The Real World Presents: Return To Duty

Real World Presents: Return to Duty
The Real World Presents: Return To Duty

Posted 11/11/09
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Ryan and his loved ones cope with the ups and downs of Ryan being recalled to active duty in Iraq.

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Anthony Joshua Vazquez (9/9/2010 6:43:23 PM)

God Bless Ryan Conklin HOOAHHHHH

Brad Mostert (6/21/2010 11:50:06 PM)

nice knee pads around the ankles CONKLIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Dicky Lyon (5/3/2010 11:21:33 AM)

Great job Ryan. We are proud of you and pray that all of our military will be safely home as soon as possible.

David Mcabee (1/7/2010 4:16:11 AM)

A big thank you to all our men and women in the armed services !!! Thanks Ryan !!!

diiandraax3 (1/5/2010 10:18:12 PM)

so although you are pretty much home, I just watched this today, and I teared up more than once. you are a hero. you were probably my favorite cast member from any RW season. and you're from PA, awesome. Welcome home. :)

swope904 (1/2/2010 10:55:41 AM)

also i see alota crazy comments dissing ryan and people defending him i mean honstly. anyone that says hes not a soilder has never been oversees to anthor country where random people try to blow you up or jump out and shoot an rpg at ur ****** and explodes like you can be as tuff as u want but that never stops the possibilty of dieing? i mean even if being solider means dieing for your country no one say it was easy or fun i mean really who actaully wants to die? its a life threating job. i mean. i just dont understand it. again ryan thanks for serveing and not just you everyone that has served America since its beggining. the army COULD NOT be what it is today if everybodys not working together as one. thats the reason we are such a great country. not thinking about just one person working together and porgessing towards something greater. thats the reason we are such a great country and theres nothing stronger then an american soilder. PERIOD

swope904 (1/2/2010 9:59:57 AM)

thanks for servin ryan foreal man. makes a diffrence in the world. not one person but everyone working together. plan on doing my time soon.

Ronnie Ray Weathers (1/2/2010 7:05:08 AM)

i really respect ryan and he's journey to go back to Iraq and serve are country.. one day i will too.. i hope that all of you watch this learn how the military is handling Iraq and Afghanistan.. support your fellow solder.. i have 9 friends that are in the army and all of them at some point went ether to Iraq or Afghanistan 1, 2, or 3 times but they never fail and one day they won't have to go there again when its the real mission accomplished... from me to you ryan, next month come home save.. we salute you..

Danyelle Marie (12/19/2009 7:15:42 PM)

I agree that the people ranting that Ryan is being disrespectful and selfish are completely ignorant. First of all, I would like to point out that what you see on this documentary is what MTV wants you to see...you are not seeing everything that Ryan and his fellow soldiers put out there. MTV cuts and edits quite a bit. They probably taped this over a period of several months and all that you see is an hour of footage. People thank Ryan because he is a soldier that we feel we know on a certain level because of his presence in the media. If we meet someone on the street, do we not thank them for their service? We do not usually say thank all the troops when we meet just one soldier. It is not that we do not appreciate ALL the troops. It is simply that we are being presented an opportunity to thank one PERSONALLY at that time. Second, I would like to state that if you read Ryan's blog, especially the one commenting on this documentary, that he SPECIFICALLY states that he is NOT the ONLY soldier fighting in this war and ASKS people to include the rest of the 100 of 1000s of troops serving in their thanks and prayers. So maybe you shouldn't be so quick to judge and try harder to get all the information before you make such a horrible statement about a person...especially a person who is also serving our country...

Lauren (12/10/2009 7:50:44 AM)

what happened to Bell?

Kaitlyn Allen (11/29/2009 4:50:28 PM)

This documentary has really helped alot of people I think, or at least I know it has helped me understand. I currently have a brother who has just returned from IRAQ and I pray everyday knowing he is safe and back in the states. My family was told he would not be returning over to the middle east but to my surprise he is returning to AFGHANISTAN next June. I understand what Ryan's parents and family are going through. It is some of the hardest times I had to go through knowing my brother may never return home. I think what Ryan does is very courages and strong. He should be acknowledged for what he does whether you agree with it or not. He is doing a job that no one else would want to do. God bless Ryan and his family. God Bless all the men who are serving our country.

KayleeandMaycee Rust (11/27/2009 5:11:43 PM)

First of all I dont think its disrespectful or wrong for a soldier to say it sucks to do there job. Its fine to complain in fact it is one of the best things they can do to release there stress. It just so happens that he has a camera to complain to. Its not like hes holding a sign protesting hes simply stating his opinion and these so called wives with there comments on here about there husbands being downrange for 2 yrs you are full of shi$ the army has regs on the amount of consecutive days you can be downrange. I am all for Ryan and his family my husband just got back and he was lucky he had it alot better than Ryan but I think people need to relize soldiers have a right to complain it gets there feelings and frustration out however the army does restrict the way you complain and you sign a piece of paper agreeing to that. Thank u to all the men and women who serve and there families who go through hell with them.

theycallmepap (11/24/2009 1:34:10 AM)

Honestly?? For all of you saying Ryan is disrespectful, you need to take a step back. I guarantee you not a one of those soldiers fighting for our country are glad they are where they are. That being said, I think they are brave and very proud to be fighting for our country. But I guarantee you every single soldier lives for the day they get to come home. None of them want to stay out there any longer than they have to. Not to mention, Ryan said it would be easy to get out of if he had to, but he wouldn't do that. Going back to Iraq is something he knew he HAD to do. But of course he's not going to like it...I think it's very disrespectful of you people to be saying those things about him while he's over there fighting for YOU. If you think it's such a treat to be in their shoes, then you go do it, and I'd love to see you do it without complaining just once.

theycallmepap (11/24/2009 1:27:22 AM)

This was such a great show. I have no relatives or anyone, for that matter, who is or has served time...so it was really interesting to see what it is like over there. It wasn't like I expected, at all. But thanks to all of our troops, and I hope Ryan and his brother come home safely. I'll pray for them both, and their family.

R2024 (11/23/2009 2:27:31 PM)

Thanks to all of our troops out there. We do not say it enough. Ryan, I hope you return home safe along with your brother.

Michelle (11/19/2009 10:54:42 AM)

Thanks to MTV for keeping us updated since Ryan received the news of his second deployment. I will pray that he, his brother, and all US military personnel will arrive home safely and soon!

junior121280 (11/19/2009 9:37:32 AM)

RYAN HOPE EVERYTHING IS SAFE KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND GET OUT THERE SAFE HOPE YOU AND BEYA MAKE AND LIVE HAPPILY BUT MOST COME HOME TO YOUR FAMILY AND WEIEND WE ONLY LIVE HR APART I FROM HARRISBURG AND KEEP YOU HEAD WE PRAYING FOR YA

Stephanie Valencia (11/17/2009 3:51:16 PM)

wow. i cried. Many families are affected each day by this. My prayers go out to each one of them. Thank you so much. And thank you to MTV for showing this side that we hardly knew about... Ryan and all the soldiers out there. Im praying you all come back safely.

anapedraza18 (11/17/2009 2:49:21 PM)

i think soldiers need someone to hold on to. My husband just got back from iraq in may, he missed the birth of his first baby and everyday he used to tell me that the only thing keeping him going was the two of us. its nice for them to know that they have a support system waiting for them at home. the sacrifice so much and the least we can do is respect them, support them and pray for them. I wish this wars can be over very soon so every soldier can return home where they belong. God bless them

pituchi (11/16/2009 7:57:11 PM)

They sent them there so they can steal oil and be safe, why dont they do something wiht Darfur and stop the genocide there???

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