In Service: Ingebrigt Andreas 'Andy' Riise

Age: 30

Rank: Captain

Branch of service: Army

Hometown: Oakdale

High school: Oakdale, Class of 1996

Specialty: Training officer, artillery

Currently serving in: Taji, Iraq

Family: Wife, Katie and children, Larson and Jonah of Lawton, Okla.; parents, Don and Judy Riise of Oakdale.

Of note: Riise is a 2001 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This spring, he will return to West Point as an instructor. Riise earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1996. His sister, Tiffany Riise Walter-Leijten, served in the previous Gulf War.

The Bee invites local families to submit information and a photo of their relative serving in the Middle East. Send to:
Bryan Justman
P.O. Box 5256
Modesto, CA 95352
or e-mail to:
bjustman@modbee.com