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Leon Kristopher Smith (24 July 1978 – 28 September 2011) was posthumously awarded the New Zealand Gallantry Decoration and the Charles Upham Bravery Award for his actions when attempting to resuscitate a mortally wounded colleague, while responding to an insurgent attack on the British Council Offices in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Smith, who was a member of the New Zealand Special Air Service, was subsequently himself mortally wounded during a later operation in Afghanistan. ==Background== Smith was born on 24 July 1978 and grew up in Wellington, New Zealand, before moving to Auckland with his work. He enlisted into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 14 January 1997 and was allocated the service number T1002840. Smith served with the Royal New Zealand Navy as a commissioned officer and was subsequently released in the rank of Ensign on 12 January 1999.〔 Smith worked for New Zealand Post as a postie in the hills above Wellington (Khandallah) from 2003 leaving in late 2006 for the 1NZSAS selection course. He reached a high level of training in the southern Chinese martial art of Wing Tsun Kung Fu at the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Wing Tsun Association. He enlisted into the Territorial Force of the New Zealand Army on 19 August 2005 as a Rifleman, and qualified on the New Zealand Special Air Service selection course in 2006. After completing further training he was accepted and 'badged' into the NZSAS on 8 September 2008 as a fully qualified SAS Operator, he had recently returned after conducting training in the United Kingdom with other international special forces and had received additional training in advanced patrol paramedic techniques. Smith was operationally experienced having first served in Afghanistan in 2010, and spent almost 11 out of previous 24 months before his death on operations. He was promoted to the substantive rank of Lance Corporal on 28 January 2011.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leon Kristopher Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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