Michael Anthony Rogers
Army PFC
From: White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County
Date of Death: 11/27/2009
Conflict: Operation Iraqi Freedom
An adventurous son of Montana, Michael Rogers, and his older brother grew up going to the Missouri River near their Montana home and catching crawdads. They would bring the critters back to their mom, who would use them to make homemade gumbo. Rogers, of White Sulphur Springs, Montana, also loved snowmobiling and building snow forts, said his brother, James Westcott, a sergeant in the Marines.
Rogers died November 27 in a noncombat-related incident at Forward Operating Base Hammer, east of Baghdad. He was 23 and assigned to Fort Drum, New York. “Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Private First Class Rogers,” Brig. Gen. John Walsh said. “There are countless others who are sharing in your loss.”
At a service in Townsend, Montana, Westcott spoke of growing up with his younger brother. When Westcott broke down at one point in the service, an aunt read his written words for Rogers’ family and friends. “My little brother is on a new adventure now,” Westcott wrote. Walsh presented Rogers’ family with commendations and medals for good conduct during the ceremony. His mother and brother survive Private First Class Rogers.
