APK Charities was created in 2013, to help us properly honor and remember the life, bravery, and humanitarian spirit of Bob and Helen Keiser's son, Captain Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel. On March 11, 2013, Connecticut native Captain Andrew Pedersen Keel, was killed in action in Eastern Afghanistan serving as the commander of his special forces detachment. He was 28 years old. military and their families to make enormous sacrifices. We seek to raise awareness and support for our active, retired, wounded and fallen warriors and their families and to provide financial aid and material assistance to charitable organizations and causes.