California’s War Dead

    Shawn G. Adams

    Shawn G. Adams, 21

    Army, Sergeant
    Owaset, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Dixon
    He was brave. He was a hero. He will always be our hero.
    — Darcey Adams, father

    As a teen, Adams was deeply affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. He enlisted at 17 and became a paratrooper. Adams' father, a Navy veteran, said that his son showed a warrior's spirit from an early age.
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    Two memories of Shawn G. Adams

    I knew young adams when he was a boy...i remember is life as full of fun...this is sad that me and his family lost touch...and that I find this young life taken from us at a such a young age...God Bless Shawn and his family...

    — Juliann warren
    August 9, 2011 at 1:38 p.m.
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    I knew young adams when he was a boy...i remember is life as full of fun...this is sad that me and his family lost touch...and that I find this young life taken from us at a such a young age...God Bless Shawn , his family and the USA

    — Juliann warren
    August 9, 2011 at 1:38 p.m.
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