Ryan

To all soldiers:

Thank you for your service--we are working hard to make sure you have what you need to stay safe and to get you home soon!

Ryan,

I can only tell you having met your aunts, uncle, and brother how much you are loved.

We all gathered in DC to bring you home and to bring every one of you back safely.

Please hang tough.

Ryan,
You have our prayers, and our hopes that your tour will end soon and that you will be safe. We want you and all the troops back on our soil where you belong!

Be strong, and be safe.

Ryan,

Thank you for your noble service to our country.

We want you, and all the troops, home safe and sound.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Ryan...

We are all your aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, friends and loved ones.

With deep respect and good wishes...

Ryan,

Thank you for the service you provide our nation.
My prayers to you and your fellow service folks.
Hopefully, you will return home soon.
Please don't think we don't support our troops we just dont support the cause, the troops are in our hearts and prayers.
Best Regards,
MJacob

Ryan,

I wish for you that the light and love of all life-revereing forces surround you at all times
while you risk your life for others -- the highest
gift one can give to your friends and country.

Alycone

Ryan,

We thank you for your service to this country and we wish you Godspeed for your return.

We marched in California for the return of you and all your comrade-in-arms. May our prayers be answered soon.

The Rasmussen Family

Ryan: That has to be the biggest bummer of all time. Be safe, we want you home.

Ryan,

Hundreds of thousands of people are with you and your family.

That many and more are working for your safe return home, and the safe return of all your comrades.

We are proud of you, we have not forgotten you.
We are fighting for you!

So very many are with you all there, please tell
your comrades that. And you, Ryan.... Godspeed.

To Ryan's family,

We are all with you as well. Peace and comfort
to you at this time.

To Ryan and his fellow soldiers:

We, the peopl, support the hell out of you.
We know that is different from supporting poor planing and letting idiots run wild.
They make your job so much harder.
Stay safe and know you are loved and appreciated.

Marjorie

Ryan,

I support you and all our brave troops.

Not by putting a yellow ribbon on my car, but by asking that you be protected properly.

Not by shouting empty slogans, but by supporting policies that keep your morales high.

Not by supporting false policies of W, but by making sure that you will only fight to make us safer.

My heart is with you.

Ryan,

Know that people who claim to be patriots are the ones who decided that it would be best for you and other soldiers to stay in Iraq. Also know that the real American patriots want you and your fellow soldiers to be back home in America. Hunderds of thousands of us marched on your behalf in Washington last weekend. We all respect and admire your courage and bravery. Hundreds of thousands-and probably millions-of us are ashamed that our current government leaders, who never served a day overseas in conflict, don't believe you deserve the benefits that you have richly earned.

You are brave and noble, and you have my greatest admiration. I am sorry that you and your family can't be together at this time.

If you do get this message, please share it with your fellow soldiers. Let them see that the Americans who boast about supporting the troops really don't give a sh@t about what happens to America's best, and that they only pay lip service to those of us who really care. Help your fellow soldiers realize that the silent majority has been silenced by the corrupt minority.

We on the left, are all working very hard to end this war. We have not been heard or seen on mainstream media, because the right owns it.

I hope you and all the other soldiers who are against this war, know this to be true. The protests on Sept. 24th were all over this country!

http://dianelent.com/s24mobe1.htm

We got it done for the Viet Nam and we shall OVERCOME this one as well.

Peace!
Sandi and Richard

I wish you were home safe right now.. but since that hasn't happened yet, I hope something special, worthwhile and meaningful happens to you during the time you have remaining on your extended stay there -- like a new friendship, or a new understanding. Something that will help compensate for the crummy thing your leadership did in pulling you off that plane.

Please come home safe, and when you get home, tell people about your experiences because sharing the truth is a great way to serve your country someday too.

Ryan

I am adding my best wishes to those above, coming from Seattle.

Please know that millions in this country who do not agree with the way Bush has conducted things are pulling for you and others in similar situations. There are also people all over the world who know you are doing your job but are part of a machine. We are with you.

Ryan and all military personel out there-including their wives and families,

We pray so much for your safty. We promise to keep up the fight at home to end this occupation, to see Bush and Company sitting in a tribunal for warcrimes, and to bring all of you home saftly ASAP!

