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| Name |
Ryan J. Baum |
| Serial Number |
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| Highest Rank |
Sgt |
| Service Branch |
Army |
| War/Action |
Iraqi Freedom |
| Date of Birth |
6/23/1979 |
| Place of Birth |
Aurora |
| Home Town |
Aurora |
| Date of Death |
5/18/2007 |
| Place of Death |
Karmah, Iraq |
| Place of Burial |
Castle Wood Canyon/ Fort Logan |
| Circumstances |
KIA |
| Biography |
Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in Karmah, Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort
Richardson, Alaska
Youngest Jump Master in US army
Received Purple Heart
Went to Smoky Hill HighSchool graduated 1996
Was supposed to return home 6 hours after death for birth of daughter. Leia Ryan Baum was born May 29th, 2007.
Loved hiking, camping, Castle Wood Canyon in Parker, his family, his wife and was so excited to meet his daughter.
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