June 13 (UPI) --After living a life of secrecy, a decorated Vietnam veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Army Col. Edward Thomas Ryan of New York, who recently lost a battle with intestinal ...

85-year-old veteran comes out as gay in viral obituary <p>A portrait of Edward Ryan of Albany, a retired U.S. Army colonel, chosen by Ryan to accompany his obituary.

Col. Edward Ryan, 85, came out as gay in his viral obituaryEdward Thomas Ryan was 85 when he died on June 1 in Albany, New York. Retired from a career in service — as a U.S. Army colonel, in his ...

After a lifetime of secrecy, a decorated Army veteran from New York has come out as gay in his obituary. In a final message to the world, Col. Edward Thomas Ryan of Albany, 85, said he had always ...

85-year-old veteran comes out as gay in viral obituary <p>A portrait of Edward Ryan of Albany, a retired U.S. Army colonel, chosen by Ryan to accompany his obituary.

Retired from a career in service — as a U.S. Army colonel, in his community's fire department, American Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks — his self-penned obituary starts with a catalog ...

Edward Thomas Ryan was 85 when he died on June 1 in Albany, New York. Retired from a career in service — as a U.S. Army colonel, in his community's fire department, American Legion, VFW, Knights ...

85-year-old veteran comes out as gay in viral obituary <p>A portrait of Edward Ryan of Albany, a retired U.S. Army colonel, chosen by Ryan to accompany his obituary.