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ROGER D ATKINSON

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HONORED ON PANEL 27E, LINE 105 OF THE WALL

ROGER DALE ATKINSON

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ROGER D ATKINSON

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POSTED ON 5.1.2021

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you.....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. It is especially tragic you died a few days short of your 21st birthday. Another life taken way too soon....

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POSTED ON 10.22.2018

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Private First Class Roger Dale Atkinson, Served with the 3rd Platoon, D Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 10.14.2016

POSTED BY: Melanie Donahue

You are not forgotten...

“Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories…”

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POSTED ON 10.9.2016

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR PFC ATKINSON,
THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN. I HATE THAT YOU DIED SO CLOSE TO YOUR BIRTHDAY. REST IN PEACE. IT IS COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND. AMERICA CARES. YOU MATTER.

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POSTED ON 1.9.2016

POSTED BY: SANDRA A. ANDERSON

NEVER FORGOTTEN

ROGER DIED ON HIS GIRLFRIEND'S BIRTHDAY(THEY PLANNED TO MARRY WHEN HE CAME HOME) HE WAS BURIED ON HIS 21st BIRTHDAY. WE MISS HIM EVERY DAY BUT KNOW HE WAITS FOR US IN HEAVEN.

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