John Mitchell Michalski

John Mitchell Michalski wears number 10 in the team picture.

John was a good student and athlete, he was a good son and had a bright future ahead of him. John was the kind of guy you hoped your daughter would end up married to. We played on the basketball team together at Lacy Junior High in Hazel Park, Michigan. We were both 6 feet tall in 8th grade but John was a much better student than me. He went on to co-captain the Hazel Park High School varsity team and get a scholarship to college and I quit school and joined the Marine Corps. I served in Vietnam in October 66 to October 67, and John served from October 67 until his death on 11 May 68. John would have been somebody and I think of him often.