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Ryan R. Erickson was born in Seattle, Washington USA in the evening of 05 November 1976. He was an average student growing up Lake Stevens and Marysville, Wa. He attended the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Men’s Choir, which by the way was the first in the state. He graduated in 1995 and joined the U.S. Army, and became an Infantryman. After approximately four years in the Army he became a Coastie by joining the U.S. Coast Guard as an Aviator on the beloved Lockheed Martian HC-130H. Within 4 years he was designated, among other things a Navigator, and then transferred to the newer C-130J as a lineman. In 2004, the day after Independence Day he was informed he was accepted to U.S. Coast Guard Officer Candidate School. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington- working for the Coast Guard with his wife Tami and daughter. (01 Nov 2005)