Col James "Nick" Rowe, US Army

Col Rowe was one of a few who successfully escaped captivity in Vietnam. His experiences were used to train future personnel in survival, evasion and escape. We had a homecoming parade for him in 1969 in McAllen, Texas. I was in grade school, I attended. In April of 1989, he was assassinated in Manila. My squadron was preparing to deploy, Manila would be one of our destinations.