Gerald M Cummings
Lt Bob Byrnes
Philadelphia PA 19116 USA
Honor, Service, and Sacrifice
Bob, I salute, honor, and thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice. I am sorry that you did not have the opportunity for a long life filled with much happiness and joy. I offer my sympathies and condolences to the Byrnes family, relatives, and friends. I pray and trust that you now are in the Lord’s care. Thank you, Gerald M. Cummings
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Brian Smith
Fellow OCS Graduate
Lusby,MD 20657 U.S.A.
your classmates will again gather
Bob Byrnes it will be 42 years to the day that we graduated from OCS at Fort Sill you always had a smile on his face. Bob was a great guy and a friend to all that knew him. I salute 1LT. Robert S. Byrnes and the other graduates from Fort Sill for who were killed in action in Vietnam. God We will bring you flowers, We will share stories of those 6 months we spent together earning those gold bars and afterwards we will raise a glass to all who can’t be with us RIP Bob Byrnes .
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Curtis McFarland
Together in OCS
Midland, Texas
Did not know Lt Byrnes well. We were in different platoons in OCS, but I remember him as a diligent and cheerful person. Rest In Peace Brother.
Apr 26, 2008 |
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Sue Kroll -LSHS Class 1963
Carmichael CA 95608 USA
Classmate La Sierra High School 1963 Carmichael Ca.
Bob, our class is having its 45th reunion this year and I know there are a lot of us missing you right now and especially this summer. Thank you for your sacrifice, we miss you terribly
Apr 26, 2008 |
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Rick Dunn
199th and 196th 1968/1969
Burt, MI 48417 USA
will never forget the big smile on Bob's (1LT. Bob Byrnes) face and his good sense of humor. We lost a good guy that day
Peace and condolence, to the Byrnes family and friends: May you rest in God's loving arms forever. Thank you for serving our great country & allowing us to breathe freely. May the good Lord be with your family & friends as they think of you often. Lt Bob Byrnes , I salute you for your time .Someone once wrote, "How can it be that someone so young can give their life for their county and so few acknowledge his sacrifice. Some of us care. A simple thank you seems so inadequate, but it is all I have." Bob, rest in peace with the warriors.
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Gladys Powell
Tushka, OK
You don't know me we just share the Vietnam experience. I am so sorry for your loss.
May God bless your family.
Thank you for your service.
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Teri Baker
adopted Bluebird
Carmichael CA 95608 Now Battle Ground, WA 98604 USA
Memories of a little girl
I was a member of a Bluebird group (little Camp Fire Girls) and we adopted 1LT Bob Byrnes of Carmichael. We wrote to him and made him cookies and cards. He sent each of us letters and gifts from far away lands. We were so looking forward to meeting him when he returned home. It was the first funeral I ever attended, so memorable, a 21 gun salute and "Taps". Our little 9-year-old hearts broke for a young man most of us just met you came to our school in Carmichael and spoke about the Army we all sent you thank you letters and keep in touch with your family. This is a day I will never forget! I will be going to Washington, D.C. with my grandson during Summer Break this year 2008 and I am very much looking forward to finding the name of my "adopted big brother" on the wall. The treasured memories of a kind, young man will never be forgotten by this little Bluebird!
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Fred M. Apgar Major Ret. US ARMY
You Are Not Forgotten
Dear Robert:
I will always cherish our friendship and trip to Carmichael while we were stationed together at Fort Sill. Your wonderful smile, fierce loyalty, and gentle demeanor will remain in my heart, always. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your service to our great country and for making the ultimate sacrifice.
Fred M. Apgar
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Charles Stoneberger
198 th 67/68 with the 196 th
1Lt .Bob Byrnes Your always smiling face
Lt Bob Byrnes the years have faded my memory of some names and places,But no amount of time can ever erase my memories of you,Your always smiling face,your dedication and loyalty to your friends and always doing for others..Though I no longer have you, I still have your pictures and I look at them often.A man's friends are is wealth,and you Lt Byrnes made me a very wealthy man.Rest in peace my fallen brother,you are honored you are rembered and you shall never be forgotten.Until we meet again,Your friend , Stoney
Charles Stoneberger
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Riochard Mumm
A Fellow Veteran
Cordova, TN 38016 USA
Lt Bob Byrnes I mourn your loss and your family's pain
The Vietnam Vet is undoubtedly the bravest American that ever lived! Never in American history had the nation been so against our military, and it's never happened since. They could have burned their draft card, remained in school or defected to Canada, but chose to answer the call of an ungrateful nation. They stood alone! Thirty some years later, I feel great sadness and shame recalling how our heroes were mistreated in their own homeland. The second wound always hurts the worst. Thank you for giving everything you had. I love and respect you all even more now than I did fourty some years ago. 1LT Robert Scott Byrnes. Bob you had made the supreme sacrifice. So many years ago, and so far from your home and loved ones. A fellow veteran pays tribute today to your bravery, your honor, and your commitment to duty. Rest well in Gods loving embrace Brave Solider. You Sir are a TRUE American hero. Today you are remembered by a fellow veteran. Tomorrow you shall not be forgotten by a grateful and proud nation. Because in the rising and setting of the sun, we remember you. In the blowing of the wind and the chill of the winter, we remember you. In the opening of the buds, the blueness of the sky, the rustle of the leaves and the blanketing of the snow, we remember you. When we are weary, lost , and sick at heart, when we have joys to share , we remember you. For as long as we live you too shall live, for you are a part of us always
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