Army 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews, 34, of Dallas died Friday in Paktia province, Afghanistan of wounds he received when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a homemade bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade, the military said.

Andrews was a 1994 graduate of Cameron Yoe High School, where he played football and participated in the One Act Play competition, family friend Rod Holcomb said Monday.

Andrews was an offensive and defensive lineman on the team that his twin brother Jarrett quarterbacked, Holcomb said.

Andrews father, R. G. “Andy” Andrews, said his son’s wife is pregnant and due to deliver soon.

Darryn Andrews’ 2-year-old son celebrated his second birthday Monday, R.G. Andrews said.

Andrews was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, from Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Holcomb said Darryn desperately wanted to join the military but because of an ankle injury and later an attack of appendicitis, he had to try three times before he made it in.

He finally enlisted after completing a degree at Southwest Texas State University, Holcomb said.