PFC Ryan J Hill Park was dedicated November 8, 2013. Keizer native, Army PFC Ryan J. Hill died in action in Iraq on January 20, 2007. Ryan, 20, was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while he was in Baghdad. He joined the Army in 2005 and deployed the next year to Iraq. The Oregon Veterans Affairs office verified that as of November 8, 2013, PFC Ryan J. Hill was the only Keizer resident killed in action since the City was incorporated in 1982.