Robert Lee James

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18 Mar 2002 My dad doesn't talk about it much, but I think he would like to. I know they played baseball and they played in the school band. He was only nineteen. They looked like twins when they were little. My grandma is really sad when she looks at his picture on the wall. He wrote to my family when he was over there. He said not to cry for him too long if he got it some night. But we are still crying even today. I was born seven years after Bobby was killed. I only wish that I could have known him, and remembered him like my family does. A memorial from his niece. brooke@eboom.com

15 Jun 2006 I look at Uncle Bobby's Marine photo every time I visit my Grandma. Even though he was killed two years before I was born, I still feel a closeness to him. From what I have been told, Bobby was a local favorite with the children in Vietnam because he played soccer with them. He was also an artist and would draw for them, something that my sister, Brooke, has inherited. His love for children in Vietnam is carried over in my brother Bobby's actions today. His willingness to fight for what is right is something I strive for. From a niece, Tina Antwiler tina@antwiler.com

21 Feb 2007 My name is Robert E. James. I was named after my late uncle. It's hard to express how I feel about how my uncle died. I have met some people he knew and read some of his letters, and it pains me that I never got to meet him. I hope to carry on the family name and enjoy the life he fought to protect. From his nephew, Robert James robert.e.james@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 2nd Combined Action Group chronology for September 1970 contains the following entry: "2 September 70 - A USMC member of a CAP 2-4-3 patrol detonated a 105mm HE booby trap with an M-26 grenade attached affixed to the 105mm round and rigged with a trip wire firing device located beside a trail at BT168588, 1 kilometer north of Hieu Nhou District Headquarters. The USMC was KIA from the exploding SFD. Results: 1 USMC KIA." Robert Lee James was buried on 18 September 1970 in the Clinton Township Cemetery, Henry County, Missouri.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his niece. brooke@eboom.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 18 Mar 2002
Last updated 11/13/2010