January 20, 1970- March 14, 2008

Sgt. First Class Collin J. Bowen, of Millersville, Md., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, Towson, Md.

Sergeant Bowen met his wife, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County when he was enrolled in a Spanish class she taught. They married five years ago and had one daughter, who is 3.

He also had two daughters who live in Westminster. Mrs. Bowen said her husband learned to take care of others as an infantryman but maintained the same selfless manner outside the military. "What people always said about him is how much he cared for people," she said. "He was a true friend."