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Andrew R Houghton
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Name: Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton
Age: 25
From: Houston
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton died Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra.
Died: August 09, 2004
Houston soldier dies of Iraq injuries
Associated Press
Age: 25
From: Houston
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton died Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra.
Died: August 09, 2004
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Houston soldier dies of Iraq injuries
Associated Press
HOUSTON — A 25-year-old soldier from Houston has died from shrapnel wounds a month after he was injured during a patrol in Iraq.
Lt. Andrew R. Houghton died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the Houston Chronicle reported. At least 80 Texas service members have died in fighting in Iraq.
Houghton graduated from Strake Jesuit Preparatory School in Houston and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point before he was deployed to Iraq.
Houghton’s parents and newly commissioned brother, Matt Houghton, were at his side.
The family shared details of Houghton’s struggle for his life since the July 10...
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the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident
Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton died Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra.
Prayers & Messages
Andrew R Houghton
2011-07-31
Thank you, Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton for your untilmate scarifice to our great country and to our freedoms which so many take for granted.
Andrew R Houghton
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.