Ryan Jeschke
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- Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, Va., died Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Ryan was born to a family with deep ties to the Marine Corps. His direct forbears served in the Marine Corps in World Wars I, II and Korea. Ryan was a beautiful, sweet, intelligent child who excelled at sports and became involved in swimming and martial arts. At seventeen, he was the Black Belt welterweight state champion of Virginia in Tae Kwon Do. He was a charismatic leader who inspired two of his best High School friends to come with him to the Parris Island. Today, they still call him their hero.
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- Service/branch: Marine Corps
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