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Shawn C Edwards
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Name: Army Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards
Age: 20
From: Bensenville, Ill.
Assigned to 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Kitzingen, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards was killed April 23 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq.
Died: April 23, 2004
Age: 20
From: Bensenville, Ill.
Assigned to 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Kitzingen, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards was killed April 23 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq.
Died: April 23, 2004
Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards' father said when his son told him he planned to enlist in the military, he had some of the best possible reasons to back up his decision. "Whenever your son comes to you and says,
‘Well, I could use the discipline, and I don't want you to worry about my education,' what do you say to that?" said his father, Glen Edwards. Edwards, 20, of Bensenville, Ill., died April 23 in Samarra, Iraq, when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy. He was based in Kitzingen, Germany. The high school football player and wrestler decided to enlist during his junior year. Edwards enjoyed tinkering with things, said his sister, Robin. His task in Iraq was setting up cellular communication networks. "He was so proud to wear that...
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121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Kitzingen, Germany
Incident
Army Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards was killed April 23 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Shawn C Edwards
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.