Army Spc. Tyler Ryan is welcomed home to DeKalb

Army Spc. Tyler Ryan is welcomed home to DeKalb by family, friends and supporters Tuesday evening. Ryan returned home last week after a tour in Afghanistan, where he'd been serving since Dec. 21. He's spending two weeks in DeKalb and Leland before heading back to where he's stationed in Alaska.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan returned home last week after a tour in Afghanistan, where he'd been serving since Dec. 21.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan (right) is welcomed home by Genoa American Legion Rider George Limberis before an escort through downtown DeKalb Tuesday evening.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan is welcomed home by well wishers along Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb Tuesday evening.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan (right) poses for a photograph with his father Mike Ryan outside Sullivan's Tarvern in DeKalb Tuesday night.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan is welcomed home to DeKalb outside Sullivan's Tavern by family, friends and supporters Tuesday evening. Ryan returned home last week after a tour in Afghanistan, where he'd been serving since Dec. 21. He's spending two weeks in DeKalb and Leland before heading back to where he's stationed in Alaska. ***There will be a slideshow too -Rob***
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Army Spc. Tyler Ryan (left) and his father Mike Ryan thank supporters outside Sullivan's Tavern in DeKalb Tuesday.