Tributes This Memorial Page Established by - Jack Barnes 1Lt Robert F. Welch III, 26, of Wylie, Texas died of wounds sustained when a mortar shell landed near him while he was patrolling the perimeter of his forward operating base in the Khost province, near the Pakistani border. He was on his first combat tour. Robert graduated from UT-Arlington in 2008 with a degree in military science and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. "When the soldiers on the FOB found out, over 200 of them lined up to give blood for Robby," said Morris Vincent, a longtime family friend. "They just couldn't retrieve the blood fast enough." Services are pending, Lt Welch will be buried at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Welch is survived by; Wife, Becky Son, Robert Welch IV Mother, Barbara Welch Father, Robert Welch II, LTC, USA Retired Sister, Jane Address; Family of Robert Welch III 405 Sheffield Dr. Wylie, TX 75098 |
| 1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III United States Army KIA 03 April 2011, Afghanistan |
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26, of Denton, Texas; assigned to 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died April 3 in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds
sustained when insurgents attacked his base with indirect fire.
Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died April 3 in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds
sustained when insurgents attacked his base with indirect fire.
