Born: June 6, 1982 – Pasadena, California
KIA: October 17, 2006
1/68 Headquarters Company, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, US Army
SSG Ryan E. Haupt was killed on October 17, 2006. He was among three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq, about 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. Ryan was to be one of the first groups from his battalion to be home by October 29th, 2006. He never made it back to his earthly home, but went home with our Lord. He was actually escorting his unit’s equipment when the bomb exploded.
Ryan was a member of the Army’s elite sniper section assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment in the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson. He was an expert marksman. And was one of the best. His sniper squads were responsible for making roads safer in their area of Iraq. He had been serving in the U.S. Army for 6 years.
He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star posthumously, and had also received the following medals and awards: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, 2 Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon. He also received the Sniper patch and the Manchu Mile belt buckle.