Edgar William Blankenship
Specialist Four
F TRP, 2ND SQDN, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
Army of the United States
Lewisburg, Ohio
September 05, 1947 to March 13, 1968
EDGAR W BLANKENSHIP is on the Wall at Panel 44E, Line 32
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15 Dec 1999

My name is Richard (Rick) Schmidt. I grew up with Edgar in West Alexandria, Ohio. We were in the same class in school and were in FFA together, all Edgar wanted to do was be a farmer and raise ponies, and of course a family.

I am only two days older than him, grew up with him, and was in the Navy, stationed at the Small Craft Repair Facility, Da Nang, Viet Nam. I had the very unpleasant experience of reading of Edgar's death in the "Stars and Stripes". Edgar is not the only friend I lost over there but he is the only childhood friend that did.

As I said, we were in the same class and the only ones who were sent to the Nam.

Please add this hero to your wall.

Rick Schmidt
rick1@infinet.com


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