Public Information

Name

Rossow, Allen F.

Class

2017

Biography

Born in Yakima, Washington in 1940, Allen Rossow served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam, Washington DC, Korea, and Germany, retiring in 1993 as Garrison Commander, Fort Lee, VA. COL Rossow has dedicated thousands of hours to support active duty military, veterans, and retirees, through leadership positions in the Military Officers Association of America, including Colorado Chapter President and President, Arizona Council of Chapters. He helped organize the formation of a Sierra Vista United Veterans Council (UVC) which sponsors the Annual Veterans Day Parade activities, and led fundraising efforts to build the chapel at the Southern Arizona Veterans Cemetery. Allen Rossow has served as a Red Cross Team Leader responding to fires and other disasters in Cochise County, and served as Secretary and Chair of the Sierra Vista Environmental Affairs Commission.