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Pasco soldier killed in Iraq
The New Port Richey man died the day before his 24th birthday and he leaves behind a pregnant wife.
By MARY SPICUZZA
Published March 30, 2006
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[Times photo: Brendan Fitterer]
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Marcy and Dave Rowe grieve Thursday as they share memories of their son Army Sgt. Michael D. Rowe, who died in Iraq when an explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Rutbah, Iraq. On the table is a photo of Sgt. Rowe with his wife Rebecca, who is pregnant.
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NEW PORT RICHEY - Sgt. Michael Rowe was in the lead vehicle when an explosive device was detonated near his convoy in Rutbah, Iraq. Fellow soldiers quickly pulled him out of the vehicle. "He just looked over, smiled, and that was it," his father Dave Rowe said. "I firmly believe that he smiled because God's hand was coming down to take him away." Rowe died on March 28, the day before his 24th birthday. He is the 116th soldier from Florida who has died in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His wife, Rebecca, is pregnant with their daughter, Nevaeh Elizabeth, who is due in July. Rowe is survived by his father Dave, his mother Marcy, and sister Megan, all of New Port Richey. "I want the world to know how proud I am of him," his father said. Rowe, of the 46th Engineer Battalion, Warrior Brigade, was based in Fort Polk, La.
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