Links of Interest
Ryan’s Norelco Commercial
In the summer of 1998, Ryan was chosen as one of four cadets to be featured in a national television commercial filmed at VMI and earned the nickname “Babyface” thanks to the closing scene.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for many of our nation's greatest heroes, including nearly 400,000 veterans ranging from the War Of Independence to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Remembering Ryan
Watch our video to find out more about Ryan’s life, his service, and the Foundation.
War Heroes With Kris Paronto
In the summer of 2019, the Doltz Family was contacted by Fox Trail Productions about featuring Ryan’s story in the pilot episode for a new pro-military documentary TV series. Created and directed by award-winning filmmaker Jack Thomas Smith, who is also one of the executive producers along with Mandy Del Rio and Glenn Novela, War Heroes personalizes American soldiers by telling their real-life stories at home and abroad. Each episode will profile an individual service member or veteran up close and personal, detailing their unique lives, service and sacrifice. The pilot episode focuses on Ryan’s story by having Kris meet with his family, friends, and those who served with him in Iraq to hear their personal memories and experiences. The pilot episode premiered nationally on Newsmax in September 2021.
NJ Run For the Fallen
Each September a group of military runners run one mile across NJ for each of NJ’s active service members who have died during the GWOT (Global War on Terror). Their goal is to raise awareness of the lives of those who have died, to rejuvenate their memories and keep their spirits alive, to support organizations that aid the families of those killed, and to aid in the healing process for the native NJ residents whose lives have been affected by war.
Homes For Our Troops
The mission of Homes For Our Troops is to build and donate specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives.
Backpacks for Life
Backpacks For Life works to provide a unique and personalized support system for homeless and at-risk veterans struggling to reintegrate into civilian life.
Operation Jersey Cares
Operation Jersey Cares aims to honor those men and women who provide us the blanket of freedom we all sleep so soundly under. OJC will continue to support those who are currently deployed, proud veterans, as well as loyal military families.
Wreaths Across America
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, this organization’s mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 3,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.