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SFC Collin J Bowen
Jan 18 1970 - Mar 14 2008
Operation Enduring Freedom
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SFC Collin J Bowen
Collin volunteered to go to Afghanistan in November 2006. On January 2nd 2008, only two weeks before coming back home, he was injured in an IED attack. He passed away on March 14th, 2008
![Wedding day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_90b936ea4fea455f91a0db5c6def0f17.jpg/v1/fill/w_96,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_90b936ea4fea455f91a0db5c6def0f17.jpg)
![Father's Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_5ee34fc5ad7e4f059d923d06c8c9f8bd.jpg/v1/fill/w_120,h_133,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_5ee34fc5ad7e4f059d923d06c8c9f8bd.jpg)
![Afghanistan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_50786f045a2a4ab7842538117b01954d.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_50786f045a2a4ab7842538117b01954d.jpg)
![Wedding Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_65335f9b93094b46bb66b038f0278964.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_65335f9b93094b46bb66b038f0278964.jpg)
![Collin J Bowen Smoke Shack, Astan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_6a5fc144b1a54f52a25fa4ab15e05bd3.jpg/v1/fill/w_112,h_84,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_6a5fc144b1a54f52a25fa4ab15e05bd3.jpg)
![First Days](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_875142e244d24406b3cc8893dddc365c.jpg/v1/fill/w_94,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_875142e244d24406b3cc8893dddc365c.jpg)
![Overview](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_5b8a850b20884f878e90517bc153fe3b.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_5b8a850b20884f878e90517bc153fe3b.jpg)
![Arlington Cemetery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_4962f32a08e747c0ac05828110a5c4fb.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_112,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_4962f32a08e747c0ac05828110a5c4fb.jpg)
![PGR Gary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_17abafff5ab34119bb04ae5b3a0ab93a.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_63,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_17abafff5ab34119bb04ae5b3a0ab93a.jpg)
![With his daughter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_dcc3dead7b414af9bd89e42137d65179.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_dcc3dead7b414af9bd89e42137d65179.jpg)
![With his daughter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_7e3294716241426f8e3485a2399cbd29.jpg/v1/fill/w_112,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_7e3294716241426f8e3485a2399cbd29.jpg)
![With his daughters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_b97c57fd535641d3bbd8d715343738d6.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_b97c57fd535641d3bbd8d715343738d6.jpg)
![SFC Collin J Bowen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_677ec26647854499820d020293488583.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_677ec26647854499820d020293488583.jpg)
![Wedding day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_90b936ea4fea455f91a0db5c6def0f17.jpg/v1/fill/w_96,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_90b936ea4fea455f91a0db5c6def0f17.jpg)
![Father's Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_5ee34fc5ad7e4f059d923d06c8c9f8bd.jpg/v1/fill/w_120,h_133,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_5ee34fc5ad7e4f059d923d06c8c9f8bd.jpg)
![Afghanistan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_50786f045a2a4ab7842538117b01954d.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_50786f045a2a4ab7842538117b01954d.jpg)
![Wedding Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_65335f9b93094b46bb66b038f0278964.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_65335f9b93094b46bb66b038f0278964.jpg)
![Collin J Bowen Smoke Shack, Astan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_6a5fc144b1a54f52a25fa4ab15e05bd3.jpg/v1/fill/w_112,h_84,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_6a5fc144b1a54f52a25fa4ab15e05bd3.jpg)
![First Days](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_875142e244d24406b3cc8893dddc365c.jpg/v1/fill/w_94,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_875142e244d24406b3cc8893dddc365c.jpg)
![Overview](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_5b8a850b20884f878e90517bc153fe3b.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_5b8a850b20884f878e90517bc153fe3b.jpg)
![Arlington Cemetery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_4962f32a08e747c0ac05828110a5c4fb.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_112,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_4962f32a08e747c0ac05828110a5c4fb.jpg)
![PGR Gary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_17abafff5ab34119bb04ae5b3a0ab93a.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_63,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_17abafff5ab34119bb04ae5b3a0ab93a.jpg)
![With his daughter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_dcc3dead7b414af9bd89e42137d65179.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_dcc3dead7b414af9bd89e42137d65179.jpg)
![With his daughter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_7e3294716241426f8e3485a2399cbd29.jpg/v1/fill/w_112,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_7e3294716241426f8e3485a2399cbd29.jpg)
![With his daughters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_b97c57fd535641d3bbd8d715343738d6.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_b97c57fd535641d3bbd8d715343738d6.jpg)
![SFC Collin J Bowen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c8002_677ec26647854499820d020293488583.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3c8002_677ec26647854499820d020293488583.jpg)
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