We respect you and honor the sacrifices each of you have made.

We're so sorry that this administration and the Republican majority refuse to be accountable for all the crimes since 2000--like Abu Ghriab, The war itself (Downing Street Memos), No Body armor, not enough people to really do the job right, etc...

Ryan,

We're proud of you and your fellow soldiers. We pray for your safety and that you'll have the guidance and clarity of mind to do what's right in whatever you do. Take care... and we'll celebrate with your family when you do come home.

Ryan -

Many Americans are doing all we can to ensure that you and your fellow soldiers return home safely and soon.

We support you. We honor you. We respect you. And we want you home now.

Namaste.

Ryan:

You and your family are in my prayers. I cannot thank you enough for the service that you have provided to this nation. I also cannot tell you how awful it is the hear that this service is seemingly without end. It is heartbreaking beyond words that people like you and your brave family have to sacrifice so much, while so many others can just pretend there is no problem with this situation.

Again, my prayers to you for your safe return and to your family for what they have to endure before they get you back.

Ryan and family, your heartbreak is our own. There are thousands of others ready and willing to stand with you. We want you reunited immediately.

In my thoughts and heart till Ryan is safely home with his family again.

CNN just now reporting DeLay INDICTED by grand jury on money laundering charges. This is in addition to the indictment of last week.

Yep. Another 1000 indictments for the bug man and the major ones would be covered.

Ryan's family,

Ryan is in my thoughts. I hope very shortly he'll be returned home to you all safely, healthy and happy.

Dave

Ryan...

When we impeach bush your homecoming will be our very first act.

And on Delay...hehe that vast left wing conspiracy thing is working overtime.

Sorry to infringe on the wonderful story about Ryan but I may have uncovered an important story that is personally disturbing.

It looks to me like one of Ms. Mier's client's is the infamous Bob Perry and Perry Homes, the money machine behind the Swift Boaters and Tom Craddick a name you may become familiar with soon.

Locke Liddell & Sapp's Public Law Practice Named Best Among Texas Law Firms Second Year in A Row; Robert Miller Ranked No. 18 of 50 Top Lobbyists in State
January 26, 2005
Good Friends in High Places: Lobbyists Make the Connection for Maximum Sway
By Mike Hailey
Capitol Inside Editor
Successful lobbying requires good connections - and the partners at the Locke Liddell & Sapp law firm wanted to make sure they had all the bases covered before the Texas Legislature convened this year. The Houston-based firm's public law team felt good about the relationships it had in the offices of Governor Rick Perry and House Speaker Tom Craddick - and Locke Liddell partner Bruce LaBoon was in the process of moving to Austin where he had good connections in Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst's office as well. Feeling sufficiently plugged in with the state's top three Republican leaders, the law firm made it a full sweep by hiring an African-American member of the State Democratic Executive Committee to round out its lobby team. With some innovative thinking, serious contacts and no stones unturned, the number one lobby law practice in Texas one year ago is now even better.

Locke Liddell is a blue ribbon winner for the second year in a row as Capitol Inside unveils the 3rd Annual Texas Lobby Power Rankings to conjunction with the opening of the 79th regular session and the start of our third year in the online political newsletter publishing business ...The public law team at the Locke Liddell law firm leads the list of law firm lobby practices thanks in part to strong relationships that its top lobbyists have with the governor, the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House...

LAW FIRM LOBBY PRACTICES
Locke Liddell has become the go-to law firm for lobbying needs for Houston power players such as "Bob Perry"

Ryan, and fellow soldiers,

Thank you for your patriotism and your service to America. We are doing our best to get you home as soon as possible, and to ensure that you all have what you need both in battle and afterwards. Our thoughts are with you.

BREAKING NEWS...

Texas grand jury indicts DeLay on new charge
House Majority Leader charged with money laundering

BREAKING NEWS

Updated: 6:36 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2005
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas grand jury on Monday indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering.

A different grand jury whose six-month term ended last week indicted him on a conspiracy charge, forcing DeLay to temporarily step down as House majority leader.

Both indictments accuse DeLay and two political associates of conspiring to get around a state ban on corporate campaign contributions by funneling the money through the DeLay-founded Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee to the Republican National Committee in Washington. The RNC then sent back like amounts to distribute to Texas candidates in 2002, the indictment alleges.

