Rylander, David E.
Army 2nd lieutenant

David E. Rylander, age 23, from Stow, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: John Rylander and Jackie Rylander

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Home schooled; University of Akron, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2011)
Military history: 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when injurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus was also killed.
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Redmon Funeral Home, Military Times