Kuligowski, Adam Michael

Adam Michael Kuligowski was a 21-year-old soldier from Arlington, Virginia. He served as a Specialist with Company B, 101st Division Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Specialist Kuligowski died on April 6, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained during a combat operation. The official release stated he died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy small arms fire.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2009, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a significant troop surge and intense counterinsurgency operations, particularly in the country's eastern provinces.

His death was reported by several news outlets, including The Washington Post, which listed him among local casualties. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other service medals.

Specialist Kuligowski is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Campbell and in his home state. His name is inscribed on Panel 35W, Line 79 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum.

Adam Kuligowski was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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