Sgt Andrew Richard Looney
Born: June 26, 1987
Died: June 21, 2010 in Afghanistan
Sgt. Andrew R. Looney of Owasso, Oklahoma was a 2005 graduate of Owasso High School where he played football. Growing up, he spent much of his time enjoying sports and in his formative years, he became interested in history, military movies, and particularly the, Band of Brothers, series. After graduating, he enlisted in the Army. During a deployment in 2007 to Iraq, he was involved in an attack on the Humvee he was riding in. The bomb blew off part of his right foot. He would spend a year of rehabilitation at Brooke Medical Center in Texas, eventually being fitted for a prosthetic. These events might have deterred him from being back on the front lines, but Andrew was eager to get back to where he felt he was needed. So in the spring of 2010, he was deployed to Afghanistan. His Awards and Decorations include, the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert. He died at age June 22 at Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when a suicide bomber attacked their unit. Andrew is survived by his parents, Martha and Cleo Looney, a sister, Joanna, and a brother, Steven. Andrew was a specialist at the time of his death and was posthumously promoted to sergeant.
Army
2nd Battalion
327th Infantry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 9571
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