Memorial Tribute
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Sergeant Adam Leigh Cann, 23, of Davie Florida, died trying to protect his comrades and civilians at a police recruitment center in Ramadi, Iraq at approximately 7:40 a.m. on January 5, 2006. Sergeant Cann, part of the military police, sensed trouble when his police canine Bruno became agitated at the possible scent of explosives nearby. According to fellow Marines, Cann did not wait to take action to save people around him. He stood between the man that would become a suicide bomber with about 18 pounds of explosives in a vest with grenades and ball bearings contained within it. Eighty were killed and five marines including Sgt. Cann were killed in the attack of approximately 1,100 men that were attending the last day at the police recruitment center of a four-day screening drive volunteering to help revive the violent city’s defunct police department. Sgt. Cann joined the Marine Corps on Nov. 27, 2000. He was a member of the military police assigned to Security Battalion, Marine Corps Base in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sergeant Cann was on his second Iraqi tour in his second enlistment with the military. He already had served one tour in Afghanistan and another in Iraq and was scheduled to end his tour in March. While in Iraq, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. His personal awards include the Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon. Sgt. Cann also was in charge of five other K-9 units spread between five bases.
