A longtime seasonal resident of Swans Island on Tuesday became one of only roughly a dozen people to receive a Hero of U.S. Diplomacy award from the U.S. State Department. William Rowland, who retired this summer from the U.S. Foreign Service, was given the award for putting himself in harm’s way in 1997 to make sure fellow Americans made it safely out of the Republic of Congo when the central African country erupted in civil war during his first international posting with the diplomatic service.
Swans Island Man Named ‘hero’ By State Department For Bravery In Congo 23 Years Ago
Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News
Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:00pm
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Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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