HONORED ON PANEL 40W, LINE 69 OF THE WALL
ROGER WESLEY SWANSON
WALL NAME
ROGER W SWANSON
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40W/69
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ASSOCIATED ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL
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LEFT FOR ROGER WESLEY SWANSON
POSTED ON 12.28.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from those who wear/wore your MIA bracelet are touching and reflect their admiration and respect for you. It remains my fervent hope you will be returned home after the passage of so many years.
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POSTED ON 6.13.2022
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear SSgt Roger Swanson, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. You are still MIA. Please come home. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Flag Day is tomorrow. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Be at peace.
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POSTED ON 5.23.2020
POSTED BY: Carl Anderson
Classmate
North St Paul, MN Class 1961 Roger Swanson, you will not be forgotten. MIA Vietnam
Rest In Peace.
Rest In Peace.
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POSTED ON 11.2.2016
POSTED BY: M Roesler
MIA Bracelet
I started wearing MIA bracelets continuously starting in 1980-1981. I purchased Roger's at the VFW in Mankato, MN and wore it really 24x7 for the 8 or so years before it wore through and broke. I wore his bracelet while attending basic training in 1981 and Airborne School in the mid 1980s. While my drill sergeants respected my gesture (all were Vietnam vets), rules are rules and I had to do literally thousands of pushups as punishment for my refusal to take the bracelet off. If you have ever been to airborne school, you'll understand when I say it was 15 trips to the gig pit.
I still have the bracelet today, some 35 years later. I actually was able to find his Mother's address in St. Paul to give the pieces to, but procrastinated too long and lost track of her.
I still have the bracelet today, some 35 years later. I actually was able to find his Mother's address in St. Paul to give the pieces to, but procrastinated too long and lost track of her.
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