Freedom Remembered

Born: August 14, 2024 in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Died: November 7, 2024 in Al Anbar, Iraq

Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn of Manchester, New Hampshire was born in North Carolina, but his family moved a year later to Manchester where he was raised and educated in Manchester schools graduating from Central High School in 2005. While in high school, he participated in the drama club, and never had a problem doing what was asked of him. He joined the Marines during his senior year of high school. Ryan already had a sense of what to expect. After all, his mother had served briefly in the Army, and his father was a Marine. His older brothers served in the Air Force and Navy. Ryan had an incredible passion and he wanted to learn, challenged everything and questioned everything. He leaves behind his father, Thomas McCaughn, his mother, Nicole Cote, his stepfather and two brothers, Chris and Sean. He was killed at age 19 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marines
1st Battalion
6th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Burial is at Pine Grove Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire

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