Lance Cpl Joseph Ryan Giese, Usmc

Lance Cpl. Joseph "Ryan" Giese, 24, of Winder, Georgia., died January 7, 2011 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Ryan was born in Lorain, OH and moved to Lawrenceville, GA when he was 10 years old. He attended Central Gwinnett High School and was scheduled to graduate with the Class of 2005 before relocating to Las Vegas, NV and earning his high school diploma. Ryan attended Georgia Military College before deciding to join the Marine Corps. He enlisted in July 2007 and was promoted to Lance Corporal in September 2008. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from September 2008 to April 2009. In July 2010, he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Ryan leaves behind his wife, Brittany Allum Giese of Monroe; his mother, Connie Wascovich of Winder; his father, Larry Giese and sister Brandi Giese of Henderson, NV; his sister Alison Leopard, brother-in-law Mitch Leopard, nephew Carson Teems, niece Emery Ryan Leopard of Cartersville; his sister Jennifer Madden, brother-in-law Jeremy Madden, niece Miah Madden of Alpharetta; his grandfather, George Wascovich of Atlanta; his mother-in-law Kimberly Johnson and brothers-in-law David Johnson and Brian Allum of Monroe; and many uncles, aunts, and cousins. Family will receive visitors at the A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur, GA from 6 to 9 pm Friday, Jan 14th. The funeral service will be at the First Christian Church of Atlanta at 4532 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA at 11 am on Saturday, Jan 15th. Ryan will be buried with military honors next to other heroes in the Georgia National Cemetery off GA Hwy 20 in Canton, GA immediately following the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, the family would love to have donations made to either the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover AFB (www.fisherhouse.org) or the USO (www.uso.org). A.S. Turner & Sons.



Route from church to cemetery:

Turn right (westbound) out of the church onto Lavista Rd.
Turn right (northbound) onto I-285
Take I-75 North
Take I-575 North toward Canton
Exit on Hwy 20, (exit 16), Canton, stay to the left on Ga. 20,
at the dead end, bear left to remain on Ga. 20 westbound
go approximately 5 miles to the entrance to Georgia National Cemetery on right



Funeral Home:
AS Turner & Sons
2773 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
30033

Family Gathering:
Family e-mail address: nosila71@hotmail.com