Frank Bryant

Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., age 37, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died on April 27, 2011, at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. 

Emil Kapaun, Servant of God,
on your way to sainthood,
pray for Frank 

He was assigned to the 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. 

A financially distressed 50-year-old Afghani pilot opened fire at Kabul airport after an argument, killing seven other U.S. troops and an American civilian contractor. Ahmad Gul, the shooter, was killed in the incident.

God help us all, if everyone who is financially distressed, kills others. 

Frank had been stationed in Afghanistan since June 2010, attached to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group.  Military officials stated "He was a great pilot, and a great wingman."

Frank graduated from Karns High in 1991, the same year he brought home the state trophy at 119 pounds. The win led to a congressional appointment to the Air Force Academy, where he was captain of the wrestling team and most-valuable player. He received his silver wings in 1997.

Frank Bryant had served in Iraq, where he piloted an F-16 on more than a dozen bombing missions in Baghdad and helped support a surprise raid aimed at Saddam Hussein and his sons.

Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Frank Bryant is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.