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| Pfc. Andrew Harper |
U.S Army Pfc. Andrew M. Harper, aged 19, from Maidsville, West Virginia, died 11th March 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in an accident involving the roll-over of a vehicle he was in.
Pfc. Harper was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, as a vehicle gunner, one of the Army's most dangerous jobs.
His company commander, Captain Daniel Bourke, recalled him as “one of the finest infantrymen” in his company.
The young soldier is survived by his mother, father, and sister.