Sgt Ryan Patrick Baumann
Born: September 17, 1983 in Loveland, Ohio
Died: August 1, 2008 in Tani, Khowst Province, Afghanistan
Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann of Great Mills, Maryland lived in Germany for part of his youth, where his mother was a civilian nurse for the Defense Department. After moving back stateside with his family, he attended Great Mills High School, graduating in 2003. Growing up he played soccer, baseball and showed an interest in photography. He won awards for his photography from the School Board and did the photos for a walking guide to St. Mary’s County. Ryan was a quiet, well mannered and a fun-loving young man. He was planning to be married in January 2009 to Lauren, who he had met while in high school. He joined the United States Army in 2004, and had previously served a year in Iraq, from 2005 to 2006. Ryan knew the risk, but he loved the people in Iraq because they appreciated him for what he was doing for their country. He felt he was making a difference. His Awards and Decorations include, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Air Assault Badge, Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-Wheeled Vehicles and Weapons Qualification, M4 – expert. He was posthumously awarded, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He leaves, his father Robert Baumann, his mother and stepfather, Cindy and Gary Lohman, his sister, Christina and his fiancee, Lauren Smith. Ryan died at age 24 in Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Army
4th Battalion
320th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial is at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 8282
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