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Andre D Tyson
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Name: Army 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson
Age: 33
From: Riverside, Calif.
Assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif.
Incident: Army 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson was killed June 22 when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.
Died: June 22, 2004
California soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 33
From: Riverside, Calif.
Assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif.
Incident: Army 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson was killed June 22 when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.
Died: June 22, 2004
California soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
TRACY, Calif. — An ambush in Iraq on Tuesday has claimed the life of a California National Guard officer.
Second Lt. Andre Tyson was killed near the city of Balad, located 85 miles north of Baghdad, according to a California National Guard news release Wednesday. Fellow Guard member Spc. Patrick McCaffrey also was killed in the attack.
Both were members of Alpha Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, based in Petaluma.
Tyson, 34, lived in Riverside in Southern California and was an assistant manager at a Glendale Costco store before he was called up for active duty last fall.
“He was one of these people who commanded respect. People looked up to him,” his...
Occupation
the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif.
Incident
Army 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson was killed June 22 when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Andre D Tyson
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.