On Aug. 11, Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann, 24, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
Earlier in the day, a service was held at Brinsfield Funeral Home in Leonardtown. Thousands of people lined the streets from Leonardtown to the top of Charles County to honor the fallen hero on his way to his final resting place in Arlington.
Sgt. Baumann, 24 of Great Mills, died Aug. 1, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Afghanistan.
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A military funeral is an experience that you will never forget. The pictures only tell part of the experience. To those who mourn, God Bless you. He has fulfilled his duties.
Reply to majorhavoc: Something i will never forget.
As someone who went to the funeral for Ryan, it is something i will never in my life forget. i never knew Ryan but i knew of him very well, i had 2 classes with his finance Lauren.
Every single time i hear taps or even see a military funeral or see fighting of Iraq or Afghanistan, it brings me back to that day and seeing all those people along the rode for him. Even the lifetime show called Army Wives reminds me of Lauren and Ryan. I cry everytime.
I cant even begin to express my thanks to him and his family for the sacrifice that he made. His family and Lauren are in my thoughts and prayers everyday.
Sorry I couldn't be more original, but you said what I wanted to..God bless all the families involved and our country! And to John Douglass, the best photog ever! We are blessed and fortunate to have you in our area!
Ryan gave his life for our freedom. Its great to see that so many showed there support for him. May he RIP and may god be with his family & friends during these hard times.
It's horrible to have lost one of our soldiers but amazingly tearful to see how many people paid respects to him. May he rest in peace and know how grateful we are all for everything he had done for our country. Ryan and his loved ones are in my prayers
I wish I could have attended and paid my respects, but as a disabled vet I physically wasn't up to it that day. But know that this young man and his family were in my thoughts and prayers.
