War came home to bucolic Frederick County, Maryland once again as we were notified this morning that 1st Lt. Ryan Dennison died in Iraq. 1st Lt Dennison a member of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, and a graduate of Urbana High School died Wednesday due to injuries received by small-arms fire.
The Dennisons, along with daughter Colleen, 23, and Chris, 19, will be heading to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware today as Lt. Dennison's body is returned to the United States. They expect to return today.The staff of The Thunder Run extends our deepest condolences and support to the family of our fallen brother-in-arms.
"We wanted to be there when he came back," Ms. Dennison said.
Lt. Dennison's wife, Haley Dennison, is a U.S. Army soldier serving in Afghanistan and is having trouble getting out of the country because of bad weather, Ms. Dennison said.
His parents are holding off on funeral arrangements because they want to wait until Haley returns, she said. However, Lt. Dennison did not want a military funeral and wanted to be laid to rest in North Carolina near where his grandparents are buried because he loved the mountains there. The family is considering having a memorial service to honor him.
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