GREEN BERETS Savard, Ryan James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Savard​

• FORENAME

Ryan James​

• UNIT

Special Forces Operational Det 1 - Delta​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

12th October 2012​

• AGE

29​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 60 Site 10129​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Sierra Vista,Arizona​

born 27.2.1983 Salt Lake City,Utah​

son of Garett and Marie Savard​

husband of Kayla Savard​

originally from Jefferson,New Hampshire​

graduated Buena High School,Sierra Vista 2001​

entered service 29.8.2001​

helicopter repairman​

159 Aviation Regiment (Company B,7 Bn)​

served 1 tour of Iraq​

SF June 2004​

3 SF Group (Company A,3 Bn) (Sgt)​

3 SF Group (Group Support Bn) 2008​

3 tours of Afghanistan​

Delta Force May 2010​

on 2nd tour of Afghanistan​

awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Defense Meritorious Service Medal,Army Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters​

KIA Khanabad District,Konduz Province,Afghanistan​

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