HONORED ON PANEL 4W, LINE 61 OF THE WALL
ROBERT PHILLIPS MARTIN JR
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ROBERT P MARTIN JR
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LEFT FOR ROBERT PHILLIPS MARTIN JR
POSTED ON 5.27.2024
POSTED BY: TOM EVENS
TEAMMATE FOR LIFE
"BOBBY" and I played side by side for many years in the neighborhood as well as high school and club soccer teams. The smile and determination was always there no matter the situation. A trusted friend!
My parents notified me of his passing while I was in Air Force pilot training. Six months later I was flying in South Vietnam. Hopefully to see his mission done...teammates once again.
I think about him every year at this time and hope his family know he impacted many.
I honor his sacrifice and think of him by my side on those PA soccer fields!
My parents notified me of his passing while I was in Air Force pilot training. Six months later I was flying in South Vietnam. Hopefully to see his mission done...teammates once again.
I think about him every year at this time and hope his family know he impacted many.
I honor his sacrifice and think of him by my side on those PA soccer fields!
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POSTED ON 7.11.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
do not stand at my grave and weep.....
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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POSTED ON 3.3.2022
POSTED BY: Sgt. Vinnie Basile
Bob’s Squad Leader
I was Bob’s Squad Leader and the other 3 guys who died for 3 months. My tour was finished and I was flying home on the day of the horrific incident. I was spared; but I have guilt that perhaps with my experience of 10 months in the field I might have prevented this tragedy. Bob, Every March 20 , Joe and I remember you and cry.
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POSTED ON 6.28.2020
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Cpl Robert Martin, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Independence Day is this weekend, but an usual one. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 3.26.2018
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Ground Casualty
PFC Thomas E. Kingsley, PVT Vernon G. Love, PFC Robert P. Martin Jr., and PFC Rick E. McFarland were infantrymen serving with 2nd Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. On March 20, 1971, they were on a military mission in Bien Hoa Province, RVN, when an automatic (mechanical) explosive device placed by a friendly force was detonated. The four soldiers were killed by the blast. Love was posthumously promoted to Private First Class, and Kingsley, Martin, and McFarland were promoted to Corporal. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
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