Monday, May 31, 2010

Adam L. Perkins, Marines, Staff Sergeant -- Rest In Peace

Adam L. Perkins, 27
Marines, Staff Sergeant
Based: Camp Pendleton
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: May 17, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Married, 1 child
Gender: Male
Hometown: Antelope
High School: Center High (Antelope)
Staff Sgt. and bomb technician Adam Perkins knew that his job could lead to his death, so before the Marines redeployed him to Afghanistan last month, Perkins made sure his 9-month-old son would remember him.
"He videotaped himself reading a bunch of books to his son," his mom, Laureen Myers, said Saturday.
We teach our kids to be thoughtful and productive and responsible members of society. Adam took that to heart. He was just a fine young man. He will be missed.
— Paul Frazee, high school English teacher in Sacramento Bee

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