David Becker

Please help us honor our USACAPOC(A) Fallen:
Sgt. Adam L. Knox was born on January 26, 1985, in Ohio. He was a trained psychological operations non-commissioned officer assigned to the 346th Psychological Operations Company, Columbus, Ohio.
He died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered enemy small arms fire Sept. 17, while deployed to combat supporting the Global War on Terrorism.
A resident of Hilliard, Ohio, Knox entered the Army in Columbus on July 23, 2003, as a PSYOP specialist after his graduation from Westland High
School, Ohio.
Knox began his military career at Fort Jackson, S.C., where he attended Basic Combat Training. He then went on to attend 13 weeks of advanced individual training at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, N.C.,
where he studied to be a Psychological Operations Specialist.
In June 2004, Knox completed the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Ga. Three months later, he completed the Air Assault Course at Fort Campbell, Ky. Knox also earned his Polish Parachutist Badge in December of the same year during Operation Toy Drop, a joint, combined airborne operation held at Fort Bragg.
Knox’s military training included Basic Combat Training, Psychological Operations Specialist Course, Professional Leadership Development Course, Basic Airborne Course, Air Assault Course and the Combat Lifesaver Course.
Prior to this assignment, Knox was employed by S P Richards Inc. of Columbus, Ohio. Additionally, he was working toward a career in contracted force protection. In 2005, he graduated from the Blackwater Training Center’s Force Protection Personal Security Course.
His military awards included the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Polish Parachutist Badge and the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge.
Knox is survived by his mother, Deborah, of Hilliard, Ohio, and his brothers, Tony and Tommy, both of Columbus, Ohio.

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