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Donald Blaine Smith is the
Sheriff of
Putnam County,
New York and a retired
United States Army General. He was elected in
2002 as a
Republican. Sheriff Smith also serves on the faculty of the National Sheriffs Institute. He is a graduate of the
United States Military Academy at
West Point and also earned a
Master of Science in Systems Management from the
University of Southern California. Sheriff Smith is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and was a Fellow at the National Defense University. His awards include the
Distinguished Service Medal, the
Defense Superior Service Medal, the
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the
Bronze Star, the
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster.
Military career and background
Smith was born in
Danbury, Connecticut, and grew up in
Patterson, New York. His father, Don Smith, was an eight-term
Town supervisor of Patterson and one the first advocates for the creation of a
County Executive's office and County Legislature in Putnam County, and the consolidation of local police forces into a County Sheriff's Department, all of which were completed by
1978.
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) The younger Smith attended the
New York Military Academy at
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, New York and graduated in
1965. He then attended the
United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in June of
1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned a
Second Lieutenant of Armor. He married Jane Christine Powell in
1973 and had two children.
During his company grade years he served as a
Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Cavalry Troop Commander, Instructor, and Company Tactical Officer in a variety of assignments at
Fort Ord, California;
Fort Knox, Kentucky;
West Point, New York; and in the
Republic of Vietnam. His tour in Vietnam included service as both a Platoon Leader and Troop Commander in
C Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry.
Following graduation from the
Command and General Staff College at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, General Smith was assigned for duty in the
U.S. Army Europe, where he spent 6 years in the
8th Infantry Division (Mechanized). While assigned to the Pathfinder Division, he served as Battalion Executive Officer, Deputy G1, Division G1, Battalion Commander, and Division Inspector General. General Smith's command tour with the Division was in Mainz-Gonsenheim,
Germany, where he commanded the 4th Battalion, 69th Armor from
1982 to
1984.
After his tour in Europe, General Smith returned to the United States where he attended Senior Service College as a fellow at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the
National Defense University in
Washington, D.C. After graduating in
1986, he was assigned as the Chief of Armor Branch, followed by service as the Combat Arms Division Chief, both within the Officer Personnel Management Directorate of the Army's Personnel Command. He commanded the 194th Separate Armored Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky, from August
1989 to August
1991. Following Brigade Command, General Smith served as Deputy Director of Personnel Support Policy and Services in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense from September
1991 until September
1993. His final assignment on active duty was with the
1st Cavalry Division at
Fort Hood, Texas, serving as the Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver through November
1994, followed by service as the Assistant Division Commander for Support.
From
1993 through
1996, General Smith also performed the major additional duty of Chief of the United States Delegation to the (CISM), a world organization consisting of 113 member nations who promote world peace by sponsoring military sports world championships. He served on the Executive Committee of this international organization and also was the President of its Permanent Commission for Information and Public Relations from
1994 through 1996. General Smith served as the Chief of Delegation and Chief of Mission for the United States at the First Military World Games in
Rome, Italy, in September of
1995. He currently is a senior fellow at the
Center for Advanced Defense Studies, and serves on the board of directors of the
American Security Council Foundation.
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Service as county sheriff
On
January 1,
2002, Smith became the 53rd Sheriff of Putnam County. Immediately prior to becoming Sheriff, he'd served as the Deputy
County Executive of Putnam County. Since taking office, Sheriff Smith has emphasized community policing; encouraging all law enforcement throughout the county to work together as a team; and has focused on making the county safer for its young people by increasing the intensity of the war on drugs, and by emphasizing drivers’ safety programs and safety belt usage, especially for the youthful driving population. Under his leadership, the School Resource Officer Program has expanded to nine deputies, serving in the high schools and middle schools of Putnam County. Putnam County has a population of 99,550 and encompasses 267 square miles.
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