Spc Andrew Jordan Castro
Born: January 11, 1990 in Los Angeles County, California
Died: August 28, 2010 in Babur, Afghanistan
Spc. Andrew J. Castro of Westlake Village, California is the oldest of three boys, and attended Westlake High School where he played linebacker on the football team, wearing football jersey #45. Known best by his initials, A.J., entered the Army in June 2008 and arrived at Fort Campbell in February 2009. His Awards and Decorations include, Meritorious Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Weapons Qualification, M249 machine gun (expert). A.J. had been in Afghanistan less than a month. He leaves his father, Hector Castro, his mother, Carmen Roman, and his brothers, Ryan and Steven. He died at age 20 in Babur, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Army
2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
2nd Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial is at Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California
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