CSM (Ret.) Robert James "Bob" Nelson

Bob made an impact on the Alaskan Veteran community to a degree I can´t even describe. It´s not everyday that someone comes across a human being like Bob- your legacy will live on forever. Blessings to your entire family.

Four years have passed swiftly but Bob remains in our thoughts and memories as he rests in peace with the Lord till we meet again. Bless you Barbara and the family.

Bless God for His grace, Greetings family, I want to say that as long as we live he will never die. Thank you for all of the joy and compassion and love. Thank you family for sharing with the world. Amen.

I am so, so sorry to hear of Bob's passing. Bob worked closely with me and the entire staff of the Family Support Center on Elmendorf. He was the main-stay, the one we could always count on to deliver monthly seminar talks to transitioning military. He was instrumental in launching key support programs that were adopted Air Force wide. He was a great friend. Bless his family always, my deepest condolences. Jena Bienia

Words cannot express my sorrow at the loss of one of the greatest people I've ever been honored to know. Bob's vast knowledge of the military and his unique experiences will be missed. He did much to guide myself and others thru the nightmare of PTSD. I'm blessed to have known him.

I had the pleasure and privilege of working with/learning from Bob as a trainee at the Vet Center for two years. The experience changed my life professionally and personally, and I learned so much from him that I find myself reminded of his skill as well as his humanity in every clinical encounter I have in my work. I am saddened by the loss of this person, as his impact is so far reaching. I've literally never known another person with the power to help that he possessed. I miss him after...

Bob was a great soldier who set an example
For all NCOs who followed him. I remember
Serving with him at AFN. I share the sorrow
Of the loss of your loved one.

Bob was my sergeant at AFN Kaiserslautern in the early '70's, and I never met a finer leader, soldier or person. He and his lovely wife Barb welcomed a lonely GI into their home for the holidays in 1970, and I'll never forget their warmth and hospitality. God bless Bobs family, and I know he is with the Lord.

Bob, I will always miss the way you used to bust my chops about being in the Air Force.
God's speed Top, till we meet again.

Frank Crossan
Anchorage Group