Donna C. Rowe- U.S. Army Nurse Corps

Name: Donna C. Rowe- U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Start: 2026-04-16T11:45:00-04:00
Location: Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel & Conference Center (500 Powder Springs St, Marietta, GA)

Schedule

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel & Conference Center (500 Powder Springs St, Marietta, GA) | Marietta, GA

MILITARY SERVICE:
· Entered the US Army in 1964 through the Student Nurse Corps Program (ROTC)
· Commissioned a 2nd Lt. in February 1966
· Basic Training: Fort Sam Houston, Texas
· Assignments:
· Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX
· Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, N.C.
· DeWitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA with attachment to Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C.
· Veitnam: 3rd Field Hospital, Saigon (Head Nurse, Emergency Room/Triage Area), 1968-1969
· Promoted to Captain - June 1968
· Decorations: Vietnam Service (Ribbon) Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Army Commendation Metal
· Honorable Discharge - June 1969
· 1st WOMAN Inductee - GA Military Veterans “HALL OF FAME” – Nov. 2016
· President & CEO, Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation - 2021-2026
PERSONAL:
· Widow of Col (Ret.) Al Rowe, (Married – 47 yrs) Mother of son, Richard
· Red Cross Nurse 1969-1999
· R.N. Volunteer: GA Homeland Security, GA Nurse Alert System (2001-2009).
· Profession: Real Estate Broker (1983-2024) Retired in 2024
1994 - 2001 Vice President, Buckhead Brokers REALTORS
1994 President Cobb County Assoc. of REALTORS
1989, 1992, 1997 REALTOR of the YEAR (Cobb)
2009 Cobb Association of REALTORS President’s Award
2016 – Inductee of GA REALTOR HALL of FAME
· Member, First United Methodist Church, Marietta
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Donna has served her community in many organizations including: Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, CASA (Abused Children), GA Regional Transportation Authority, Atlanta Regional Commission (Environmental Collaborative) , Fannie Mae (Executive Board), Cobb County Development Authority, various schools’ PTSA, GA Vietnam Veterans Alliance (Director), Cobb County Women’s Club (President 2003), Cobb Assoc. of REALTORS (President 1994), GA Assoc. of REALTORS and the National Assoc. of REALTORS and Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation (Director & President) 2015 - 2026
Donna is featured in “The Kathleen Story” segment of the World Film Festival’s award-winning Vietnam War documentary film, In The Shadow of The Blade, which was released on Veterans Day and is continued to shown on the “Military Channel” and the “Discovery Channel”. “The Kathleen Story” segment of this film has been selected by The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. to run during the permanent display of the Vietnam War Exhibit in the American History Museum. Donna has been the Keynote speaker for many important events throughout the United States including the GEMA/FEMA Regional Conference, Lockheed/Martin Veterans Dinner, National Cemetery (Canton, GA) Commemorative Event, Ohio Vietnam Veterans Expo and was a Program participant at the VIP Veterans Festivities at the Ronald Reagan Library in California.