Hero Card 260, Card Pack 22 [pending]
Photo (digitally enhanced) provided by the family.
Hometown: Lexington, VA
Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal
Date of Sacrifice: November 27, 2018 - KIA in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Age: 29
Conflict: War in Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Story text pending…
Sources
Card photo and story details submitted by Ms. Sarah Ross Geisen, CPT Ross’s Gold Star Sister, and Ms. Felicia Ross Arndt, CPT Ross’s Gold Star Wife.
Drew Ross Memorial Foundation
Green Beret Foundation: Andrew P. Ross
Military Times—Honor the Fallen: Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross
VA News, Jan. 20, 2019: Army Veteran Andrew Patrick Ross
The Roanoke Times, Nov. 29, 2018: Roadside bomb claims life of Army officer from Lexington
U.S. Army History Special Operations Command History Office: CPT Andrew P. Ross
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dec. 9, 2018: ROSS, Andrew Patrick
Burial Site: Find a Grave
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