Article Continues...........................

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9583433/

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

To Ryan, and all your fellow soldiers,

Our thoughts, prayers and love go out to all of you.

Ryan and family,

The more I think about this, the more I think it's an example of the lip-service the Bush admin. gives to supporting the troops, while pulling the rug out from under them at every turn.

I cannot imagine what you all went through - Ryan, expecting to be on your way home - certainly full of thanks for making it out in one piece. Ryan's family thrilled to have him heading home in one piece.

I have to say cruel and unusual punishment comes to mind - although for no particular crime. It is infuriating to those of us who are working to bring an end to this craziness, and supporting your safety.

You all are in our hearts and prayers and we continue to work for peace and for justice for you and all the troops. Hang in there, friends. We will not forget.

Thanks to Ryan and his family for his sacrifice and his service, it is truly honored!
Ed Schultz played back a sound bite from Stefanopolis's show yesterday:"now we have "inside" the WH operatives saying,Bush and Cheney were in the "plame loop." Anyone else HEAR this one?? Time to get out the orange suits and handcuffs...don't cha think?
Been thinking a lot about "our message" so here goes.
"We are the party of diversity that values families,public education,jobs that bring real prosperity for all,and as we walk with God at our side we value and understand what the creator meant by the "common good". AMEN!!

Ryan- we are praying for your safe return home. I can't imagine how awful it must have been to have been told you were going home and then pulled back into the mess that is Iraq.
My sister's son Kevin was in the first wave of Marines into Iraq, and we all celebrated his homecoming with a huge family barbeque in Mobile, Ala where he grew up. Even though I disagree with this war- I'm proud of my nephew and the sacrifice he made by serving his country, and your family is proud of you too.
The time will come when you will return home- keep the faith while you're over there. We are all proud of our soldiers and the very difficult job they have been asked to do. Even though we might not agree with the reasons behind this war, it's young people like you who have kept this nation safe for over 200 years now. Please know that you're in our prayers. And know that, when you do come home, you'll be welcomed by your friends and family as a hero, just like we welcomed our nephew Kevin. Just keep thinking about tomorrow- it's going to happen.

Ryan,
You get the award hands down: Best Excuse for Missing the Family Reunion. Know that your large extended family is holding hope and love around you, even way out here in Denver. Our love and support are with you through the difficulties and disappointments of your service. Here's praying for the safety of your body, mind and soul; and that you can muster a mindfulness and open heart for the people of Iraq while you're there. We'll keep working to bring you all home. May that day come soon. Reach out to us if it helps. And let your buddies know, none of you stands alone. Sending love, your daddy's Uncle Gene's lost daughter in Denver (Grin) Take care, cousin.

We love you and you remain in our daily thoughts and prayers! You are forever on our minds and we cannot wait to see you, hug you, and make you feel safe once again! We will see you soon! Until then God Bless You! KAK and Family

Ryan,

We love you so much! Please come home safe!
Love and prayers,

The Kellys

To Ryan and fellow soldiers,
The long arms of love and caring for your plight reach out from Belgium, as well. Please take strength from knowing how very proud and grateful we are for your courage, in spite of this awful war. We all have much to do to bring about an end to it and to getting you back home safely. Godspeed, cousin.
Another of your daddy's Uncle Gene's lost daughters, this one in Brussels, Belgium

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS WRITTEN NOTES TO MY SON! IT GIVES US GREAT COMFORT TO KNOW THAT HE IS IN SO MANY PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS AND PRAYER. AGAIN, MANY THANKS! MARY PAT

Mary Pat,

Please drop in occasionally and let us know how Ryan is doing--and is there a date for his return yet?

Ryan, your mom told me not to put anything in writing that I did not want the whole world to see, so I will keep this short and sweet. Casey wants to sell you and your buddies some cub scout popcorn! He says $1,100.00 is his goal and he knows you will want to help him reach it! Grady went to the MSU football game. He now understands why I always cry when I hear the StarSpangled Banner in a crowd of 70,000 people....he thought of you, too. We love you and we want you and your buddies to come home now. So that is what we are praying for these days....that and world peace. See you soon!

