Andres Lazo is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor, writer and advocate for military veterans. He served in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Noncommissioned Officer and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from 2006-2007. He earned a Purple Heart during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq and competed in the 2009 Best Ranger Competition before being honorably discharged from active duty.