DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews, 34, of Dallas, Texas, died Sept. 4 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
He leaves behind a young wife and a little boy. Our hearts are broken. We were with Darryn and his darling family the night before he left for Afghanistan, April 4, 2009. (Darryn is on the far right.)
These guys have been through a lot of tough stuff in life but this may be the toughest yet. Darryn loved these friendships and valued them so much he chose to spend his last night here with us, in our home, sitting at my dining room table. I am humbled by his desire to to fight for our country and devastated that it cost him his life.
I have no other words right now. We will be attending his funeral in Cameron, Tx this Saturday. Would you pray for his family? If this is hard for me, I cannot even begin to imagine how his wife and his mother are standing through this.
"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you."
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Lord Jesus, come quickly.
**More information from another News Source:
"I fly C-17s for the MS Air National Guard. When I landed at Bagram AB on Saturday, we picked up 2nd Lt Andrew's body and flew him to Germany, where another aircraft carried him stateside. His family would have been floored to see the send-off given to him at Bagram. It was impressive. The very least our country could do...."
7 comments:
Oh Lindsay, that is so sad, we will be praying for their family and you guys be safe traveling.
melanie
Praying for them...and y'all.
Lindsay - This is so sad. Allie and I will definitely pray for y'all and this family.
Dave & Allie Alter
Lindsay - have not been able to check the Safran happenings for a bit until today, and am so very saddened. Keeping this family (and yours) in prayer...........
Definitely saying a prayer for your family and for his. I remember reading your blog post after that last night he spent with y'all and getting the chills and the lump in my throat as I usually do when I think of those that are putting themselves in harm's way to protect so millions of people they don't even know.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Lindsay.
Lindsay, I'm sick and my heart is breaking. I will be praying for all of you.
So sorry to hear this, Lindsay. His family as well as yours are in my thoughts and prayers.
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