Veteran Spotlight: Leroy Parsons Edmunds Jr. of Harford County

Veteran Spotlight: Leroy Parsons Edmunds Jr. of Harford County

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VETERANSPOTLIGHT NOMINATIONS.

THISWEEK'S HONOREE IS LEROYPARSONS EDMUNDS JR. OF HARFORCOUNTY.

HE IS A KOREAN WARVETERAN WHO WAS INJURED WHENSHRAPNEL HIT HIS LEG.

IT TOOKTWO DAYS BEFORE HE WAS FLOWNTO A HOSPITAL IN TOKYO.

AFTERRECOVERY HE SIGNED A WAIVER TOCONTINUE SERVING AS A SERGEANIN THE ARMY.

JUST A FEW YEARSAGO━ HIS CHERISHED WARMEDALS WERE TRAGICALLY LOST INA FIRE.

THAT'S WHEN SENATORANDY HARRIS STEPPED IN ANDHELPED REPLACE THEM.... "i'mon the clouds right now becausei never thought i'd get themback.

I thought they were goneand i can't tell you hfeel." MR. EDMUNDS SAYSEVERYTHING HE WENT THROUGH WASWORTH IT TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY.HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT HE HASTHE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD,INCLUDING HIS WIFE JEAN OFSIXTY FOUR YEARS, TWODAUGHTERS, TWO SONS AND MANYGRANDCHILDREN AND GREATGRANDCHILDREN.

IN HIS FRETIME, HE ENJOYS MAKING WOODENAIRPLANES FOR THE AERIALMUSEUM IN ESSEX.

ALL OF US ATWMAR 2 NEWS WOULD LIKE TOTHANK YOU MR. EDMUNDS FOR YOURSERVICE.

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WE'LLNEED A PHOTO AND INFORMATIONABOUT THE VETERAN YOU'RENOMINATING.

THE VETERANFEATURED WILL RECEIVE A 10━DOLLAR VISA GIFT CARD THANKSTO SUPERIOR DESIGN ANDRESTORATION.

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