| The Ryan McGhee Scholarship Fund |
| To Donate: Ryan Casey McGhee Memorial Scholarship Fund, Box 7352, Fredericksburg, Va. 22404-7352. To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead. Samuel Butler (1902) |
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This scholarship will be awarded to a individual who embodies the characteristics in
which Ryan lived daily. A person who lives there life thinking of others, performing
selfless and random acts of kindness, who is a team player and kind to everyone. This
person will be a shining star of their community and will embody everything Ryan
embraced.
The committee in charge of overseeing the award will be made up of the following
persons (more members could be added at a later time): We will be posting information
on how to apply for the award in the upcoming months.
Steven McGhee
Eric Ludden
Eric Sherry
Ryan's Bio
Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, 21, was an automatic rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion,
75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Nov. 4, 1987 in
Pennsylvania.
He was killed by small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Central Iraq,
when his unit came in contact with enemy forces. The unit was conducting operations to
rid Iraq of a weapons facilitator and suicide vest cell known to be operating in the area.
McGhee was on his fourth deployment in support of the War on Terror with three
previous deployments to Afghanistan.
Ryan served as captain of his football team and received all-district honors as a LB from
Massaponax High School. After graduating from high school, McGhee enlisted in the U.
S. Army from his hometown of Fredericksburg, Va., in August 1, 2006. He completed
One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning Ga., as an infantryman.
After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course there, he was assigned to the Ranger
Indoctrination Program also at Fort Benning.
He graduated from the Ranger Indoctrination Program in February 2007 and was then
assigned to Company B, 3rd BN., 75th Ranger Regiment March 1, 2007.
McGhee served as a Rifleman and Grenadier in Company B before serving as a
Weapons Squad Team Leader with Company D.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Indoctrination
Program, and the U.S. Army Ranger Course.
His awards and decorations include Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Combat Star, Iraq Campaign Medal
with Combat Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon,
the Army Service Ribbon, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge,
Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab.
McGhee is survived by his father Steven McGhee of Myrtle Beach S.C., his mother
Sherrie L. McGhee of Knoxville, Tenn., and his brother Zachary.
As a Ranger, Corporal Ryan Casey McGhee distinguished himself as a member of the
Army’s premier light-infantry unit, traveled to all corners of the world in support of the
Global War on Terrorism, and fought valiantly to “uphold the prestige, honor, and high
‘esprit de corps’” of the Ranger Regiment.
As a man, he distinguished himself everyday with his kindness, love and caring for
others. Ryan will be missed, but never forgotten.
which Ryan lived daily. A person who lives there life thinking of others, performing
selfless and random acts of kindness, who is a team player and kind to everyone. This
person will be a shining star of their community and will embody everything Ryan
embraced.
The committee in charge of overseeing the award will be made up of the following
persons (more members could be added at a later time): We will be posting information
on how to apply for the award in the upcoming months.
Steven McGhee
Eric Ludden
Eric Sherry
Ryan's Bio
Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, 21, was an automatic rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion,
75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Nov. 4, 1987 in
Pennsylvania.
He was killed by small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Central Iraq,
when his unit came in contact with enemy forces. The unit was conducting operations to
rid Iraq of a weapons facilitator and suicide vest cell known to be operating in the area.
McGhee was on his fourth deployment in support of the War on Terror with three
previous deployments to Afghanistan.
Ryan served as captain of his football team and received all-district honors as a LB from
Massaponax High School. After graduating from high school, McGhee enlisted in the U.
S. Army from his hometown of Fredericksburg, Va., in August 1, 2006. He completed
One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning Ga., as an infantryman.
After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course there, he was assigned to the Ranger
Indoctrination Program also at Fort Benning.
He graduated from the Ranger Indoctrination Program in February 2007 and was then
assigned to Company B, 3rd BN., 75th Ranger Regiment March 1, 2007.
McGhee served as a Rifleman and Grenadier in Company B before serving as a
Weapons Squad Team Leader with Company D.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Indoctrination
Program, and the U.S. Army Ranger Course.
His awards and decorations include Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Combat Star, Iraq Campaign Medal
with Combat Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon,
the Army Service Ribbon, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge,
Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab.
McGhee is survived by his father Steven McGhee of Myrtle Beach S.C., his mother
Sherrie L. McGhee of Knoxville, Tenn., and his brother Zachary.
As a Ranger, Corporal Ryan Casey McGhee distinguished himself as a member of the
Army’s premier light-infantry unit, traveled to all corners of the world in support of the
Global War on Terrorism, and fought valiantly to “uphold the prestige, honor, and high
‘esprit de corps’” of the Ranger Regiment.
As a man, he distinguished himself everyday with his kindness, love and caring for
others. Ryan will be missed, but never forgotten.