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SSG Ryan S. Ostrom's Biography
SSG RYAN S. OSTROM SERVED WITH COMPANY B 1-109 th INFANTRY (MECHANIZED), 2 ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 28 th INFANTRY DIVISION, WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
SSG OSTROM GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE TO HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS KILLED DURING A COMBAT MISSION IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 05-07. SSG OSTROM'S DEDICATION TO DUTY AND LOYALTY TO HIS COUNTRY WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY & PA National Guard:
- BRONZE STAR MEDAL
- PURPLE HEART
- MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
- ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (3 RD AWARD)
- GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
- ARMY RESERVE COMPONENTS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
- NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (2 ND AWARD)
- ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
- IRAQI CAMPAIGN MEDAL
- GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL
- ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL W/M DEVICE
- NONCOMISSIONED OFFICER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIBBON
- ARMY SERVICE RIBBON
- OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON
- NATO MEDAL (YUGOSLAVIA)
- COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE
- OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR
- AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
- PENNSYLVANIA MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
- GEN. T. R. WHITE MEDAL
- GEN. T. J. STEWART MEDAL
- PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNORS UNIT CITATION (2 ND AWARD)
ON MARCH 29, 2004 ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS, RECEIVED THE AMERICAN SOLDIER DEFENDER OF FREEDOM AWARDS “GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM”. MULTI-NATIONAL BRIGADE (NORTH) CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION DURING THE TRANSITION CEREMONY FROM MND(N) TO MNB(N ).
RYAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE LIBERTY COMMUNITY, ATTENDED SCHOOL IN LIBERTY, COLLEGE AT MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY AND ACTIVELY EXCELLED IN SPORTS. AS A WEBELOS HE COMPLETED HIS ARROW OF LIGHT IN CUB SCOUT PACK 2020, PLAYED BASKETBALL, SOCCER, LOVED BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL IN SCHOOL AND OUT. THROUGH RYAN'S DEDICATION AND PERSISTENCE HE EXCELLED IN MANY AREAS OF HIS LIFE AND REMAINS A ROLE MODEL TO THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.
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