NIGHTSTALKERS Adams, Blaine Nicholas Benjamin

Chindit Column
By Charles Carfrae
Service: A Navy Seal at War
By Marcus Luttrell, James D. Hornfischer

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Adams
  • FORENAME
Blaine Nicholas Benjamin
  • UNIT
4 Bn (Company D)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
  • DATE OF DEATH
29th November 2008
  • AGE
19
  • GRAVESITE
Fairview Cemetery,Farmington,Maine
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Farmington,Maine
born 22.8.1989 Farmington,Maine
son of Randy Adams,Wilton,Maine and Kenda Adams,Farmington,Maine
entered service 28.8.2006
160 SOAR 23.5.2008
award Army Commendation Medal
died Madigan Army Medical Center,Fort Lewis,Washington
following water survival training
Pfc Blaine N. B. Adams of Farmington, Maine enjoyed hanging out with his friends and family, wrestling, hunting, fishing and weight lifting. Blaine also enjoyed the time he spent at the Foster Vocational Technical School in the carpentry program. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 28, 2006 and reported to Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on July 5, 2007. He attended Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Eustis, Virginia from September 17, 2007 until February 21, 2008 to train as helicopter repairer. He successfully completed Green Platoon on May 5, 2008 at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, becoming a valuable member of the Special Operations Aviation community. He joined D Co, 4/160th SOAR (A) at Ft. Lewis, WA on May 23, 2008 and began his career directly supporting Special Operations Forces in the Global War on Terrorism. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Basic Aviation Badge, and the Expert Marksmanship Badge. He is survived by his mother, Kenda Adams and sister, Millissa Pierce, Maine and father, Randy Adams. Blaine died at age 19 at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington.
 
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