Joseph Adam Mcsween
Joseph Adam Mcsween
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Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Adam McSween, 26, of Valdosta, GA, formerly of York, NE, died April 6th from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Adam was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, a highly trained unit who has expertise in identifying explosive materials and rendering them safe. Petty Officer McSween will receive the Bronze Star with "V" (Combat Distinguished Device), Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon. John 15:13 – "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
Adam was born August 11, 1980 to Bob McSween and Florence McSween-Elkins in Georgia. He attended Valdosta High School and graduated from Georgia Christian High School. From there, he set out to York, Neb. where he would attend York College on a track scholarship and later graduated in 2001 with his Associates degree. There, Adam met and fell in love with his wife Erin (Hammitt), while they were students. Adam was a member of the Oak Harbor Church of Christ in Oak Harbor, WA.
Adam leaves behind his wife Erin and two daughters, Lilly (5) and Gwyneth (2). Also surviving are his parents; two brothers: Robert and Kyle; and one sister Angela.
A Military funeral will be conducted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 for Adam at the City Auditorium, in York, Nebraska with Full Military Honors at the committal services in Greenwood Cemetery.
A memorial service in honor of Adam will be conducted on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Central Avenue Church of Christ in Valdosta. Services will be conducted by David Nelson (Adam's former Bible teacher at Georgia Christian School), G.R. Holton (one of the Elders of the Central church), Matt Malone (friend and classmate of Adam at Georgia Christian School), and John Klimko, Jr. (Adam's former youth minister). Adam's family will receive friends at the church before the service on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until service time. In lieu on flowers, donations may be made to a trust fund set up for Adam's children, "Adam McSween fund" Navy Federal Credit Union, 275 SE Cabot Dr. Suite A-5, Oak Harbor, WA 98277-3745. Condolences may be conveyed on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home
Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602
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2215 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602
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