The INTERNETs got paper trails and we will not only NEVER FORGET your sacrifices AND mistreatment by our corrupt 'leaders' nor will we ever surrender!

semper fi, shipmate

xBM3

peace

Ryan, please know that our thoughts are with you and your family.

To all members of the military and their families, please, please know that those protesting against this war do not have issues with you, we have issues with the administration that put you in this situation.

We've got your back here at home, and we're doing our best to bring you back safe and SOON.

Dear Ryan and family, Words do not come easily, but you all have my heart, and all the best wishes it could possibly hold.

Ryan,

All of America is behind all of you, the bravest men and women who volunteered to put their lives on the line.

You fight the evils over there and we'll fight the evils over here that deployed you there.

Stay safe, be alert, and come home to your loved ones (it looks like you have a heckuva lot of them!)

Thank you to all for such kind and uplifting words of encouragement-
Ryan- as of Oct. 1st was shipped out of Iraq and into Quwait to await a flight back to the states.
I was deeply moved in reading each comment posted- my brother will truely appreciate it.

Dear Ry,

Can't wait to see your big smile and those baby blues...hear your little buddy has six teeth and skipped crawling so he could run all over the place...must be in the genes..just like you! When you get home, I want to just ride along with you to do the simple stuff like that day we jumped in your Jeep to go get your hair cut, listen to tunes, and feel the breeze--sweet freedom to just do the simple day-to-day stuff together...hear you strum on your guitar (Jimi Hendrix baby) or listen to you tell one of your latest, truly amazing factoids that you just discovered ... guess you can tell I'm missing you and love you bunches! See you soon sweetie--and yes, we are all still one big crazy family waiting to celebrate your homecoming with open arms.

Keep the Faith!

Aunt Katie in MI (Not quite the Artic Circle)

Ryan...

stay strong.. am praying that you are encircled with the light of all those that love you...and feel all that love.

And the love to all the troops there. We are fighting as hard as we can to bring you home.

Ryan your coming come home is cause for many who care for you but didn't know you, to celebrate. Your sister Kara has informed us in a post above and that is a beautiful and shining light for many of us. Thanks again for your service and make sure to thank your entire family for being what appears to us outsiders as incredibly caring loved ones.

Peace and empathy to you and yours.

Ryan and all of Ryan's family,

I just got back to see that you found our messages. You don't know how relieved I am. (This internet seems to work a little easier than messages in a bottle!)

Please keep us informed and PLEASE share all our prayers and wishes with all the soldiers who come across your path.

Our heart is full of worry for all of you. Our anger is directed towards the administation who told their lies and committed their coverups and didn't value your committment the way they should have. Our hearts and minds will feel joy again when we see you arrive safely at our shores.

I'm so glad to know you are receiving our words. AND please if there is anything we can do as to offer kindess, hope, and inspiration to those who are still endangered, please, let us know!

Ryan, Ryan's Family and all the soldiers in Iraq:

You are in our prayers and our hearts. We're praying for Ryan and all the soldiers to be safe and come home soon.

God bless you all!

Don't know why I decided to come back and reread this thread, but I'm sure glad I did!

WELCOME HOME RYAN

Dear Ryan and family,

You are in our thoughts and prayers everyday.

Please know that we support the troops and are working hard every day to bring all of them home to their families.

God bless and protect all of you.

Casey

Ryan- as of Oct. 1st was shipped out of Iraq and into Quwait to await a flight back to the states.
I was deeply moved in reading each comment posted- my brother will truely appreciate it.

Posted by: Kara at October 4, 2005 11:37 PM

Kara,

Please convey to Ryan that we at the DCP join his family in welcoming him back home, whenever that happens, and that we would love to hear from him about his perspectives on democracy and what he found himself fighting for.

No agenda and no rush--we support all of the troops and we are here to learn from each other.

Hi, this is Leah and I just want to say I love you. I have a picture of you in my room and I wake up in the morning to see you. At school I pray for you, Aunt Pat and our family. See you soon!)

love
your cousin,
Leah :-)

Wonderful news that he's out of Iraq! Make sure and post when his feet hit the ground in the good old USA!

How nice it is to read some good news on the blog.

Ryan, we are so happy for you and your family.

