Army 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation, Fort Drum, N.Y.; attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum; killed Jan. 25 when his helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier in Mosul, Iraq. Mooney was listed as duty status whereabouts unknown after the crash. His remains were recovered Feb. 14.
HIS COMMUNITY WAS DEEPLY TOUCHED
More than a thousand people gathered by the Choptank River on Feb. 24 to mourn 1st Lt. Adam Mooney, who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq while searching for a missing soldier.
Following the memorial service, hundreds more stood on sidewalks and yards for miles, holding flags and signs as mourners drove to the cemetery. One sign read “Thanks Adam.”
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md., struggled to find the words to describe the community’s sadness.
“The sensitive nature of this rural community is that we turn out to do the best we can to absorb the sadness and the grief of the immediate family members and to definitely show, as best we can, our strong appreciation from a grateful nation to that service and sacrifice.”
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