Second Lt. David Rylander Killed in Afghanistan
The 23-year-old from Stow was killed in action May 2, 2012.
Second Lt. David Edward Rylander, 23, of Stow was killed in action in Logar Province, Afghanistan on May 2, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today that Second Lt. Rylander died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Second Lt. Rylander, 23, was born on Oct. 14, 1988 in Akron. He was a graduate of home school where he excelled academically and he was an accomplished pianist, member of the Cuyahoga Falls Tigersharks swim team and an Eagle Scout, according to Redmon Funeral Home. Also killed during the attack was Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus, 34, of Charlotte, North …
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11:45 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
God bless this humble servent of our country and of to Christ. Thank you for your service to our country. My thoughts and prayers will be to the family. Rip .sir more ›