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Brandon J Rowe
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Name: Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe
Age: 20
From: Roscoe, Ill.
Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe was killed in action by enemy artillery in Ayyub, Iraq.
Died: March 31, 2003
Age: 20
From: Roscoe, Ill.
Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe was killed in action by enemy artillery in Ayyub, Iraq.
Died: March 31, 2003
Rowe sent his mother a letter that arrived the last week or March. A day later, he left a message on the answering machine, asking for extra supplies in a care package.
“In his last letter, he included a little note to say he hadn’t gotten very much mail; letters were like gold,” Wendy Borowski said.
Rowe was killed March 31 in fighting near the Iraqi city of Najaf. He is believed to be the first person from the 101st Airborne Division to die in the war.
Rowe, a 2000 Hononegah High School graduate, joined the Army to earn money for a career in computers after hearing about a friend who had joined. He ended up liking the camaraderie of the Army.
“He cared about the guys that he was...
Occupation
C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident
Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe was killed in action by enemy artillery in Ayyub, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Brandon J Rowe
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.