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10/15/2012 6:23:57 AM EDT
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Oct. 13, in Khanabad District, Afghanistan, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations.  He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N. C. Before joining Delta in 2010, Ryan served as a Green Beret with the 3rd Special Forces Group. He served one deployment to Iraq, and five to Afghanistan.

Godspeed, Ryan.



10/15/2012 6:45:58 AM EDT
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10/15/2012 8:19:57 AM EDT
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10/15/2012 8:27:21 AM EDT
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Rest in peace.





10/15/2012 10:14:39 AM EDT
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Ryan was one of my students in U S Constitution 00-01 class.  He was also quite a 'card' on the 4 bus loaded with seniors Disneyland trip.  He sat at the rear of the bus with a bunch of other guys who had enlisted and were reading a bunch of gun magazines Matt Syzmestic (Sheriff's Deputy) and I had brought along.  (Matt sat in back with these guys )  Ryan told me, "Coach I'm gonna kick ass and come back and tell you war storiies."  
I cried last night and just managed to write this after I had a good talk with Col Bill Henson who was the ROTC Cdr at the time.
10/15/2012 11:52:06 AM EDT
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^ sorry threefeathers.....you seem to have more than your share of these threads.

RIP
10/15/2012 12:14:37 PM EDT
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10/15/2012 8:15:45 PM EDT
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Buena is a school that serves the military community.  High percentage of students, especialy athletes enlist.
10/15/2012 9:20:26 PM EDT
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A lot of the AZ KIAs fly in to Luke AFB. If I hear anything about him, I'll let you guys know. I got to experience a returnee a couple of years ago. It was hard to stand silently in formation while the family was crying.
10/16/2012 3:15:23 AM EDT
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Rest in peace.  
10/16/2012 11:30:15 AM EDT
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RIP.
10/16/2012 12:19:09 PM EDT
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RIP.
10/16/2012 4:50:28 PM EDT
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