Her Husband Didn’t Return From Afghanistan, But His Platoon Made Sure The Symbol Of Their Love Did

A portrait of Rachel Smith's late husband, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith, who was killed in Afghanistan in April, hangs in her Fort Worth home. The tattoos on her arm are a tribute to their love and his life as a Marine. Photo: Billy Smith II / © 2011 Chronicle

Marine's Widow Eternally Grateful For Ring's Return -- Houston Chronicle

Her husband didn't return from Afghanistan, 
but his platoon made sure the symbol of their love did

Sgt. Jared Hammonds frantically scanned an Afghan poppy field, searching for a glint of silver in the soil.

The 27-year-old Marine reservist from Conroe was looking for a wedding band.

The ring belonged to Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith, 26, of Arlington, who lay dead a few feet away. He had been wearing it on a chain around his neck when his platoon came under fire, but in the chaos of the battlefield it had gone missing.

There was nothing [...]

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