Posted on 12/24/2005 7:11:51 AM PST by AliVeritas
The first bullet struck Cpl. Eddie Ryan above the right eyebrow and bored through the frontal lobes, the seat of personality and memory in his brain. Traveling at about a half-mile a second, the bullet generated a shock wave that widened as it went. The pressure crushed brain cells into jelly. The hunk of metal slammed into the left side of his skull and shattered. A second bullet came from the opposite direction. It sliced through the back of his lower left jaw and burst out his chin. Ryan collapsed on the Iraqi rooftop in Ramadi where he and two fellow snipers crouched. The Ellenville native was bleeding, unconscious, and bullets rained down around him. It was 7 a.m. April 13. Eddie Ryan was as good as dead. He was 21.
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Notre pere qui etres aux cieu, que votre nom soit sanctifier,
que votre reigne arrive, que votre volunte soit faite, sur la terre comme au ciel.
Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
What a great idea....not only a way that we could communicate with him...
but possibly therapy, physical and tactile, for him!
Hopefully, Ali will be able to find out for us.
I know that she said yesterday..that she was going to be around here on Christmas...so maybe we can ask her.
Merry Christmas, McGavin..great idea.
What an inspiring story! My heart and prayers go out to this young man!
bttt
I just saw this. It takes me putting some money in the account. I'll try to do that when I get back home tomorrow.
I keep thinking of the long trip to Germany wondering if Eddie would be alive when they got there. This is one strong family.
Is that the best you can do, newbie??
How sad......
Thanks for the heads up.
I know you have a soft spot in your heart for Marines.
I heard Eddie's dad on the radio with Mark Levin. He said Eddie loves hearing from people...
God bless Ed and his family and do all that He can to help Ed heal.
God bless and heal the other patriot warriors who are recovering and need our prayers too.
Geez, this post needs a huge "tissue alert" at the top. I am overwhelmed at reading what he's been able to do. God bless him.
You started the "fire" dude, so don't blame me because the rest of us think you're an a**hole.
Sancrosanc? Let's just say I have more respect for a kid who volunteered to defend his country, and now is fighting back to have a normal life, than I do for a pathetic excuse of a human being like you.
And much more polite than necessary......
I'm not sure where men like this come from, but, I thank God for them!!
Unbelievable they are!! They are a source of enormous pride for our country.......
Concure.
Semper Fi !!!!
It is truly an HONOR meeting you, & your BEAUTIFUL LOVING family over the Christmas & New Years Holiday !
You truly are GREAT AMERICANS !!
Love, Support, & Prayers to you Sgt. Eddie Ryan & to your family !!
Su & Hu O. ..... THANK YOU !!
Upstate, NY
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