Monday, February 28 2005 @ 08:22 AM MST
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KOTV.COM -- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The fact that Adam Noel Brewer was just weeks away from finishing a second tour of duty in Iraq and returning to Oklahoma made his death even harder for family members to take.
The Bartlesville man and two other U.S. Army soldiers died Friday when a land mine detonated while they were on patrol in Taji, Iraq, officials said.
Brewer, 22, chatted online with his 19-year-old sister, Jennifer Sullivan, just three days before his death, saying he'd be home soon, his mother, Karen Brewer, said.
"When I got the phone call, it was so close to him coming back," his father, Jeffrey Brewer, said. "It just devastated me."
Jeffrey Brewer said the last time he spoke with his son, Adam Brewer mentioned a recent incident in which a homemade bomb had gone off nearby and injured a fellow soldier.
"He told me he hopes he makes it home, and that he loves me," Jeffrey Brewer said.
Brewer was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment of Fort Hood, Texas. Karen Brewer said her son was happy to be part of the 7th Cavalry unit, but not happy to return to Iraq.
He also hoped to become a police officer, she said.
Adam Brewer graduated from Bartlesville High School in 2000 and joined the military shortly thereafter.
"He wanted to serve his country, and he served it all the way," Karen Brewer said.
Adam Brewer is survived by his father and mother, sister, a nephew, stepmother and grandmother. Brewer was in the process of getting a divorce.
Funeral services are pending, but Brewer will be returned to the United States in eight to 10 days, family members said. |
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I am truly saddened by your loss. May you find peace and comfort in your memories during this most difficult time. I recently lost a best friend who was also coming home in only a short while.
Sincerely,
Amanda