Colonel (Ret) Caroline K.M. Smith (Carrie) grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor's Degree in History and a ROTC Commission as a Distinguished Military Graduate in July 1997. Later she received a Masters Degree in Business Security Management and a Masters degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
Her military education and duty focus were with the Military Police. During her 23 years in the Army she deployed to Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan. Among her domestic duty stations was a stint at the Pentagon. During her career, Carrie advanced from Platoon Leader to Company Commander to Battalion Commander with her final assignment as the Brigade Commander and Commandant of the United States Disciplinary Barracks and Correctional Complex at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Among her many awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Combat Action Badge and Master Parachutist Badge.
Newly married Carrie chose to retire from active duty and start a new life with husband Jonathan in Holmes Beach, Florida (Tampa area)