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Remembering Sergeant Rowe, Grandfather
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
Sergeant Roger Dale Rowe’s daughter says her father is a hero.
Sergeant Rowe believed in his government and his president and served his Country proudly whenever duty called. Rowe had served as a U.S. Army medic in the Vietnam War. He also volunteered to participate in Operation Desert Storm as a Reserve officer, but was never called to duty.
Sgt. Rowe, now a 17-year veteran of the Army National Guard, highly skilled and experienced in protecting our Nation and my little town, was called to duty in Iraq because he had a commercial driver’s license.
Sgt. Rowe loved his family more than anything on earth. His civilian co-worker said that his family was all that Sgt. Rowe would talk about. Sgt. Rowe and his wife have four children and seven grandchildren. A small wooden sign in front of his house says, “Grandma and Grandpa’s House, Hugs and Kisses, Love and Laughter. Candy and Cookies."
Sergeant Rowe believed GW Bush when he said Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat to his country, home and family. A long time fellow Guardsman said Sgt. Rowe was an outstanding man. He always did his job and never complained. Sgt. Rowe, he said, loved nothing more than his family and that is the reason why he was over there. Sgt. Rowe didn't want them over here.
Sergeant Roger Dale Rowe died on Wednesday July 9th, 2003 when Iraqi gunmen south of Baghdad ambushed his military convoy.
Rowe was the first member of the Tennessee Army National Guard killed in combat in years.
Sgt. Rowe is one of the 77 American soldiers who have been killed since May 1st, 2003 when GW Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" and the combat operations over.
Sgt. Rowe’s civilian co-worker thinks the price of freedom is too high. He says it scares him; “the TV war may be over but the real war is not."
Sergeant Rowe’s family gathered Friday at Rowe’s Tennessee home and sat quietly on the deck he had built, trying to comprehend what had happened.
On that very same day, GW Bush, the coward who found a safe place to hide when duty to his Country called, denied charges that he knew Niger intelligence was false and attempted to scapegoat the CIA.
By BuzzFlash Reader NN
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
See: "First Tennessee National Guardsman loses life in Iraq"
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