Shane Adcock killed by roadside bomb

A soldier from Mechanicsville is dead after being killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Shane Addock's mother, Vera, says, "There were two Army soldiers at the door, and I went, ‘Oh my God ... No.'"

Vera Adcock describes the moment she heard the knock at the door and realized her worst fears were about to come true. She says, "I just went to the door and looked at them and like please go away, you're at the wrong house please go away."

She and her husband learned their 27-year-old son Shane was killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb. It was gut wrenching news that came at a time of great joy and celebration in their family.

Shane's sister, Shannon, had just given birth to twin boys just five days before his death.

Shane's sister, Shannon, says, "It just doesn't seem real, that was my only brother, he never even got to meet them, he was just talking about coming home in May and meeting the babies."

Not only will Shane never get to meet his nephews, he'll also never have the family he'd just started. Shane was a newlywed, married only four months. He and Jennifer made their vows in June, a month before he deployed to Iraq.

His widow, Jennifer says, "He was my knight, in shining armor, you know ... He was perfect ... He was everything I'd wanted in a husband."

Shane's family says he lived life to the fullest, making every moment count. They know he's in heaven now, watching over them, a special guardian angel to his nephews.

From WRIC 8