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Although they were eight years apart, Michael and Matt Adams were always close. After the younger Michael went into the Army, and following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, his older brother decided to join, too.
"Michael loved it, and that's why I do," said the 28-year-old Matt Adams, who is stationed in Korea.
Pfc. Michael Scott Adams, 20, died Aug. 21, 2003, from smoke inhalation when a fire erupted in a building during a training exercise in Iraq. Adams, of Spartansburg, S.C., was stationed in Germany.
Adams joined the Army in 2001 after graduation from high school. "Michael was an unassuming fellow with a wonderful big, big, smile," said Gloria Close, Adams' guidance counselor. "He gave his best at every thing he did."
Adams is also survived by his parents and a sister.
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