Robert Michael Smith
Sergeant
B TRP, 1ST SQDN, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
Army of the United States
Peoria, Illinois
November 11, 1948 to March 10, 1970
ROBERT M SMITH is on the Wall at Panel W13, Line 108

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Robert M Smith
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Mike, as we called him, was nothing special.
He was not a stand out athlete.
He was not a great student.

Yet Mike WAS SPECIAL.
He was a leader.

It didn't matter what season it was
the neighborhood played whatever
Mike wanted. He was the leader in the hood.
No one made a decision without checking with Mike.
We were and still are the only high school kids
to have played in the industrial basketball league
thanks to Mike.

Mike will never grace another basketball court,
throw another td pass or hit another home run.
That has been my loss. BUT Mike continues to lead
I try to live in a way that would please two men
both gone from earth : my father and
ROBERT MICHAEL SMITH

Rest in peace my friend I miss you still.


 
A memorial from a friend and fellow veteran,
Larry Stimeling, 595th Signal Co 1970-71
larrynamvet@yahoo.com 
16 Feb 2002


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