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Mar 1, 2024 · Robert Michael Kelly was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps who died in a roadside bombing in Helmand province in 2010. He was the son of Lieutenant General John Kelly, the commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North.
A profile of a Marine officer killed in Afghanistan in 2010, son of a three-star general and a Florida State University graduate. Learn about his life, career, marriage and military service in this obituary.
- Robert Kelly Was Killed in Afghanistan After Stepping on A Land Mine
- He Was from Tallahassee & Was A History Buff
- He Was Married & Was Preparing to Move to California
- He Was Worried That Americans Were Forgetting About The War
1st Lieutenant Robert Michael Kelly, John Kelly’s son, was killed on November 9, 2010 at the age of 29. While leading a platoon of Marines in Sangin, Afghanistan, Kelly died instantly when he stepped on a land mine. Sangin was an area where Robert’s platoon was deployed two months prior, and it’s where British forces had been struggling to fight ba...
Robert Michael Kelly lived in Tallahassee, Florida, and he graduated from Florida State University. He enlisted in the Marine Corps just a few days after his graduation. After his death, Kelly’s friends remembered him as someone who always intended to serve his country. “I think he always knew he was going into the military,” Matthew Rowland, a cla...
At the time of his death, Robert Michael Kelly was married, with the wedding ceremony having taken place three years earlier. His wife was Heather Landry, whom he met while attending Florida State University. Landry was actually the cousin of one of Kelly’s college friends, Matthew Rowland, and Kelly asked his friend if he could introduce them, acc...
While he was serving, Robert Kelly became concerned that those back home were letting the war slip into the background, with it no longer getting as much TV coverage or as much discussion among politicians. According to The Washington Post, two months before his death, Kelly sent an email to his friends in the U.S. reminding them to stay tuned to w...
Robert M. Kelly was a Marine officer who died in Afghanistan in 2010. He was known for his humor, humility and bravery. Learn more about his life, service and legacy.
Nov 22, 2010 · Amid a military tradition honed by the agony of warfare, Marine 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly was honored and buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in the section reserved for those who...
Jun 26, 2013 · Robert Michael Kelly, 29, was a Marine lieutenant who died in Sangin in 2010. His father, John Kelly, a four-star general, has spoken about his loss and the importance of America's survival in various forums.
Nov 29, 2020 · As part of a class taught at the Naval Academy by Major Thomas Schueman, USMC, my team and I were given the opportunity and honor of retelling the story of 1stLt Robert Kelly, USMC. 1stLt Kelly...
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