Adam Emul
When Adam Emul emigrated from Saipan to Vancouver in 2003, he embraced his new home.
After seeing snow for the first time, he learned to snowboard. At Hudson Bay High School, he made many friends and was praised by teachers as supportive.
Two months after graduating in June 2005, he enlisted in the Marines and was sent to Iraq in September 2006. Emul died Jan. 29, 2007 in Iraq in combat in Al Anbar province.
Emul didn't tell his family much about what he was facing in Iraq. Instead, he mostly would ask them to send candy to pass out to children.
Profile
Name: Adam Emul
Age: 19
Branch: Marines
Rank: Lance Corporal
Hometown: Vancouver
Date of Death: 2007-01-29
Incident: Died from wound caused by a hidden bomb while on a foot patrol in Al Anbar province.
Remembrances
Jemma Quitugua Manibo wrote:
I grew up with this kid, he's mom and my mom are sisters... we had many memories together. It was 6 of us kids in our family that was real tight. I went for AIT in Aberdeen, Maryland and we were keeping in touch through myspace and for the most part they are right he never really did say anything about Iraq and what he was doing... he was just always concerned about how everything else was... i miss this guy... we balled together, went to the same elementary and the same junior high together... we lived on the same village (town) together... i know this boy! this is the same boy that i miss...
Date Posted: August 5, 2007
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