Major Ryan Scott David funeral

HM2 FMF-SW Ret sends us news that Air Force Major Ryan Scott David was memorialized this weekend in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Major David was one of the crew members of the C130 that went down killing four while fighting fires in Colorado South Dakota last week;

Servicemen, family, friends and various onlookers lined Rivers Street and Holmes Drive as the funeral procession guiding fallen airmen Major Ryan David’s body arrived at the Holmes Convocation Center for his funeral this afternoon.

The Caisson Unit, driven by four black stallions and seven N.C. Highway Patrol Officers, carried David’s casket and about 50 Air National Guardsmen marched behind as mourners gave their final respects to the Boone native.

HM2 FMF-SW Ret, who attended the funeral with his daughter says there were about 50 PGR in attendence as well. Major David’s obit says that he was a GWOT veteran, too;

On Sunday July 1, 2012 Major Ryan Scott David, age 35, of Boone passed away in South Dakota while serving his country. He was one of the four crew members who perished on the MAFFS #7 C-130 fighting the White Draw Fire near Edgemont, SD. He was born April 3, 1977 in Bellevue, NE. Major David was an experienced highly decorated navigator and a member of the NC National Guard 145th Air Lift Wing based in Charlotte. Prior to joining the Guard, he had over 10 years of active duty experience in the US Air Force and served on multiple deployments to Southwest Asia.

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