[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1573-E1574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SERGEANT ROGER D. ROWE

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 23, 2003

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, it is with a solemn heart that I 
honor the dedicated and honorable Tennessee National Guardsman and Bon 
Aqua Resident Sergeant Roger D. Rowe. Sergeant Rowe served the Army 
National Guard for 17 years and was deployed to Iraq with the 1174th 
Transportation Company. I pay tribute to this outstanding soldier, 
husband, father, and grandfather who on July 9th was tragically killed 
in action near the city of Mahmudiyah.
  Sergeant Rowe was one of 1,000 Army and Air National Guardsmen 
selflessly protecting our country. As a soldier, Rowe courageously 
endured 130 degree heat, relentless sniper attacks, and separation from 
his loving family. This was not the first time Sergeant Rowe 
unflinchingly protected the people of the United States. He also served 
in a medic unit in Vietnam for two years. Working as a shipping clerk 
with Shiloh Industries in Dickson, Tennessee, his experience driving 
trucks made Rowe an invaluable asset to his military convoy overseas.
  Mr. Speaker, I am deeply honored to pay tribute to the life and 
memory of Sergeant Roger D. Rowe. Never withholding their services in 
the face of war, Tennessee's citizens have always been celebrated for 
their wartime valor. Sergeant Rowe more than upholds that reputation. 
He fought to keep his family and

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country safe and for that gift we are forever indebted. My thoughts and 
prayers are with the family and friends of Sergeant Roger Rowe.

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