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Walter Roy Schmidt, Jr
Captain
VMA-121, MAG-12, 1ST MAW, III MAF United States Marine Corps Nassau, New York November 18, 1945 to October 24, 1973 (Incident Date June 09, 1968) WALTER R SCHMIDT Jr is on the Wall at Panel W58, Line 14 |
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This Marine is still in my heart as he will always be. 31 May 2004 Today another Memorial Day has come and has gone and to us you have not returned. I can only Hope and Pray that soon you will come home to all of us who have Prayed so hard. I know not where you are, but have heard from several who have wrote me about you, Captain Schmidt. Please return home to us soon.
I wait with open arms for your return, From one who wears his MIA bracelet, Millie Kohr CodyFever@aol.com |
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I've been in possession of your bracelet since 1975,
Sharon L. Pearce |
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Roy and I were together through flight school from day one. He was a great and funny guy. We have movies of him in his BOQ room taken on his last night in Beaufort before going to Viet Nam. They are still funny. He loved to "tell" of all the fuel savings devices on his MGB. They worked so well that he had to stop every few miles to empty his tank. He was a great pilot and did exceptionally well in flight school. I still dream of the day old 0101595 (his USMC service number) will come home.
From a friend, |
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You were lost on a close air support mission helping the grunts. You did not have to go in for a second run, but you did. You gave your last full measure of your devotion. You are always in our thoughts and prayers. Please join me in a "mission" to bring Capt. Walter R. Schmidt Jr. home. The impossible will not be known, until it is tried. Thank you and God Bless Us All.
Paul Maguire |
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I've been wearing his bracelet for the last ten years. I will never forget him. He served his country and his people. God Bless him!
From MIA bracelet, |
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You will never be forgotten. I hope for your return, and I now understand more than ever why you made the brave decision to take up arms against those who chose to challenge the will of freedom. You fought along the sides of many great men, my father being one of them. I would not be here today enjoying the freedoms I have if my father did not make it home. And now my son enjoys those same freedoms. There are those today fighting this same fight, and as my father did so I didn't have to. There are good-hearted US Marines protecting this great country so my son may not have to. I will raise him to understand this and to know that freedom is something you have to fight for every day. I haven't taken this bracelet off for years, and I think about you and what you have done for me. You will never be forgotten.
Brian Doucette |
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