ROGERS AVERY M

LTC Avery M Rogers was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 02/15/2012 at the age of 981
Date of Birth 09/19/1030
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with DUSTOFF in 64-65
This information was provided by Donna Williams (daughter)

More detail on this person: Avery M. Rogers Our dear father and husband, Lt. Col. Avery M. Rogers, Ret., departed this good life for a better one on February 15, 2012. Col. Rogers was born in Manilla, Arkansas on September 19, 1930 to the late Iva Dee Rogers Caery and the late Harvey L. Rogers. He is also pre-deceased by his brother Veron Rogers, Searcy, Arkansas. He joined the Army in 1947 and was assigned to the Army Navy Hospital (currently known as the Arkansas Rehabilitation Center) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. There he met the love of his life, Betty Hicks, a student nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital. They married in 1950 and began their sixty-one year journey that included four children, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and assignments around the world. Col. Rogers served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, where he served as a Dustoff Helicopter Medevac pilot, rescuing hundreds of wounded from hostile territory in Vietnam. He retired in 1970 and started his career in real estate sales and development. He is survived by his wife Betty, Hot Springs; sons Michael Rogers (Lynn), Garner, North Carolina, Steven Rogers, Hot Springs; daughters Donna Williams (Earl), Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rebecca Rogers, Hot Springs; grandsons, Jonathan Williams, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Alex Lott, Columbia, South Carolina; granddaughter Jennifer Williams, Tulsa, Oklahoma and great-granddaughter, Leah Laforge, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home. Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. In lieu of flowers the family is asking that any donations be made to the Humane Society of Garland County.

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

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