Lt. Andy Houghton has died.

Family of 1st Lt. Andy Houghton ^ | self

[Jalapeno]

Lt. Houghton was severely wounded in July by an RPG in Iraq. He was very strong in his will to live, but alas, God has asked him to join Him.

A previous thread on Andy was posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1175793/posts

You do not know him, and he is no one to you, except someone who has offered his life, so that your's can be free. We are forever in his debt.

Andrew Houghton ’97 who passed away on Monday, August 9, 2004. Houghton, a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, died from injuries sustained on July 10, 2004 while serving in Iraq. A 1997 graduate of Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas, Houghton was active while a student at Strake Jesuit. In addition to being named to the National Honor Society as a sophomore, he was a member of the football and track & field teams all four years while at Jesuit. Also, he served on the Crusader Guard, Yearbook staff, Freshman Retreat Team and Debate Team.

http://www.andyhoughton.org/

(site may be bandwidth challenged today)

[Jalapeno]

Thank you everyone who has offered prayers. Please pray for his family.

[bray]

We will never be able to Thank him or his family enough. Prayers for strength and comfort to his family.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[jtminton]

Prayers sent! Thank you for your service, Lt. Houghton.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

May you rest in peace, dear Hero.

[SirLurkedalot]

Thank you Lt Houghton.

[azhenfud]

With a solemn salute and a bowed head, a grateful heart says "Thank you, Andy".

[sandydipper]

God Bless him and his family. "Greater love has no man than he that lays down his life for his friends."

[TXBSAFH]

Prayers.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return with tears to give You thanks for the life of this brave young man. Thank You for all those who ministered to him in an attempt to restore him to health ... may they be touched by the prayers and love that have surrounded Andy, and may their hearts be inclined to the Author of Life. Thank You that we can know grief and sorrow, yet know that Andy joyfully is in Your Presence. Comfort his family and friends, for a light is gone from their household. Our nation has been blessed by his life and his service ... his struggle has been great, but now he is Home. In the Name of Jesus, we praise You, Amen ...

[baseballmom]

Prayers for Lt. Andy Houghton. May you be at peace with our Lord now, Andy.

God bless and comfort his family and friends.

[Airborne Longhorn]

The entire West Point community here in Houston mourns.

Andy was USMA class of 2001.

"Well done; Be Thou at Peace..."

[cubreporter]

Thank you Lt. Houghton. Your work on this earth was done. Your family was blessed to have you in their lives and so were we. Rest in peace and God bless all those who loved you.

[Atomic Vomit]

God bless you, Lt. Houghton.

God bless your family also.

I thank The Lord every day for Americans like the Houghton family.

Our little girl is 3. She says her prayers every night at bedtime. Her last line is always: "And thankyou God for the brave soldiers who are protecting us."

She will thank God for Lt. Houghton especially tonight.

I'm so sorry and so thankful.

AV

[livius]

Prayers for him and his family. And gratitude for his service - he sounds like he must have been a fine young man, and he is a loss to us all.

[Mamzelle]

For his family, prayers for their comfort.

[beckett]

Prayers for a brave soldier.

[Ol' Sox]

My family and I will pray for the Lt.'s family this evening, and we will thank God for the gift of freedom that He has given us through the sacrifice of Lt. Houghton.

[TMSuchman]

Take your post sir. Your duty is done for now.

[EmilyGeiger]

Oh, so very sorry. I pray everyday for these fine men and women. I hate to see a life cut short, but he was a true hero.