HomeThird-Party Contractor ...Eric Leroy Smith hide Eric Leroy Smith DS Memorial April 21, 2005 Diplomatic Security Memorial Third-Party Contractor Year of Death: 2005 Eric Leroy Smith, Private Security Contractor, died on April 21, 2005, in Iraq, north of Baghdad, in a helicopter crash (missile attack). His hometown is Waukesha, Wisconsin. Photo: U.S. Government image Tags DS Third Party Contractor Iraq