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First Name: Andrew

Last Name: Olmsted

Birthplace: Bangor, ME, US

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Northborough, MA
Middle Name: James



Date of Birth: 01 February 1970

Date of Death: 03 January 2008

Rank: Major

Years Served:
Andrew James Olmsted

   
Engagements:
•  Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) (2003 - 2011)

Biography:

Andrew James Olmsted
Major, United States Army

United States Army National Guard major who was killed by sniper fire in Iraq on January 3, 2008. He, along with Captain Thomas J. Casey, were the first two Army personnel killed in Iraq in 2008. He was known for writing the blog i>From the Front Lines for the Rocky Mountain News.



Honoree ID: 7556   Created by: MHOH

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