SGM Dan Smith was born at DeWitt Army Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, VA and was raised in Fairfax, VA. After graduating from Fairfax High School, he received a Bachelors Degree in Music from North Texas University at Denton, Texas and a Master of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, New York. SGM Smith joined The United States Army Band as a trumpet player in April 1992 and currently serves as the Operations Sergeant Major.