Daniel W Smith Screenwriter and Producer. Grew up on Long Island, New York, and Japan. After graduating from Marquette University he volunteered for military service. Deployed to: Bosnia, Iraq, Horn of Africa, and Germany. He retired from US Army Special Forces in 2008 and worked as a contractor at U.S. Africa Command as an operations planner, and at a U.S. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron supporting U2 and drone operations. He graduated from George Mason University, the Joint Military Intelligence College, and New York Film Academy.