[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF STAFF SERGEANT FRANK E. ADAMSKI III

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2011

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness that I rise 
today to honor Staff Sergeant Frank E. Adamski III of Moosup, 
Connecticut. Staff Sergeant Adamski was killed on March 29, 2011, by 
small arms fire during combat operations in Kunar Province, 
Afghanistan. More than a hundred people gathered in Plainfield today to 
honor him and his service to our nation.
  Frank graduated from Plainfield High School in 2002 where he was a 
well-known and well-liked student athlete who played on the Panthers 
football team. Following graduation, Frank enlisted in the Army and 
served a combat tour in Iraq from January 2006 to February 2007. Most 
recently, he deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 
327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne 
Division at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
  Friends describe Frank as a bright young man who loved his country 
and was passionate about serving in the military. Moreover, he was a 
great family man as husband to Danielle Lee Adamski, also of 
Plainfield, and a father to Victoria, his one-year-old daughter. Sadly, 
he would have celebrated his 27th birthday last week as well as his 4th 
wedding anniversary.
  These milestones, as well as the countless memories, make his passing 
all the more difficult for the family, friends and community who mourn 
his passing.
  Sergeant Frank Adamski served his country bravely, and his dedication 
and patriotism serve as an inspiration to us all. My thoughts and 
prayers are with his wife and family in this difficult time. I ask my 
colleagues to join me and so many across eastern Connecticut in 
honoring the service and sacrifice of this young man.

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