Freedom Remembered

Born: May 3, 1980
Died: January 19, 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett of Knightdale, North Carolina  joined the United States Air Force at the age of 18 after graduating from East Wake High School in 1998. He went on to earn two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree in criminal justice and political science. Adam received the United States Army Bronze Star for his work as a team leader for Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) with the 20th Civil Engineering Squadron during Operation Andar in Afghanistan. In addition to clearing thousands of roadside bombs and destroying hundreds of thousands of enemy weapons on the battlefield, stateside, Tech Sgt. Ginett also led units charged with sweeping the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. and Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., for bombs in preparation for the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions. Having already served two tours of duty in Iraq, Tech Sgt. Ginett was on his second tour of duty to Afghanistan. Adam died at age 29 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.
Air Force
31st Civil Engineer Squadron
Aviano Air Base, Italy

Burial is at Raleigh Memorial Park in Raleigh, North Carolina

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