Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang

Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang

Andrew S. Dang Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 28, 2005.
Andrew Dang''s varied interests were clear in high school: He worked on the school newspaper, helped start the robotics club, and played on the varsity football and wrestling teams. "He was polite, he was nice, he was super-loyal and courageous," said Steve Sell, a high school football coach in San Mateo, Calif. "He was undersized for a defensive lineman, but he didn''t back down. He''s the kind of kid you would expect to go overseas and do his part because that''s the way he was here." Lance Cpl. Dang, 20, died March 22 when he was hit by hostile fire during a patrol near Ramadi, Iraq. High school teachers remembered him as a strong student who graduated in the top 10 percent of his class with a 3.7 grade point average. Under his senior yearbook picture, he placed a quote from British novelist Iris Murdoch that summed up his view of life at age 18: "We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality." Dang joined the Marines about a month after the start of the war in Iraq and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He had been in Iraq for two weeks when he was killed. Survivors include his mother, Antoinette Medina of Foster City, Calif.

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Houston Eldridge

May 27, 2022

I have Andrew's "hero bracelet" and wear it often, especially Memorial Day. Though I never met him, he is my brother. I served 20+ years and was in Afghanistan '02. I would love to tell the family i have the bracelet to keep his memory alive. I have prayed for his family for at least 17 years. Semper Fidelis, buddy.

May 25, 2020

Andrew was my second grade student at Burbank School in Hayward. He was a sweet boy and I will remember him with love forever. RIP Andrew.
Sincerely,
Mary Paterson-Bright

September 18, 2012

I did not know Andrew but would like to thank him for his military service. I would like to hope that his family is on the path to healing.

April 6, 2012

Dear Family. I wish you all the peace that God can give. Your sons blessed life has definately touched others.You will always be in our prayers.

Peggy Childers

March 24, 2012

March 22, 2012
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang:
Always remembering Andrew. "Some gave all."

Peggy Childers

March 22, 2011

To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang:
Please accept my remembrance of Andrew on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

L Neal

March 10, 2011

To the family of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang:
Please know that just as your loved one will forever remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, will remain with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. May God bless and keep you always.

Jamie Baker

May 29, 2010

I just have to share what a great guy Andrew is to me. Kind, selfless, and smart. I had a great summer riding our Ninja 250 motorcycles to the coast and back with him and he became very skilled at handling the twisties on that machine.

I have stopped riding since. He is sorely missed, but a great and positive memory.

Peggy Childers

March 22, 2010

To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang:
Remembering Andrew on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Kenna Larra

November 11, 2009

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Gina Zanussi

May 25, 2009

God bless you and your family this Memorial Day and thank you sincerely for your service and sacrifice. You aren't forgotten.

Peggy Childers

March 23, 2009

To the family of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang:
Andrew gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

R Collis

July 27, 2008

It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Lance Cpl Dang. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Lance Cpl Dang knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to be willing to do something that most Americans will never have to experience, and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Lance Cpl Dang!

Cameron Crow

June 30, 2008

You are a great friend and brother I know this as seeing you grow up with me you are courageous and strong as will always be you did a good deed to your country and will always be remembered for it in the name of honor I have and I always will have great respect for you R.I.P. your friend cameron crow

ross carlene & cameron crow

June 29, 2008

we personally knew you, and your family we were your neighbors in foster city we feel for andrews family, and will always remember him and his brothers, you were raised with pride and courage and a had a passion for motorcycles and video games, you were a family man, and had very good manners and also very smart, you are loved. your Foster city friends will always remember you!

March 23, 2008

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Lance Cpl Dang!

SHIRLEY DONEY

February 21, 2008

REST IN PEACE LANCE CPL. DANG, TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY THE MEMORIES OF THIS WONDERFUL SOLDIERS LIFE FILL YOUR HEARTS WITH BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
GOD BLESS YOU

Cordy Diaz

February 21, 2008

To the family of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, It is with great sorrow that I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences. Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang will never be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with you always.

Suzanne MacDaniel

February 21, 2008

To the Dang family,

I know at this time there are no words to say, except how sorry I am for your loss. May you hold Andrews' memory in your heart and please remember he shall never be forgotten.

For you every single soldier
Those who served so honorable
Your life was forever altered
While I’m home safe and free
I stand with grateful admiration
I stand respectful and so proud
I know I’m only a civilian
And I don’t even know if it’s allowed.

But I salute you; allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
Even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
My humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.

A Proud Aunt
David M.Fisher
KIA 12/1/04 Iraq

August 8, 2007

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

July 9, 2007

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Lance Cpl Dang and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Aunt of a Marine about to deploy

Garnet Jenkins

March 22, 2007

In Remembrance of Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, on the 3rd anniversary of the day, he gave his life for our Country, with a Multitude of Thanks, for this Brave Young Marine's Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.

Those who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. KIA-Vietnam 1967.

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid, they have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices". - PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN

I am sincerely hoping that you continue to feel the thoughts of Caring and Support that surround you each day, as this Country Remembers Someone Very Precious to you, who is a Hero to all of us.
I am So Deeply Sorry for your loss.

KATIE KNIGHTS

March 21, 2006

I AM TRULY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. HE DESERVED TO FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND HE DID A GOOD DEED. MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY



SINCERLY,

KATIE KNIGHTS

CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

NH

July 5, 2005

My thoughts are with your family, Andrew. God bless.

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