SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Friday was a full day of events that culminated in mourners saying goodbye to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski at Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville. Frankoski was killed in a helicopter crash on March 8 in Texas.
The day started with a funeral mass at Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph’s Church in Rensselaer. More remembrance took place at the cemetery with a 21-gun salute, a policeman playing taps on trumpet, and a helicopter flyover.
Frankoski had many ties to the Capital Region. She was born in Albany. She graduated from Columbia High School in 2013 and earned her associate degree in social science from SUNY Schenectady.
Frankoski enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2016. She became a Chief Warrant Officer in 2019. The same year, she was deployed to Kuwait. And then in 2021, she was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2.
In lieu of flowers, the departed’s family is requesting donations to a scholarship fund in her name.
A second New York Guardsman, John Grassia, of Schenectady, was also killed in the crash. A third member, Jacob Pratt, was severely injured and continues to recover in a Texas hospital. The cause for the crash remains under investigation.
Zion Decoteau
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