Air Force Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen was one of six service members killed Dec. 21 while serving in Afghanistan.
Vorderbruggen leaves behind a wife, Heather, and son, Jacob. NBC News reported that she was one of the first U.S. service members to be wed in a same-sex ceremony following the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Vorderbruggen, 36, of Plymouth, Minnesota, was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), the main law enforcement branch of the Air Force. She was also the first female OSI agent killed in the line of duty, The Duluth News Tribune noted.
Ariana Bostian-Kentes, president and co-founder of Military Partners and Families Coalition, said in a statement, “Major Vorderbruggen was a person who lived for her family and for her country. She was one of the most friendly and laid-back people you could ever hope to meet and was an accomplished airman, a great athlete and, most of all, a wonderful mom. She leaves an indelible legacy of strength and selflessness to all those touched by her life.”
The News Tribune article is at www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/crime/3910154-minnesota-woman-among-six-americans-killed-afghanistan-attack.