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Man who carried a Message to Garcia earns lasting fame
The 1898 Cuba mission led by Lieutenant Rowan delivered vital war intelligence to Washington after crossing Jamaica and Cuban terrain. His feat, later praised by Elbert Hubbard as the man for the ages, made Rowan a noted hero and influenced public views of duty and bravery.
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Garcia
Elbert Hubbard
Andy Rowan
War Department
Rowan
Col
Andrews
San Francisco
Maine
Havana
Weyler
Uncle Sam
Spain
Cuba
United States
Lee
Lord Lee of
Fareham
San Juan Hill
Europe
Manila
Santiago
Philippines
Porto Rico
Sam
Calixto Iniguez Garcia
Office of Military Information
Washington
D. C
Wagner
McKinley
Alger
Oriente
Kingston
Joy Garcia
Jamaica
St. Ann's Bay
Caribbean
Sierra Maestra
Bayamo
General Collago
Hernandez
Doctor Vieta
Cauto
Manati
Doctor Vieja
Key West
Nassau
New Providence
Bahama Islands
Andrew
Nelson A. Miles
U. S. Army
the Philistine
The
Philistine
Hubbard