Army Pfc. Jake Chandler applied “a very laser-like dedication” in everything he did, his family said, and at 20 years old, achieved the coveted goal of becoming an Army Ranger.

A nationally ranked junior surfer who grew up in Sherman Oaks and Newport Beach and later became a seasonal lifeguard at Huntington State Beach, Chandler applied the dedication and discipline he had for surfing to his goal of joining the Army and working in the special operations community.

“He wanted to do something that was hard in the military, something that a lot of people don’t get to do, something challenging,” said Jared Chandler, his father, who also served for eight years in the Army airborne infantry and the counter-intelligence community. “He wanted to be in an environment with other men that thought l

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