November 19, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- EMILIO ETI FRUEAN GRADUATES FROM AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING

CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECENT GRADUATION OF 18-YEAR OLD EMILIO ETI FRUEAN FROM BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE AIR FORCE IS THAT FRUEAN IS NOW ASSIGNED TO THE 82ND TRAINING WING AT SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. THIS IS FRUEAN'S INITIAL TRAINING AS AN AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST.

FALEOMAVAEGA SAID, "EMILIO IS JUST ONE OF MANY OF OUR YOUNG SAMOAN SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO ARE SELECTING THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AS A POSSIBLE CAREER. AMERICAN SAMOANS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE FREEDOMS PROTECTED BY OUR MILITARY BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. I CONGRATULATE YOUNG MR. FRUEAN AND WISH HIM THE BEST IN FURTHERING HIS DREAMS WHILE SERVING OUR GREAT NATION."

EMILIO ETI IS THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF AMERICAN SAMOA HIGH COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGE, HIGH CHIEF TUAOLO MANAIA TUILETUFUGA FRUEAN OF PAGO PAGO AND HIS WIFE, FIAPA'IPA'I EMILIO FRUEAN, DEPUTY CHIEF CLERK OF THE HIGH COURT.

AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT THE COUPLE TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICAN SAMOA TO ATTEND THEIR SON'S BASIC TRAINING GRADUATION, THE AMERICAN SAMOA REPRESENTATIVE STATED, "IT SHOWS OUR SAMOAN PARENTS' DEEP COMMITMENT TO THEIR CHILDREN. O FEA LAVA LE MAMAO, E LOTULOTU LAVA NAI O TATOU TAMA MA TINA ONA O MATUA FAITAMA E ALOLOFA I FANAU."