He remembers...

Ryan: channeling the power and strength of the 80's

Even though Johnny Ryan entered the Congregation of Holy Cross' Old College Program, he hasn't forgotten his days at St. Edward's. When a resident, Ryan was swept up in the excitement and euphoria for the malaria war, and without any prompting, he joined his fellow Stedsmen and enlisted his follicles for the cause. And Ryan rocked a mullet like none other with no one able to repel the "80'sness" of his coiffure. While he may not be at front with our boys, Ryan has no regrets about the past and is still committed to doing his part in this war. On his mulleted past, Ryan said, "Shave my head into a mullet with my brothers in St. Ed's?  Is the Pope Catholic?  I would do it all over again if I had the chance: or the kids, all for the kids!"

Still yet, on sending a message of encouragement to at the front, Ryan went on to say, "It's times like these that I am reminded of Mel Gibson's story about the war for Scottish independence, Braveheart, and the many parallels of that story with that of our war against malaria. William Wallace's stirring words are so pertinent, and it is not a stretch to think him saying to us today, 'And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell malaria that it may take our lives, but it'll never take our MULLETS!!!'"

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Braveheart: also story of a war against malaria