NBC4 reports that after 48 years of being listed as Missing in Action, Marine Corps Reserve 1st Lt. William C. Ryan Jr. was laid beside his wife in Arlington National Cemetery the day after she was buried there;
“I did her eulogy yesterday. We had her funeral yesterday in Reston, at St. John Neumann, and today, my dad,” Azzara and Ryan’s son, Mike Ryan, said Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. He was just a day from his first birthday when his father was killed.
Ryan, a 25-year-old from Hoboken, New Jersey, was on a combat mission over Laos on May 11, 1969, when his F-4B was hit by enemy fire.
We wrote about the recovery of his remains in January, and Hondo reported the identification of those remains by DPAA. Now we can report that he has finally joined his wife.
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10 responses to “William C. Ryan Jr rejoins his wife”
Rest In Peace, sir. Welcome home.
Rest in Peace, and welcome home Sir.
Rest Well
And
Welcome Home
God rest you well in your home soil Sir. Welcome home.
RIP, sir.
Damn! It got dusty here suddenly.
May God bless you and your family, thank you for your service. Rest in peace warrior.
Long time coming for this well earned action.
Mission accomplished Trooper.
You may now RIP and join your beautiful wife.
God Bless all of you and a special thank you to those that are doing the work of bringing them home.
It is a special work and much, much appreciated, wherever you perform your duties.
Rest in Peace, William C. Ryan Jr. – MARINE
Dang, combination of allergies and dust going on today.
Rest in Peace Mr. and Mrs. William C Ryan, Jr. Thankfully, she got to know that he had been recovered and was coming home.
Welcome home.