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Algernon Adams

Algernon Adams

US Army Aiken, SC Age: 36 Views: 1800

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Name: Army Pvt. 2 Algernon Adams

Age: 36

From: Aiken, S.C.

Assigned to the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, S.C.

Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Algernon Adams was killed Oct. 28 of non-combat-related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq.

Died: October 28, 2003

Spc. Algernon Adams earned a Purple Heart in Iraq in August when he was one of four engineers wounded when they were hit by shrapnel. Adams, 36, a member of the South Carolina National Guard, died Oct. 28 at a base near Fallujah of a gunshot wound. "He was just a good son," said his mother, Ann Brown. "He went and did his duty and he was there for his country." Adams graduated from high school in Augusta, Ga., and had served in the Guard for about 17 years, his mother said. He lived in North Augusta, S.C. Adams is also survived by his wife, Lisa.

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the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, S.C.

Incident

Army Pvt. 2 Algernon Adams died Oct. 28 of non-combat-related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq.

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Algernon Adams
2007-08-11
May your light keep shining in the hearts of your family and friends, and everyone you have touch through your death. Thank you for being a defender of freedom. The Biggerstaff's Home of the Free...Because of the Brave Fenton, MO