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in the middle of it , the Army was there , Air Force was flying over it , so I figured if the Navy was there they must be on a boat somewhere but I didn ’ t know what a Navy Corpsman was and that ’ s what I became .”
Edwards went to Hospital Corps School where he trained to become a Navy Corpsman , which was a medic and then was later assigned to the Marine Corps .
“ In running from it ( the war ), I ran right into it ,” Edwards said . “ I was destined for Vietnam .”
At the age of 26 , Edwards went to Vietnam on March 15 , 1969 , on his wife ’ s birthday , where he served for six months before being wounded .
“ I was only there for six months but I intensely lived six years in six months ,” he said .
Now , 52 years later , Edwards of Williamsburg has published a book about his journey in Vietnam , “ A Corpsman ’ s Story ,” a book that he actually began writing immediately after his return to the states .
“ I attempt to take the reader with me through what I experienced and through what my unit experience during my time in Vietnam ,” he said of the book . “ It ’ s told really from the perspective of a Christian man who goes to war and tries to maintain his Christian integrity and to be a witness of the God he loves and serves , in the midst of all these temptations that are almost overwhelming at times .”
Edwards has been working on his book off and on over the
last 50 years and “ A Corpsman ’ s Story ” was finally published in May . Edwards has sold all but 85 of the 500 copies printed so far .
To purchase a copy , you can contact Edwards via phone or text at 606-620-2277 or email at docedwards82 @ yahoo . com . The book costs $ 10 or it is $ 13 to have it shipped .
“ My goal is not to make money off it , my goal is to get it out there for people to read it and maybe it can be an encouraging thing for people who struggle through life in whatever ways — we all fight different kinds of wars ,” he said . “ I hope that people take away the perseverance of life , to pursue life even though you ’ re encountering difficult circumstances around you , not to lose hope , not to quit but to keep going as long as you have the ability to go .”
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