James N. Rowe

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James N. Rowe
Nickname(s)	"Nick"
Born	(1938-02-08)February 8, 1938 McAllen, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 21, 1989(1989-04-21) (aged 51) Quezon City, Philippines
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1960–1974 1981–1989
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Army Division, Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group
Battles / wars	Vietnam War Filipino Insurgency
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (2)
Other work	Author

James Nicholas "Nick" Rowe (February 8, 1938 – April 21, 1989) was a United States Army officer and one of only 34 American prisoners of war to escape captivity during the Vietnam War. Colonel Rowe was credited with developing the rigorous US Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training program taught to high-risk military personnel (such as Special Operations Forces and aircrews) and the U.S. Army doctrine which institutionalizes these techniques and principles to be followed by captured personnel.

In 1989, Rowe was assassinated by a unit of the New People's Army in the Philippines called the Alex Boncayao Brigade.