STEVE PETERS MALVERN ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1960 STEPHEN FREDERICK PETERS 1LT, ARMY MALVERN, AR 10/15/42 - 10/26/67 STEPHEN FREDERICK PETERS was born on October 15, 1942 and joined the Armed Forces while in MALVERN, AR. He served as a 31542 in the Army. In 4 years of service, he attained the rank of 1LT/O2. He began a tour of duty on July 28, 1966. On October 26, 1967, at the age of 25, STEPHEN FREDERICK PETERS perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Pleiku. You can find STEPHEN FREDERICK PETERS honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 28E, Row 76. --- General / Personal --- Last name: PETERS First name: STEPHEN FREDERICK Home of Record (official): MALVERN State (official): AR Date of Birth: Thursday, October 15, 1942 Sex: Male Race: Caucasian Marital Status: Married --- Military --- Branch: Army Rank: 1LT Serial Number: OF109621 Component: Regular Pay grade: O2 MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 31542 --- Action --- Start of Tour: Thursday, July 28, 1966 Date of Casualty: Thursday, October 26, 1967 Age at time of loss: 25 Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Pleiku The Wall: Panel 28E - Row 076 Copied from two Vietnam War websites (7/8/2000) I know that Charles Spence has the place on the Vietnam Memorial Wall where Steve's name is. That is about all I know. I think I remember that Steve's funeral was in October, but as to the exact date, I don't know. I just visited the Web site and you have done a remarkable job! I just don't know how you do it. I would love to be able to do that. I was especially impressed with Steve's. My son is named after him, you know. Steve was a mess, but I loved him! -Martha Chadwick Lindvall (7/18/00) I think the memorial pages are a wonderful idea. Your work is appreciated! Steve Peters came to see me in the hospital when he was home on leave before going to Vietnam and getting killed. He has always had a special place in my heart ever since. It would be nice if you could do something not only for those who lost their life in Vietnam but for those who served as well. I think they need special recognition to! What do you think? Bye for now, -Butch Green Clark (7/29/00) Posted at the Malvern 1960 Club: On Veterans Day I usually think about Steve, other friends and kin lost in Vietnam and other wars. So I built a little salute to Steve today. (Photo of Steve in stars 'n stripes frame & rubbing from the Wall) So far as I know he is the only classmate we lost to war. His dad was my family doctor when I was a kid. Dr. Peters' office was near the Ritz theater on Main St. in those days. Like so many others, Steve's death was and is tragic. -Bill Lamkins (11/11/02) Thank you so much Bill, I like you think of Steve every VA's Day. I lived across the street and we were good friends for the short time I lived there. He is missed sorely. -Judy Keeley Moody (11/11/02) Yes, I too think of Steve quite often, especially on this day. The last time he was on leave, just before he was to leave to go back, I sat with him out at the old Al's Truck Stop on Hwy 67 and talked for hours. I asked why he kept going back. He told me that he just felt like that was 'where he was meant to be'. I wished him well and said we would do it again when he returned. I still miss that opportunity. Sleep in peace, Steve, we miss you. -James Wedsted (11/11/02) FROM JOHNNY BAILEY - Steve was a soldier. Across the board he is still a soldier. -Mary Jo Avery Bailey (11/11/02) I knew his sister better, but got to know him somewhat through the association with Pat. We should all be proud of those who swore their lives to wear a military uniform in defense of our freedoms and remember them fondly on Veteran's Day -- especially those paying the ultimate price. The world would be a better place if our dead service members were still alive, but would we still want to live in it without the freedoms insured by their sacrifices? God Bless the USA and those willing to serve humankind! Hope all of you said "Thanks, Vet" today to anyone who is or has served. -Ken Gray (11/11/02) Thank you so much for the salute! Steve was always special to me. I was fortunate to have him to visit in my home just before the terrible incident. I even named my son after him. Thanks, again! -Martha Chadwick Lindvall (11/25/02) The salute is a very moving tribute! Well done and thanks from me also. Steve came to see me to. Guess he said goodbye to a lot of us. Do you think he knows how much he touched our lives? -Butch Green Clark (11/26/02) I am sure he would never think he did make such an impact, but nonetheless he did. A strong truth, after nearly forty years later, we are still thinking about and talking about such a special member of our class and a good friend to a lot of us. -Judy Keeley (11/26/02) I've made a note to myself to make sure Steve gets in the MDR's Vet's Day salute edition next year. Yall help me remember. -Bill Lamkins (11/28/02) A note of thanks from Bess Peters... Last night, I copied all the correspondence regarding the class thoughts of Steve and his photo. Today, while in Malvern, my wife and I delivered them to Mrs. Peters. She was really appreciative that a memorial was posted on the website and thankful that she had the comments from classmates. She said that the photo