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Mary Hall
Tampa, Florida
Mary Hall lost her brother Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney, top left, a 24-year veteran who served in Desert Storm and was killed September 25, 2003 in an industrial accident while serving in Iraq. Mary, pictured on the right in the lower left photo, is the sister-in-law of Diane Rooney. |
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- Sgt. 1st Class Robert Rooney's passion was following the NASCAR circuit and his favorite driver Jeff Gordon. While he was stationed in Kuwait, a friend taped the races and sent them to him. "Jeff Gordon was his idol," said his wife, Diane Rooney. "He has so much (Gordon) stuff in this house, it's not funny. That's pretty much all we would buy him for Christmas." Rooney, 43, was killed Sept. 25 in a forklift accident in Kuwait, where he had been stationed with his Massachusetts National Guard unit, which was based in Bourne, Mass. Associated Press
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