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.