Robert Eugene Ake served in the U.S. Air Force for 3 years and 11 months. Robert served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Trooper Ake was shot and killed with his own weapon while making a traffic stop in Oklahoma County. He was questioning one of the juvenile suspects when the other grabbed his service weapon and shot him. The suspect was sentenced to death but his sentence was subsequently commuted to life in prison. He has a parole hearing in October of 2017. Trooper Ake had served with the agency for 2 years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Ake gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Ake.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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