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Grandfatherly Guardsman dies in Iraq fighting for family
Sgt. Roger Dale Rowe, 54, Tennessee Army National Guardsman and grandfather of seven, was killed by a sniper July 9 while driving a tanker in Iraq. A veteran of Vietnam, Desert Storm volunteer duty, and 17 years in the Tennessee Guard, he left behind a close-knit family in Bon Aqua and Nashville. His posthumous Purple Heart and Bronze Star were presented as mourners remembered him at a Nashville funeral.
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Ben Agua
Tenn
Roger Dale Rowe
Tennessee Army National
Matt Rowe
Nashville
Sgt. Rowe
Vietnam
Tennessee Army National Guard
Rowe
Tennessee
Billy Taylor
Fort Campbell Army Post
Tennessee-Kentucky
Brandon
Chandler
Zachary
Bryant
Hannah
Eli
Chase
Papa
Shirley
Glencliff High School
Bon Aqua
Matt
Shiloh Industries
Connie Winchester
Traq
Zachary McCrory
Shirley Rowe
U.S
Iraq