Andrew McLaren

Andrew was conceived in California and was born in Staten Island N.Y a borough of New York City and was put into an orphanage in Manhattan where he was later adopted by a family in Yonkers N.Y. He was a successful fashion model before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in October 2001. Andrew was in Manhattan on September 11th, 2001 an experience that he will never forget. In 2003 while as a Marine in an elite anti terrorism unit Andrew deployed to war torn Liberia and in 2005 he deployed to Iraq during the most dangerous period of the Iraq War before the surge. Andrew received a Honorable Discharge and numerous medals for his service to his country. In 2006 he worked for BlackwaterUSA as a State Department contractor conducting armed protection for U.S government convoys as well as providing diplomatic security in Iraq and augmenting the secret service.