Iron Brigade ready for Iraq rotation

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Iron Brigade ready for Iraq rotation
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, April 25, 2008

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Pfc. John Quincy Adams IV is about to enter Iraq for the second time.

But unlike many of his fellow soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment who also are making a repeat trip into combat, Adams’ last tour was nearly two decades ago.

“He’s like the Michael Jordan of the platoon. He’s getting ready to make a comeback,” said fellow 2-6 soldier Pvt. Adam Holloway, giving the old man of the group a hard time.

Adams, a Gulf War veteran who reenlisted in 2006 after a 16-year hiatus, is making his comeback at age 38.

“The Army is just something that gets in your blood,” said Adams, explaining why he decided to leave civilian life behind during a time of inevitable deployment. And yes, for those who wonder about his ancestry, he says he is some kind of relation to the sixth president of the United States.


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