Members of the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department joined other police, fire and EMS personnel as well as citizens of St. Mary's County in honoring Sergent Ryan P. Baumann, United States Army. Sergeant Baumann was killed in the line of duty on August 1, 2008 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Afghanistan.
Units from RVFD along with other emergency vehicles lined the shoulder of the roadway at the County line in Charlotte Hall to honor the soldier as the procession passed. Sgt. Baumann was taken to Arlington National Cemetery where he was laid to rest.
RVFD expresses our condolences to the friends and family of Sgt. Baumann.
Photos courtesy Photographer John Douglass.
Units:
Engine 43 and Command 4
Honorable salute to Sgt. Baumann. Left to right - Members Phil Cooper, Allen Raley, Joe Raley, George Franklin, Matt Langford, Sam Vallandingham, Francis Raley and James Raley
Funeral procession - Sgt. Ryan Baumann, United States Army
