Robert Charles Link
Chief Warrant Officer
17TH AHC, 10TH AVN BN, 16TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Washington, District of Columbia
April 10, 1935 to May 22, 1978
(Incident Date April 21, 1968)
ROBERT C LINK is on the Wall at Panel 51E, Line 22

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16 Feb 1998

"Smitty" was the Maintenance Officer for the 17th Assault Helicopter Company and was shot down in the A Shau Valley on 21 April 1968 and listed as Missing In Action. On May 22, 1978, CW3 Link and several hundred other MIA's were declared by the US Government to be "dead, body not recovered".

"We shared our lives helping each other get through flight school."

From a buddy,
Max Mizejewski

Visit the
Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network
and the
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association


 
08 Sep 2007

I am wearing CW2 Robert Link's POW/MIA bracelet as I write this. I bought one bracelet when I was 12 years old and he, Sergeant Don P. McPhail, returned home and answered my little girl letters, as did his family. When he returned I knew I had to let another family know that someone else cared. As it turned out it was Robert Link. I have searched years for a face or family to write to. I am an art teacher as well as an artist and have thought for many years about creating a portrait of your determined, purposeful son. You can contact me: sandys@dadeschools.net

Robert is a hero and always will be. His life, as well as all soldiers' lives, belong in a hierarchy that our country doesn't recognize. It seems almost everything else is more important!

Sandy Schwartz
9750 S. W. 75 Street, Miami, Florida
sandys@dadeschools.net


 
30 Dec 2007

I bought a bracelet in 4-21-68 with CW2 Robert Link to pray over. Today 12-30-07 I found that he was missing in action after all these years. I am thankful for what he did for his country, no greater love could have been shown to give his life for others freedom.

Linda Harrison
lindaque2002@yahoo.com


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