Andrew James Baldwin (born February 5, 1977) is a U.S. Navy officer, ironman triathlete, television personality, humanitarian, and physician.
He worked as a paper boy, lifeguard, and had his own lawn mowing business to earn money for college, saving $25,000 before graduating high school.
While at Duke, he was a varsity swimmer, member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipman.
Marianas Variety, Micronesia's leading newspaper, recorded that he "is part of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) team conducting recovery operations in Palau.
[9] Baldwin is a Board Certified Family Physician and an MPH Graduate Student at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
Baldwin was also placed on Outside magazine's list of the world's most influential people for the humanitarian work he did in Laos on a military mission where he treated over 600 Laotians in remote mountain villages for ailments such as malaria, dengue fever, parasites, and malnutrition.
[14] Baldwin established The Got Your Back Network, a nonprofit organization that raises money to support the families of the service men and women who gave their lives while serving their country.
He has been involved in numerous charities including the TV Special Stand Up to Cancer, winning the Malibu Triathlon raising money for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles,[17] Best Buddies, Snowball Express, etc.
[23] In October 2009, Baldwin led a Health Ride across Pennsylvania with his father, speaking at elementary schools about the importance of physical activity.
The goal of Got Your Back Network is to "give comfort, answer a special need, offer guidance and bring a brighter day to these families.