Battalion Surgeon of the US Army Andrew Beeghly Honored

Andrew Beeghly, Battalion Surgeon for the 5th Special Forces Group of the US Army, received many medals and decorations during his military service, including the Combat Medical Badge, Army Service Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, and the Bronze Star Medal. The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth-highest individual military award in the US Military, awarded for meritorious service in a combat zone. Andrew Beeghly was deployed in 2013 with the 2-506th Infantry Regiment, the “Band of Brothers,” to Sabari, Afghanistan. Andrew Beeghly’s role in the unit was Battalion Surgeon.

Andrew Beeghly is reticent about the details of his tour, preferring to speak in generalities and praise his battalion-mates than talk about himself. It is a trademark of Andrew Beeghly’s humble demeanor. He does not like to seem as though he is bragging. Nonetheless it is clear that Andrew Beeghly is proud of the medals he has been awarded; they are on display in a glass case in his home.

Andrew Beeghly decided to join the army after he had completed humanitarian work in Haiti; the work convinced him that he needed to devote himself to a higher calling, and the army was there to answer his need.

Prior to his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Andrew Beeghly was serving as an Emergency Surgeon at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. Andrew Beeghly most currently serves as a Battalion Surgeon for the 5th Special Forces Group of the US Army and he works at his medical practice in Pennsylvania a few days every month, continuing to maintain his peak physical fitness by challenging his body to reach new heights, and seeking new outlets for his humanitarian impulses.

Andrew Beeghly, Humanitarian Worker

Battalion Surgeon for the 5th Special Forces Group of the US Army, Andrew Beeghly has amassed over a decade of humanitarian work, going back to his first stint in Haiti in 2002. This track record includes humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the 2005 tsunami in that region, aid work in Bangladesh, and a return trip to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake to help victims of the disaster there. Andrew Beeghly does not even remember how he got started on his path of humanitarian work, but cannot imagine another choice; he loves helping others too much.

In Haiti Andrew Beeghly saw much suffering, and it caused him a great deal of anguish. He resolved to do all he could to alleviate suffering where he was able to, in whatever part of the world there were many people suffering. Humanitarian work makes Andrew Beeghly feel like he is making a difference in the world, however small his individual contribution may be.

Currently Andrew Beeghly works at his private medical practice a few days a month in Pennsylvania after having recently returned from being deployed in Afghanistan with the 2-506th Infantry Regiment. He now serves as a Battalion Surgeon for the 5th Special Forces Group of the US Army. Andrew Beeghly will be looking for future humanitarian volunteer opportunities in the future; of course, he doesn’t want to have to witness another disaster, but if one does happen, he wants to be there on the front lines offering aid to those affected. Andrew Beeghly believes that it is only through the efforts of individuals working as a group that real change and real good is done in the world.