Military
- John Ryan (VC 1857) (1823–1858), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Ryan (VC 1863) (1839–1864), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Ryan (VC 1918) (1890–1941), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Dale Ryan (1915–1983), general in the United States Air Force
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“His ugliness was the stuff of legend. In an age of affordable beauty, there was something heraldic about his lack of it. The antique arm whined as he reached for another mug. It was a Russian military prosthesis, a seven-function force-feedback manipulator, cased in grubby pink plastic.”
—William Gibson (b. 1948)
““My ancestors were all famous for military genius.”
My Lady smiled graciously. “It often runs in families,” she remarked: “just as a love for pastry does.””
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)