Name: Army 1st Lt. Adam Malson Age: 23 From: Rochester Hills, Mich. Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Fort Drum, N.Y. Incident: Army 1st Lt. Adam Malson was killed Feb. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Died:
February
19, 2005 Rochester Hills native dies in Iraq suicide blast
Associated Press
DETROIT — An Army lieutenant from suburban Detroit who was assisting an injured Iraqi woman was killed by a suicide bomber.
First Lt. Adam Malson, 23, of Rochester Hills, died Saturday while on patrol in Baghdad, the Department of Defense said.
A series of attacks Friday and Saturday, including eight suicide bombings, killed 91 people and injured dozens as Iraqi Shiites commemorated the seventh century death of a leader of their Muslim sect.
Malson was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. His parents, Ben and Debra Malson, said they were told Malson had stopped to help an injured Iraqi woman near a Shiite mosque when he and an Iraqi translator were killed. The woman survived.
“I really think his compassion overcame him,” Ben Malson told the Detroit Free Press on Sunday. “He didn’t have to do that. He...
Prayers & Condolences For: Adam Malson BY Anonymous on Sep 23, 2011
I remember Adam as one of the best guys I ever knew. During a basketball game, he accidentally got me in the face with his fist. He spent about 20 minutes apologizing for it. Years later, I heard the news of what happened from my mother when she mailed me the newspaper article. For a while, I refused to believe it. I hadn't seen Adam in years, but I'll always miss him.Rolly Stricker, Tempe AZ
Prayers & Condolences For: Adam Malson BY Anonymous on Mar 31, 2009
I was sitting at the Marriott in Detroit watching the MSU basketball game. I struck up a conversation with one of your friends that served with you he told me your story and asked me to look you up. Thank You and my heart goes out to your family.Jim from Owosso.
Prayers & Condolences For: Adam Malson BY acidburnny on Jun 23, 2005