War experience changed Marine, family says
Photo credit: Handout | Bart Ryan with his father, Thomas Ryan, who was visiting Ryan at his home near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Marine Sgt. Bart Ryan returned from eight months of combat in Iraq in October 2005 a tormented man.
Although he had won acclaim from his Marine Corps superiors for his service and good conduct, the man who arrived back on Long Island was never able to regain his balance.
On Feb. 24, alone in a Nassau County jail cell, Ryan hanged himself. He was 32 years old.
According to family...
