Ryan's gift and the great task remaining before us
"John Ryan Dennison was a shining light..."
When a young man's story opens by celebrating his life in the past tense, don't expect a happy ending. Unfortunately, not all stories worth telling have happy endings. That doesn't make them any less important.
Look past Ryan's megawatt smile and you may notice a glint of metal on his chest. It is subtle and easily missed. It's a decoration that doesn't call attention to itself, yet speaks volumes.
John Ryan Dennison was more than merely a graduate of West Point, as if that distinction could ever be characterized as "merely" an achievement...
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