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Originally Posted by crazycoffey
Blue Rowe and I served in Germany in 1996-1999, we did security for a general or three. He ended up in a Civil affairs unit in california working with one of the generals we protected in Europe. That was my last contact with him in 2007 via email and the only good thing from Facebook.
He was killed by a suicide vehicle bomb. Right after his birthday. 12 years ago. He would be 49 today. In our time we’d play basketball, watch college football, he was a Razorback’s fan, and the start of south park. He was funny, and made people happy around him.
His son Andrew is playing football in college north of St. Louis. Winning some OL awards too as I hear. I had planned to watch him play last year. But will keep an eye on him for the chiefs interests of course.
Then there’s Harry, Gabe, Evan, Thomas, and 4 Iraqi police officers we were training. All deserving of attention, reflection and memorialized more than I can do right now.
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7000+ gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. That doesn’t count most of the 22 vets who commit suicide every day.
Thanks for sharing. These heroes are not numbers. They were people with family, friends and lives planned. Brings home their sacrifice for the country.