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 Master Sgt. Joseph J. Andres, Jr. - 34 years old from Seven Hills, Ohio. Two years into studying materials engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Joseph joined the Military and started as a medic in the Army Reserve in 1992. A year later in 1993, he joined the Army. Since 2003, he had been assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Army Special Operations Command based in Fort Bragg, N.C as a communications officer. Master Sgt. Andres was killed on December 24, 2005 in Balad, Iraq of injuries sustained earlier that day when he was attacked by enemy forces during combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq. His unit had come under small-arms fire. Now picture this folks. During Joseph's funeral mass, school children lined a street as the hearse carrying his body drove to the mass. Those school youngsters served as an unofficlal honor guard for Master Sgt. Andres, Jr. as the casket was driven to St. Columkile Roman Catholic Church in the Cleveland suburb. Following Master Sgt. Andres' wishes, his body was buried at Arlington National Cemetary.
**Master Sgt. Andres is survived by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Sandra Andres. His military training includes the U.S. Army Airborne Course, the U.S. Army Ranger Course, the Military Freefall Course, the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, the Static Line Jumpmaster Course and the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course. ====================================================
"I will never forget Joe Joe. He was my bud, my pal, my friend. I loved Jo Jo like a brother, no matter who remembers or what is remembered. I am so profoundly sad to see him gone. The world is a worse and a more unsafe place without him. He truly was a guardian of our country, our way of life, and of our country's spirit. He defines and will line the pages of textbooks for our children and grandchildren to study, learn, and to to admire. Thank God for allowing angels, like Jo Jo, to come down to Earth to Bless us. We weap you. We miss you. We love you. We will see you soon with the Grace if God." |
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