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Twin Tower Attack
Ryan sat in his classroom speechless. He had no idea what is going on. All he knew was that his country was being attacked. -
Ryan joins the army
In responce of 9/11, Ryan felt like he needed to do something about it. He soon joins the military to take action of what was done to his country. -
Iraqi Prisoners on American press
One year from April 2004 the American press had its first taste of the war. Iraqi prisoners were shown in leashes half naked or fully naked. -
Other Half of War
War is beautiful and scare. This is the scary part of war and the people know the other end of war. -
Two-week leave
Ryan is able to go on a two week "leave". He goes on the leave to visit Heather and celebrate their unoffical anniversary. -
Ryan marries Heather
Ryan deciedes to marry Heather at a young age so that she can get any unfortinate news from the army. This way so that she will know if Ryan will return or not. -
A Taste of War
Ryan and his platoon is sent to the battle front to remove any IEDs laying around . One of the most boringest jobs , but also most dangerous job. -
Sergeant Conklin
One of the soldiers have fallen. After ten months without any deaths this happened all of a sudden. Ryan regrets not knowing or remembering Sergeant Conklin. -
Merry Christmas!
Whos doesn't love Christmas? This year is a little different however. This year it feels like a Docters office. -
A new Journey
Heather and Ryan buy their first house. They can finally start their lives again. -
Ghost of War published
Ryan has his book Ghost of War publish finally having his experiences in Iraq shared with other people. It tells of a life of Ryan Smithson himself and his hero journey in Iraq. -
The Truth
After many months without telling anyone of his experiances in Iraq, he breaks open. He share his story finally to his family including his wife.
