Spc. Andrew J. Castro, age 20, of Westlake Village, CA, of the 101st Airborne Division, was killed on August 28th, when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Babur, Afghanistan.
Andrew was a human intelligence collector assigned to Company B, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
He 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).
Andrew Castro is survived by his father, Hector Castro of Winnetka, CA, and his mother, Carmen Roman of Westlake Village, CA.
Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Andrew Castro is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen
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