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Today I recieved a HEROBRACELET bearing the name 1LT Michael R. Adams.I am posing this thread in honor of this soldier who lost his life in the WAR ON TERROR.16 March 2004 - 1LT Michael R. Adams, 24, (Class of 2002), of Seattle, Washington, died March 16th in Al Asad, Iraq, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him. 1LT Adams was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Carson, CO.

The virtual world is so strange. I feel like I've known you all my life; yet I have never met you. No blog, post or email can ever replace a hug. That is what I would rather give you. That is what you need. No text could ever replace the that. Nor is there anything I could write or post that would comfort you right now. I tell you often that I am your friend. But I sit here wondering what kind of friend am I when I can't even be there for you. You have helped so many and...