FUNERAL ESCORT for US Army SPC 4 ROGER SEMALLIE SR

NAME OF HONOREE: SPECIALIST 4 ROGER SEMALLIE SR.

FAMILY:

SPEC-4 ROGER SEMALLIE WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN WHO SERVED IN THE US ARMY FOR THREE YEARS IN THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS. HIS DEATH WAS THE EFFECTS OF AGENT ORANGE ACQUIRED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. SPEC-4 SEMALLIE IS FROM CAMERON, ARIZONA AND COMPLETED HIS LIFE JOURNEY IN TUBA CITY, AZ. HIS HOBBY WAS TRAVELING, WOOD CARVING, ATTENDING HIS GRANDKIDS’ BASKETBALL GAMES, DRAWING, AND TENDING TO LIVESTOCK. ROGER WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE NAVAJO TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES AND TEACHINGS. WE WILL MISS YOU DEARLY.

SPEC-4 SEMALLIE RECEIVED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH “60” DEVICE, AND ONE OVERSEAS BAR, EXPERT BADGE WITH M-16. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.

ROGER’S CLANS:

TSENJIKINI (CLIFF DWELLING PEOPLE) MATERNAL CLAN

TL’AASHCHI’I (RED BOTTOM PEOPLE) FATHER’S CLAN

TÓDICH’II’NII (BITTER WATER CLAN) MATERNAL GRANDFATHER

TSE DEESHGIZHNII (ROCK GAP) PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

PLEASE JOIN US IN SHOWING SUPPORT FOR ESCORTING A U.S. ARMY VETERAN TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. WE ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THE FUNERAL ESCORT REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF SPECIALIST 4 ROGER SEMALLIE SR.

EVENT DATE AND LOCATION:

VALLEY RIDGE MORTUARY, TUBA CITY, AZ

TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024

STAGING: 9:45AM

ADDRESS: 123 MOENAVE ST, TUBA CITY, AZ 86045

KSU: 10:15 AM

ROUTE: HIGHWAY 264 WEST TO HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH

DESTINATION:

CAMERON CEMETERY

CAMERON, AZ 86020

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: WILSINIA ZOHNNIE