I also would like to invite you to share your thoughts with us here. Help us to learn more about your and your fellow soldiers experiences, and also your impressions of Iraqi citizens.

Hurray Ryan! So glad to hear you really are on your way home. Ryan's family, we're celebrating with you!

And to all Ryan's friends still in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, you're still in our thoughts and prayers. I hope we'll be celebrating in the same way for you very soon.

I am so moved by the kindness, wisdom, and thoughtfulness of all who have responded to Ryan's story. It's so easy to get caught up in the disheartening news of the day and feel the weight of it all on the shoulders of those in the trenches. You've rekindled my desire to believe that Americans can come together and support each other through prayer, reaching out to each other and embracing and standing up for the freedoms that our country was founded upon...I'll feel better when Ryan and all of his comrades are back safe in the arms of their loved ones...and I am thankful for opportunities like the democracy cell project to communicate to the world that compassion and showing each other dignity and respect are still very much alive at the grassroots level in America.

Posted by: Katie at October 5, 2005 09:39 AM

So many of us are moved too Katie. You can not imagine the heartfelt relief that I personally felt when I saw your family found Ryan's messages. (I was worried since it took me a while to get it together.)

But furthermore, as I saw Ryan's story told on other blogs/forums, I saw an amazing response of caring and anger as Ryan's story was shared and excitement when people were told that your family had seen the messages (and that Ryan will be seeing them too).

We will heave a huge sigh of relief when you all are reunited, and when ever soldier in Iraq is reunited with his/her family.

WELCOME HOME RYAN!!!

Thank goodness you are well on your way home!!!

We are proud of you!!!

Please, if you can, let your friends in Iraq know our thoughts and prayers are with all our soldiers still there, and in Afghanistan.

(You have a beautiful family!!!)

Well,it is true Ryan will be arriving in North Carolina tomorrow evening at 9:00 p.m. We are so appreciative and grateful to everyone for their kind words and support. Ryan already has orders to return to Iraq at the end of January for his third tour of duty! We are not going to focus on that at the moment, because we know how lucky we are to have him home. I have made a book for Ryan with all of your notes so he can share them with his fellow soldiers. I am anxious to talk to Ryan and hear what he has to say about his time over in Iraq. I am sure Ryan will have alot to share with all of us. Please continue to keep all of the military in your thoughts and prayers and with all the love and support surely our troops will all be home soon.

Again, Many Thanks,

Mary Pat Nett

Posted by: MARY NETT at October 5, 2005 09:19 PM

Mary Nett,

We will.

Thanks.

Hi Ryano,
Hopefully at this point you have safely arrived in North Carolina. We have been praying for you and all of our fellow soldiers, wishing all a safe return home. Words cannot express the admiration that I hold in my heart, for all that are fighting for our country. We can't wait to see your face, as you make that stride towards all of us awaiting your arrival...and with our family I have no doubt there will be lots of posters! Continuos Smiles! Tears of Joy! Endless Hugs and Kisses! And a strong gratitude for bringing you my cousin, Pat and Billy's son, Kara and Corey's brother, Conner's father, Grandpa's grandson, Karen's nephew and friend home safe. You mean so much to so many, we have missed you for so many months and are counting down the hours and minutes to see you.

Welcome Home, Ryan! I'm Rosie and Fred's sister sending this message from Bangkok via Myanmar.

I feel like I know you (I know Corey and your folks) and am praying and working for PEACE in our world so you and all the military can put your energies into helping all have LIFE and work toward life in fullness!

Ro and Fred, I love you, too!

My Rhino,
Better late than never to wish you back to the States, my love! We have missed you more than you'll ever know.
I keep trying to remember that Creed song we kept singing in Kmart's parking lot that sunny day and we were in your jeep talking,laughing, and crying --- trying to figure life out...
I'm glad you're home now and guess what? You don't have to try and figure anything out here--
it is so very straight forward. We love you and just want you home. Doogie

Ryan, hope you're home safe and sound by now. This is another of Fred and Rosie's sisters. We want you, your family, and your companions to know that up here in New Haven, a lot of us send you love and support.
Someone who wrote to you earlier expressed it well:
"To all members of the military and their families, please, please know that those protesting against this war do not have issues with you, we have issues with the administration that put you in this situation."
Be well, Millie