
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Marine from New Hampshire has died in Iraq after a bomb exploded near his Humvee, the Department of Defense said.
Rose Marois said her son, Lance Cpl. Adam Brooks, 20, was killed Sunday while he was on patrol in Baghdad. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Brooks was a newlywed and a 2003 graduate of Central High School, joining the military right after graduation.
“He wanted to further his education that way. He had all kinds of plans,” his mother said.
Marois said her son was expected home in February and wanted to become a state trooper.
“It’s awful,” she said. “Your kids aren’t supposed to die before you do.”
Brooks and...