Spc Andrew E. Lara
Born: December 7, 2024 in Albany, Oregon
Died: April 27, 2024 in Babil, Iraq
Spc. Andrew E. Lara of Albany, Oregon is a 2004 graduate of South Albany High School. Drew enlisted in the Army National Guard June of 2009, and upon returning from basic training reported for duty in Woodburn. He died at age 25 of a noncombat related incident, in Babil province, Iraq. He leaves his parents, Ramiro and Lynn Lara, his young daughter, KayLynn and her mother, Dorothy Justice, and a brother, Joshua Lara, who was also serving as an active member of the Oregon National Guard.
Army
National Guard
F Company
145th Brigade Support Battalion
attached to the
3rd Battalion
116th Cavalry Regiment
Burial is at Willamette Memorial Park in Albany, Oregon
To be updated…
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Andrew, Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. You have been a great loss to our community. You have such a wonderful family and a beautiful daughter. You are an amazing young man from an amazing family. We all wish you were coming home in August with the rest of the 3-116. They all miss you…We all miss you. You were of our own boys serving with all of ours at JBB. Thank you Andrew. You are truly a Hero in our small town and to our family. You will be greatly misssed.
The Ridders Family