“Ryan is a warrior. Ryan is a survivor. Ryan is our American hero.” Honor & Remember Our American Hero Hometown: Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Ryan Wood attended High School at Putnam City North and graduated on June 9, 2002. Ryan loved alternative rock, playing the guitar and spending time with friends and family. He was respected and revered by everyone he met. Ryan had a wonderful sense of humor and a zest for life and was an accomplished artist. He had received his acceptance letter to the University of Central Oklahoma. This was to be the second chapter of his life, and he planned to double major in art and political science. Ryan enlisted into the Army in July of 2002 after September 11th, and was stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany with the 1st Infantry Division. He served 2 tours in Iraq, his first tour in the Sunni Triangle region in 2004/2005. His second tour was to end on October 12, 2007 and he was to be back home on December 1, 2007 after five years of continuous service to his country that he loved so much. A born leader, a warrior, a patriot, a soldier, he was all this and so much more. He truly cared for the men that he served with, as they were all his brothers. He was devoted to his family, friends, and the men that he served with. Army Sgt. Ryan M. Wood 22, Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near this vehicle. Sgt. Wood, a member of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, 26th Battalion, Charlie Company. Never Forget Army Sgt. Ryan M. Wood Always Remember I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought of you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake from which Ill never part. God has you in His arms, I have you in my heart. (Author Unknown)
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