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Family Mourns Soldier Lost In Iraq War

Sep-30-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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By MONICA SCANDLEN

NEW PORT RICHEY - Pvt. Adam Harris knew the dangers of serving in Iraq. He told his father he was afraid. He wore his mother's cross to keep him safe.
But Harris died Sept. 22 on a mission in Mosul, shot in the head by a sniper, his family said. He had turned 21 four days earlier.

``It's something I'll never get over. Ever,'' his mother, Denise Michaud Bush, said Wednesday as she prepared for her son's funeral at Trinity Memorial Gardens in west Pasco County. ``I keep thinking someone's going to tell me it's a mistake. But it's real.'' [...]

The day Harris died, he was gunner on a Stryker armored vehicle. No one else was hurt, and his mother said she likes to think her son died instantly.

``As the gunner, it's his job ... to protect everyone on the Stryker,'' she said. ``He died doing his job.''

Harris will be buried with full military honors and awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, his family said.

Denise Bush has family in this area, and Harris' grandmother and great-grandparents are buried at Trinity Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Before Harris left for Iraq, Denise Bush gave him a cross her husband had given her before they married. She told her son: ``You keep this on. You keep praying. You keep God in your heart.''

Now, along with Harris' dog tags, she wears the cross again.


Comments For "Family Mourns Soldier Lost In Iraq War":

May Adam Harris rest in the arms of our Lord.
Another great hero that has given us the freedom
in the United States. My prayers are with his
family and friends. Thank you.

Posted by: Florence | September 30, 2004 4:09 AM

Dear Lord,
As you welcome Adam to his Heavenly home, please comfort his family as they grieve the loss of their hero. May they know that Adam is with them as they see the sun rise every day. May they see his face in all that is good in this world. May they know that Adam will never be forgotten by his military family, who also mourn this tragic loss.

Amen

May the Lord Bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His Face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up His Countenance upon you and give you peace.

Posted by: Jack's Mom | September 30, 2004 4:10 AM

To the Family we the Stryker Family morn with you! Your son is our hero we thank him!May God give you the strenth that you will need in these tough road ahead. God Bless all of you!

Posted by: Stryker Family | September 30, 2004 5:24 AM

May his soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of Adam.

Posted by: schules | September 30, 2004 6:33 AM

A mother's worst nightmare...my heart goes out to Adam's family and friends. we will never forget him or his sacrifice. Denise, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

A proud but sad Stryker Mom

Posted by: Anonymous | September 30, 2004 6:49 AM

May God rest his soul and give his family comfort. Such a young hero that is now an angel in God's world. I am so deeply sorry.

Katy
Stryker Mom

Posted by: Katy | September 30, 2004 7:00 AM

Words can not begin to tell you the sorrow I feel for you and your family. I will pray for your comfort - Adam is now in the arms of God and both he God know that he served with faith, with honor, with conviction, with glory, and truly died a hero for all of mankind. No greater sacrifice and no greater legacy can be made. BUT even knowing that does not ease your pain. I am so truly sorry - my heart breaks for you.

Posted by: Barbara | September 30, 2004 8:39 AM

Your son made the ultimate sacrifice. Please know that he is with God now protecting you from above. Thank you for bringing him into our lives. God Bless

Posted by: medic | September 30, 2004 11:46 AM

MAY GOD BLESS ADAM AND HIS FAMILY AT THIS TIME. WHAT ANOTHER GREAT HERO WE HAVE LOST, MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE STENGTH TO HEAL. ADAM MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRAFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM, I THANK HIM AND HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. I AM SORRY TO THE FAMILY THAT LOST A TRULEY REMARKABLE SON,MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. A STRYKER MOM IN MICH

Posted by: renee | September 30, 2004 7:39 PM

My heart goes out to you the Family. Your son Adam made the ultimate sacrifice for the pursuit of Liberty and Freedom, all that America stands for. My son Dan served with Adam in Mosul and knew Adam. He was a great comrade and soldier. May the Lord Bless his soul and all of his Family through all the hard times that lie ahead. It is truly a family nightmare that all parents share- in who have sons and daughters in harms way God Bless Adam.

Posted by: Michael | October 1, 2004 9:32 AM

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