WA; uncles, Larry Goldsmith, Everett, WA, Rick Torgerson and wife, Donnis, Gautier, MS; great aunt, Doris Rumpf, Issaquah, WA; cousins, Lisa Summers, Scott Goldsmith, Stephen Torgerson, and Angela Stewart. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal, according to the Defense Department.
Sgt. 1st Class Wyatt A. Goldsmith, 28, of Colville, Wash., died July 15 at Camp Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan of injuries suffered July 15 when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Wyatt began his education in Kirkland and in 1994 began sixth grade in Colville, following the move of his family. He was a 2001 graduate of Colville High School. Wyatt entered the U.S. Army in June of 2004 as a Special Forces recruit. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group from Joint Base Lewis-McCord and was serving his third deployment. Wyatt is survived by his parents, John and Lorie Goldsmith, Colville, WA; sister Nicole Goldsmith, Seattle, WA; uncles, Larry Goldsmith, Everett, WA, Rick Torgerson and wife, Donnis, Gautier, MS; great aunt, Doris Rumpf, Issaquah, WA; cousins, Lisa Summers, Scott Goldsmith, Stephen Torgerson, and Angela Stewart. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal, according to the Defense Department.
