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View a eulogy for Robert Smiley Bridgford, USMA '83, who passed away on January 12, 2024.

Robert Smiley Bridgford

West Point, 1983

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Danny Kelley on January 19, 2024:

Bob has been my teammate at Boeing the last 8 years. We are both grads and retired Army officers. Most on our business development team are retired officers from the Army, Navy or Air Force. There was never a question Bob could not answer or a task he would not help a brother out on. He was always squared away and his actions were selfless. He remained focused on the Boeing mission to provide products to the Army to the end. He never complained about the silly corporate challenges we roll our eyes at even though the rest of us did and still do frequently. He remained positive and dedicated until the end. In my mind, unlike the rest of us retirees, he behaved as a soldier and officer until the end - the kind of steadfast leader you look up to. For the class of 83 from the class of 93, I salute all of you who knew him. He was one hell of a classmate and he will be missed.

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