This site is dedicated to the memory of John William Adams (1925-2006), Oath Keeper extraordinaire.
After the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, John Adams, then age 16, lied about his age to join the Marines so he could fight those who had dared attack his country. His enlistment date was December 10, 1941, just three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor (see below). As a Marine rifleman, he fought the Japanese from island to island, across the pacific, including at Iwo Jima. We may have good men, but we never had better.
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Date of enlistment: December 10, 1941.
Now that’s what you call stepping up! – but he was not alone. And neither are you.
John Adams was my father-in-law. Once my young son, always full of questions, asked his Grandpa John “how many Japanese soldiers did you see go still in your [rifle] sights, Grandpa?” (yes, my son talks like that) Grandpa John, who usually was not at a loss for words, and never passed up an invitation to launch into a good story, just looked away for a moment, in a thousand yard stare, and then looking down at his grandson simply said “too many.”
Until his death in 2006, he was a dedicated patriot who still took his oath to defend the Republic deadly serious.
May God grant you the courage to do likewise.
Stewart Rhodes
In memory of that sixteen-year-old boy who went to war so long ago and saw things no sixteen year old should ever have to see, and in the hope that his service was not in vain, we dedicate this song:
THE MINSTREL BOY
by Thomas Moore
The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you will find him;
His father’s sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;”
Land of Song!” said the warrior bard,
“Tho’ all the world betrays thee,
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!”
The Minstrel fell! But the foeman’s chain
Could not bring that proud soul under;
The harp he lov’d ne’er spoke again,
For he tore its chords asunder;
And said “No chains shall sully thee,
Thou soul of love and brav’ry!
Thy songs were made for the pure and free,
They shall never sound in slavery!”
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August 31st, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Thank you for that story of a young boy, i pray that we become a nation of morale, ethical, and courageous men and women once again.
October 22nd, 2011 at 1:42 am
I was in the Marines myself, I joined to protect my country not the person that runs it. I was ready to die for my country. Semper Fidelis! So where are you from? The reason I am asking is because my grandpa is an Adams also.
November 15th, 2011 at 7:58 am
My father, also took the oath at the age of 16 – with his mother obviously lying about his age to help him enlist – they put his age at the time at 17. He served in the same places as your father and was always a true patriot of the United States and an Oathkeeper extraordinaire until his death on 1/31/05. God bless all those who served and are serving our great nation.
Time to defend what our forefathers intended this nation to be.
December 9th, 2011 at 1:53 am
Our first position of defending the Republic is to know who our enemy is and he probably is not the one our politicians say he is because the enemy seeks first to check-mate our Government. After the check-mate our enemy sends out we the troops to fight his enemies which ultimately is our republic and ourselves.
December 9th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
this is a great dedication to john adams and well deserved. may there be many more like him they will be needed. not to ruffle any feathers but when i looked at john adams marine corp picture that is posted here, well i thought i was looking at my marine corp picture from boot camp. even my girl friend thought it was me for a minute. i just had to say something about our resemblance. Here’s to you John William Adams from one jarhead to another Semper Fi.
December 20th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
the stark contrast between the constitution vs the titanic has symbolized the awakening of the citizens,like gulliver the lilliputions cannot keep a good giant down, i swear by god……….