First Name: Robin

Last Name: Martin

Middle Initial: R

Date of Birth: 06/16/1947

Sex: Male

Martial Status: Married

Number of Children: Yes

Home Town: Lake Orion, Michigan

Education Completed: Not Sure

Other Occupations:

Branch of  Service: Army

Highest Rank: SP5

Serial Number: N/A

Platoon: N/A

Age at Start of Service: 19

Years of Service: 2

Combat Veteran: No

Time in Combat: Not Sure

Place of Combat: N/A

Awards:

Date of Suicide: 06/1996

Suicide Method: Intentional car crash

Veteran’s Story: My father enlisted in the Army under the assumption that he would acquire the skills needed for a promising job when he returned from his commitment to the war. He and my mother were expecting their first child and he wanted to have the means to provide for his new family.

Submitted By: Kimberly L. Martin

Relationship to Veteran: Child