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Pat Smith’s son Sean Smith, a State Department information officer, was one of four Americans killed during the attack.
State Department whistle-blowers will testify Wednesday May 8, 2013 that requests for a military rescue were rejected in the Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four American, including a U.S. ambassador.
The American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya was attacked on September 11, 2012 by a heavily armed group. The attack began during the night at a compound that is meant to protect the consulate building. A second assault in the early morning the next day targeted a nearby CIA annex in a different diplomatic compound. Four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, Glen Doherty (former Navy SEAL/contractor with the State Department), Tyrone S. Woods (served US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer/State Department Diplomatic Security as a U.S. embassy security personnel/registered nurse/paramedic).
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