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 ...

Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, 85, revealed in his obituary that he was gay and that he had been in a quarter-century relationship with the "love of my life." He will be buried next to him.

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.

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.

He died June 1, 2024, at age 85, and used his obituary to announce publicly for the first time that he was a gay man.</p> Advertisement 85-year-old veteran comes out as gay in viral obituary ...

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.

He died June 1, 2024, at age 85, and used his obituary to announce publicly for the first time that he was a gay man.</p> Advertisement 85-year-old veteran comes out as gay in viral obituary ...