Marie Smith was born in New York State but raised in Quincy, Florida. After graduating from High School at James A. Shanks in 1975 and enlisted in the Army. She decided to enter the United States Army and served twenty years as a Staff sergeant and an Ammunition Inspector. Retired in 1995. She gave her life to the Lord in 1990, before Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She is a charter member of the Women’s Military Service of America Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C., and a Gulf War/ Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran. She is a veteran Consultant that helps other veterans know how to file their claims at their liaison lawyers American Legion, Disable veterans, and Foreign Affairs. She finds joy to be enlisted in God’s Army. She loves to write, travel, and spend time with family. She now lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband Darren Smith, and she has two daughters and four grandsons.
