I just had to add that all the good times will be remembered by me. May you Rest in Peace when you finally reach Arlington.

May the Lord keep you Mike. Karen and I will keep the family in our thoughts and prayers. Charlie Troop 1970-71.

My your time with the Lord be all You want it to be.

Love,

Fred

For my good buddy. You will never be forgotten by anyone that had the great good fortune to have you as their friend. I know that the choice you made was done with as much thought and consideration as you could find inside yourself and that you are in a better place now.

Michael was our dear and loved friend. We shared many laughs and drinks. We will miss him in church on Wednesdays but he will always be in our hearts. Hope you can rest without pain, now, Michael.

I will always remember him fondly. He mentored me in Vietnam and was the one that pushed me into getting a direct commission which turned into a 14 year career in Army Aviation. He was a great man and will never be forgotten by his fellow C Troopers.

Rest in peace Michael. Our sincerest sympathy to the family.

We only new Michael from the BWS reunions, but always enjoyed his company.

Tom Betts C Troop 1/9 Cav

VN 66-67

and wife Karen

Hugs and Prayers

Shadow, friends for years, friends forever. travel well now, my brother.

Fred, 101st abn. rvn 69-70

to mikes family, our deepest sympathies. Fred and Jackie

Rest in Peace Mike. You were a good friend and Wendsdays won’t be the same without you in “Church”. I know your in a better place now.Goodbye Captain.

WITH GREAT SADNESS I RECEIVED THE NEWS OF MIKE’S DEATH, WE SHARE GREAT MOMENTS BACK ON THE 80’S, DROVE CABS TOGETHER AMONG OTHER THINGS, I SAW HIM EVERYTIME I WAS IN TOWN, MY HEART IS BROKEN, I LIKE TO SHARE MY TEARS WITH HIS BROTHER AND SISTERS, LOVE MIKE VERY MUCH. A WARM HUG TO YOU ALL ON THIS SAD TIME

To my friend Shadow. You are gone but not forgotten my friend…thank you for the memories, the great times, the stories and the glorious, do it your way adventure that was your life. And, thank you too for serving your country with honor and great distinction. It was 42 years candidote…see ya around.

Allons!

Tim

When he shall die, Take him And Cut him out in little Stars,And he will make the face of Heaven so fine–That all the world will be in Love with night–And pay no worship to the garish Sun.

Romeo/Juliet/Shakespeare

Rhett Lewis C/1/9-Rvn-69-70

Shadow, And Family our thoughts and Prayers are with you, And you are forever in our Hearts

Rest in Peace,We Love you still,

Rhett,And Debbie Lewis

To Mikes family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I only wish I had known Mike longer. Oh I knew the stories about Mike,but didn’t meet him face to face until LZ StLouis in 1995. He saw me, walked over with his hand out, said “You must be Gary’s brother, cause you look just like him” Then a big hug. Told me many things about my late brother. Gary McKiddy KIA 5-6-70 Vietnam C/1/9/1Cav I last saw Mike in 06 at a Bullwhip Reunion. It was the same Mike I knew from 95. Big Hugs and Hows the family.

Mike you can walk on all the static displays now, no fear of MP’s..

Ron McKiddy

For all who may not know, the callsign Shadow came about in July 1970 just before his DEROS, when he came out of “retirement” as the Liason Officer callsign Cavalier 50 and flew on the mission to find and recover the missing ship and remains of MG George Casey. He had no official callsign on that mission so he took his old one, Cavalier 11,which was then in use by somebody else,and added Shadow to it. Thus he was “Cavalier 11 Shadow” and Shadow he remained until the end. I will miss him. Felix.

Peaceful journey Captain, my friend and brother in arms.

I was Mike’s “bunker mate” in Vietnam. How would I descrbe Mike?

He was a free spirit who was a loyal friend. He was fiercely protective and gave his unconditional love to his friends. In a bar room fight, you wanted Mike on your side. He also reminded me of two of my favorite singers, Elivis because, like Elvis, I could never picture Mike getting old, and Sinatra because, like Sinatra, he did it his way – even at the end. Rest in peace “Cavalier 10”. This is Cavalier 16, out.

Mike,

I know you suffered much this past year, but you are at peace now. I have loved you for the past 25 years. You will always be in my heart.

You have so many friends that admired you because you were such a kind and giving person.

Rest in peace my love and God Bless you.

I was priviliged to be Mikes Commanding Officer during part of his Vietnam tour, I would say that Mike was a little unconventional in the way he operated and he kept me on my toes. He was blessed with a great sense of humor as well as an inordinate amount of common sense and he used those tools well in looking out for the Charlie Troop guys in the AO and in getting the mission accomplished and had fun doing it. Ilah and I love him and will miss him. Georgina, Kathy and Daniel you had a brother you can be very proud of.

When Mike showed up in Charlie Troop in the middle of 69, I was at 23 one of the old guys. His arrival was sort of like the Tazmanian Devil on steroids, so naturally everybody took to him. He was funny, brash, loyal, and brave; and I was glad to have been able to be his big bird. Our friendship continued after our tour and I grew to love him like a brother. We had great times and shared stories and secrets. I will miss him and his laugh that made us all feel ok no matter how good or bleak things were. Cavalier 25.

Good Buddy, You will be sorely missed.

Tim

Blessings to all who knew & loved Michael.

I was a Gun Ship Pilot with the First Cav. C-1/9 in 1967 and proud to have served with men like Michael.

Praying that the peace of God will keep your hearts and minds through The Lord Jesus Christ.

Mike,

We had a great visit. You are an honored soul. We are Brothers, as you know.

Jonesy

Uncle Mike, You will be missed! I will never forget you. I know that your wings are larger than the sky itself and that you are watching over all of us. I love you.

Uncle Mike, You will be missed! I will never forget you. I know that your wings are larger than the sky itself and that you are watching over all of us. I love you.

Micheal and I met in our Junior High days in Saginaw. We became good friends and he, being 4 days older then me, began calling me Little Brother. We had many great times together as you all know how much fun Mike was to be with. The visits to see Mike in Florida were always an adventure I looked forward to. I Luv Ya, Big Brother

My husband, Jim Pressman, served with Mike in Vietnam. I had heard Jim mention his name many times over the years.

I was first able to meet Mike at the DC Cav reunion a few years ago. Mike was sporting a ponytail at that time, and my first impression was that he marched to his own drummer. I think I was right about that. After talking to him for a few minutes, my second observation was that he was extremely intelligent. I think I was right about that, too.

We saw him again at the Ft. Rucker Bullwhip reunion 3 years ago. He was funny and a pleasure to be with.

Our great friends, Rhett and Debbie Lewis, kept in closer contact with him in Florida, and we enjoyed hearing about the continuing adventures of Mike Martin.

We were heartbroken to learn of his illness, and so saddened at his passing. But, then again, true of my initial observations, he marched to his own drummer and intelligently planned out his final choices. He will be missed.

I haven’t seen Mike since high school but I always considered him a good friend. He will be missed.