was "how I will always remember him." I also advised that I had sent the website address to Pat. Thanks to each of you who remembered Steve on Veteran's Day. You couldn't have given his Mother a better Christmas present. She was as pretty and perky as ever, and I hadn't seen her in over forty years. -Ken Gray (12/6/02) What a nice thought and gesture! Thank you! -Martha Chadwick Lindvall (12/6/02) Thank you Ken, I would love to have seen her face and hugged her neck. I'm also glad you know how to contact Pat. Her husband was younger than me but a member of our church in Hope. It is funny out of my classmates at Malvern I thinkg two married two of my classmates from Hope. Even in high school, Steve was always special. So I don't think it was really so unusal for us to remember him so fondly. I for know know I will never forget him, His mother, father, Pat or his little sister Jan. Of course they lived right accross the street from me and made us as new comers to Malvern feel very welcome and accepted. I will always remember Steve. -Judy Keeley (12/6/02) Dr. Peters died in 1998. They have a portrait of him on the hallway wall at the Malvern Hospital. Mrs. Peters still lives in the same house (across from the one you lived in). -Ken Gray (12/8/02) Posted at the Malvern 1960 Club: The MDR has announced their Veteran's Day special issue. I will send them info on Steve so that he is not omitted as in past years. Does anyone know when he went into the army? -Bill Lamkins (10/17/03) Steve went into the army in 1963 and was stationed at Robinson Barracks in Fort Sill, OK where he was commissioned an artillery officer. He then attended Special Forces Training at Fort Bragg, NC where he earned his Green Beret. He served two tours in Viet Nam and was killed in action on his third tour of duty there. -John Bailey (10/17/03) I've emailed the info on Steve to the MDR for the Veteran's Day special issue. October 26 will mark 36 years since Steve made the supreme sacrifice. Rest in peace, Steve, and thank you again. -Bill Lamkins (10/18/03) The MDR recently published the front page of its Oct 27, 1967 edition. There in the middle was Steve's pic and obituary. He had been killed the day before. You can see it at Steve's webpage: http://Malvern1960.tripod.com/StevePeters.html Bill Lamkins (8/17/04) Facebook A salute this Veterans Day to our classmate Steve Peters! -Bill Lamkins (11/11/15) Steve will always be remembered, a great guy and class mate. -Dorothy Branum Sealy (11/15/15) I was able to find Steve's name on the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C. Steve lived across the street from me and was a good friend. He is still sorely missed. -Judy Keeley Bailey (11/15/15) Can you all believe it has been 49 years since this happened? Seems impossible to have been that long! RIP!! -Martha McClellan Koury (11/15/15) He loved what he was doing...................a soldiers soldier!!! -Bill Corley (11/15/15) His dad was our family doctor in the 1940s-50s. -Bill Lamkins (11/15/15) And my mother was his dad's first nurse. -Nell Walters Snyder (11/15/15) Steve was at lake just before he went back for third time. I did so try to talk him out of going. So very sad. Such a loss of a great mind and great person -Judy Johnson Parker (11/15/15) To a great friend and military hero! RIP -Kristi Curtis States (11/15/15) Facebook Thinking of classmate Steve Peters this Memorial Day -Bill Lamkins (5/30/16) Steve was such a great guy. Always good to me. Some gave all, RIP Steve. -Dorothy Branum Sealy (5/30/16) One of my best friends! We started first grade together and had most of the same classes all through our school years. I never will forget the time he was chasing me with a little grass snake, and later in the day, Coach Hunt pulled me aside and said, " I sure wish you were a boy! You had Peters out-distanced by 30 yards!" Lol -Martha Chadwick Lindvall (5/30/16) Hear, hear ... A salute and bow of the head to Steve, a wonderful fellow. We have all lost far too many brave, handsome and patriotic young men in wars. And here's a salute also to the countless thousands of men and women currently serving our nation in combat or combat support roles around the world. -Clark Dougherty (5/30/16) Such a loss. This Memorial Day, I have fond thoughts of Steve and my 28 Marine Comrades who did not return from Vietnam. -John Lipe (5/30/16) What a loss for family, friends(the whole High School) and the country. I have been to the WALL and touched Steve's name. The black scar is a moving place to experience. It let me explain to my sons, 8 and 13, the significance of it. -Joe Norcross (5/30/16) Great friend, neighbor and great loss to all of his classmates! I too have been to the wall and touched Steve's name. RIP my friend. -Judy Keeley Bailey (5/30/16) It seems like we all have special memories of him and his family. I , too, have been to the wall & rubbed the impression of his name on a piece of paper. Remember the trip to Galveston on the train when we were about 5 & a trip to Biloxi when we were about 13. Live crabs in the bathtub & all!! -Martha McClellan Koury (5/30/16) We all had special memory of Steve. A smart guy, good friend, rest in peace. -Don Hill (5/31/16) He was one of my best friends, and I actually named my son after him. -Martha Chadwick Lindvall RIP. (2/17/24)