submit a death
contact us
LOGIN
or
SIGN UP
MyDeathSpace.com
all
articles
forum
HOME
ARCHIVE
FORUM
MISSING PERSONS
CRIMINALS
Army Spc. Andrew Weiss (28) died after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle
Filed Under:
War-Related
Published: Nov 12, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Andrew Weiss (28)
Date:
May 03, 2007
Cause of Death:
Improvised Explosive Device
Location:
Baghdad, Iraq
URL:
view their profile
A soldier from West Lafayette has been killed in Iraq.
Army Spc. Andrew R. Weiss, 28, died Thursday in Baghdad after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, military officials said. He was one of four soldiers in the vehicle.
Weiss was on his second tour of duty in Iraq, said his mother, Judith Weiss of West Lafayette.
"He thought that the cavalry was right for him. He was an excellent soldier, quite the hero," she said.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas.
Judith Weiss said she last saw her son in August. Andrew Weiss attended West Lafayette High School and Vincennes University and enlisted in the Army just before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He re-enlisted this year.
"He was a building-construction major and jobs weren't too hot," his mother said.
Weiss and his wife, Margaret, have two children, ages 3 and 1. The family lives near Fort Hood.
Related Article(s):
Andrew R. Weiss dies of injuries from I.E.D.
«
go back to article archive list
article loaded in 0 ms
Latest Articles
Former Notre Dame star and NFL player Louis Nix (29) found dead several days after going missing
Former Notre Dame and NFL football player Louis Nix, who had been reported missing earlier last week, was found dead on Saturday, family members told two Jacksonville television stations. He was 29.
read more...
Dispute over mask-wearing led to murder of Tulane Police Officer Martinus Mitchum, 38
A 35-year-old man was arrested Friday night for the murder of a policeman, according to Orleans Parish jail records and the NOPD.
read more...
Dalton Ramsey (19) found shot to death in a West Virginia residence
Detective Sgt. Steven Sommers identified the victims as Dalton Ramsey and Josh Williams, who both live in the county.
read more...
Dylan Millikan died from the effects of fentanyl and heroin
Manner ACCIDENT Cause A EFFECTS OF FENTANYL AND HEROIN
read more...
SF Programmer (Chris Woitel, 50) found dead in his apartment building over a month after he went missing
The body of Christopher Woitel, 50, was discovered "hidden from plain view" in a 3-foot-high crawl space above his bathroom, police said.
read more...