THIS IS THE SOLDIER KILLED ON SUNDAY IN THE CONVOY AMBUSH SOUTH OF BAGHDAD.

For me personally this is the frightening piece of the whole thing. Because CPT Patti and her crew have to run supply convoys from time to time around
Baghdad.

A South Carolina soldier has died in Iraq after an attack on his military convoy south of Baghdad, officials said Monday.

Army Spc. Orenthial Javon Smith, 21, of Allendale, was killed Sunday. He was a petroleum supply specialist serving with the Army's 1st Armored Division in Iraq.

"He was in a convoy that was ambushed by small arms fire," said Maj. Steve Stover, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon.

The officer confirmed that Spc. Smith served with the 123rd Maintenance Support Battalion based in Dexheim, Germany. He joined the Army in June 1999, Maj. Stover said.

You can see it all here.

UPDATE: Turns out this soldier was on a resupply run to replenish the Gators' stock. He wasn't from our unit...but was providing service to our unit.

We are so sorry.