Daniel Joseph Hyland, Jr., 65 of Tellico Plains, TN, passed away on June 5, 2015 in Mechanicsville, MD. He was born on January 24, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA. He was the oldest of five children born to Daniel Joseph Hyland, Sr. and Rose Diamond. Daniel proudly served his country in the US Army for 23 years, retiring as the Command Sergeant Major, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC. During his army career, Daniel served two tours overseas, 10 years with the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC, Special Operations at Ft. Belvoir, VA and he was the recipient of the Bronze Star. After his army career, he went to work for the postal service as a letter carrier in Arlington, VA then transferring to Titusville, FL where he retired in 2011. After his second retirement, Dan and Di traveled and camped their way to Denali National Park, Alaska where they both served as camp hosts for a summer. Finally, Dan and Di settled down in the mountains of TN where they had a beautiful home built and Dan enjoyed riding his motorcycle AKA “The Blue Eagle”. Daniel was predeceased by his mother and father. Daniel is survived by his loving and devoted […]
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