PFC Edward Darrell Akers, Soldier and Former U.S. Marine and Vietnam Veteran, a native of Wytheville, Virginia.
Private First Class Edward Darrell Akers was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, PFC Akers served our country until January 11th, 1966 in Binh Doung,South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Edward served with the USMC for several years, came home for awhile and then joined the USAR. At one point he was guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in DC. He was the first casualty for Wythe County, Edward was born on April 19th, 1942 in Wytheville, Virginia. PFC Akers is on panel 04E, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
Edward Darrell Akers was my 1st cousin. His mother Pauline McKinney Akers and my father James Bernard McKinney were brother and sister. It is so hard to find any records on Ed. He died in battle in Vietman on January 11, 1966 at the age of 23. He was a fine young man and extremely handsome. I always thought he looked like the movie star Victor Mature. He had dark brown hair and eyes. He was always so good to be around. He was only 4 years older than me and with that age difference guys usually don't talk to their female relatives a lot. But he didn't mind at all. He always listened to you when you were talking to him - it was as if he knew he had to listen and take everything in because his time on earth was going to be short.
Because of his attitude to his younger siblings and younger relatives he is very much remembered. We travel between Virginia and West Virginia a lot and if you go to the rest stop at Princeton WV, they have a memorial to all Vietnam Veterans. My cousin Edward Darrell Akers is on the plaque from Wythe County, Virginia. I don't want Ed to ever be forgotten. My heart aches with pain just to think of him dying in Vietnam. He was on his 2nd tour of duty in Vietnam. He bravely enlisted again just so he could go back. Thank you for defending your country and everyone in the world's freedom. So I'm writing this about him to keep him forever in peoples thoughts. You do matter to everyone who knew you. God Bless you Ed.
Ed went into the Marines fall of 1962. he came to Iowa and worked at Marv's Derby and with the Coca-Cola Co.in Cedar Rapids. In 1964 he went back to Va. where he joined the Army. Marvin-his brother.
I'm sorry what happened to you. I wish that you would of come back. Your friend, Devan Newberry.
He served with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One", USARV.
He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Purple Heart Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal with One Star, The Vietnam Campaign Medal and the US Marines Good Conduct Medal.
Private First Class Edward Darrell Akers was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, PFC Akers served our country until January 11th, 1966 in Binh Doung,South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Edward served with the USMC for several years, came home for awhile and then joined the USAR. At one point he was guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in DC. He was the first casualty for Wythe County, Edward was born on April 19th, 1942 in Wytheville, Virginia. PFC Akers is on panel 04E, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
Edward Darrell Akers was my 1st cousin. His mother Pauline McKinney Akers and my father James Bernard McKinney were brother and sister. It is so hard to find any records on Ed. He died in battle in Vietman on January 11, 1966 at the age of 23. He was a fine young man and extremely handsome. I always thought he looked like the movie star Victor Mature. He had dark brown hair and eyes. He was always so good to be around. He was only 4 years older than me and with that age difference guys usually don't talk to their female relatives a lot. But he didn't mind at all. He always listened to you when you were talking to him - it was as if he knew he had to listen and take everything in because his time on earth was going to be short.
Because of his attitude to his younger siblings and younger relatives he is very much remembered. We travel between Virginia and West Virginia a lot and if you go to the rest stop at Princeton WV, they have a memorial to all Vietnam Veterans. My cousin Edward Darrell Akers is on the plaque from Wythe County, Virginia. I don't want Ed to ever be forgotten. My heart aches with pain just to think of him dying in Vietnam. He was on his 2nd tour of duty in Vietnam. He bravely enlisted again just so he could go back. Thank you for defending your country and everyone in the world's freedom. So I'm writing this about him to keep him forever in peoples thoughts. You do matter to everyone who knew you. God Bless you Ed.
Ed went into the Marines fall of 1962. he came to Iowa and worked at Marv's Derby and with the Coca-Cola Co.in Cedar Rapids. In 1964 he went back to Va. where he joined the Army. Marvin-his brother.
I'm sorry what happened to you. I wish that you would of come back. Your friend, Devan Newberry.
He served with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One", USARV.
He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Purple Heart Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal with One Star, The Vietnam Campaign Medal and the US Marines Good Conduct Medal.
PFC Edward Darrell Akers, Soldier and Former U.S. Marine and Vietnam Veteran, a native of Wytheville, Virginia.
Private First Class Edward Darrell Akers was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, PFC Akers served our country until January 11th, 1966 in Binh Doung,South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Edward served with the USMC for several years, came home for awhile and then joined the USAR. At one point he was guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in DC. He was the first casualty for Wythe County, Edward was born on April 19th, 1942 in Wytheville, Virginia. PFC Akers is on panel 04E, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
Edward Darrell Akers was my 1st cousin. His mother Pauline McKinney Akers and my father James Bernard McKinney were brother and sister. It is so hard to find any records on Ed. He died in battle in Vietman on January 11, 1966 at the age of 23. He was a fine young man and extremely handsome. I always thought he looked like the movie star Victor Mature. He had dark brown hair and eyes. He was always so good to be around. He was only 4 years older than me and with that age difference guys usually don't talk to their female relatives a lot. But he didn't mind at all. He always listened to you when you were talking to him - it was as if he knew he had to listen and take everything in because his time on earth was going to be short.
Because of his attitude to his younger siblings and younger relatives he is very much remembered. We travel between Virginia and West Virginia a lot and if you go to the rest stop at Princeton WV, they have a memorial to all Vietnam Veterans. My cousin Edward Darrell Akers is on the plaque from Wythe County, Virginia. I don't want Ed to ever be forgotten. My heart aches with pain just to think of him dying in Vietnam. He was on his 2nd tour of duty in Vietnam. He bravely enlisted again just so he could go back. Thank you for defending your country and everyone in the world's freedom. So I'm writing this about him to keep him forever in peoples thoughts. You do matter to everyone who knew you. God Bless you Ed.
Ed went into the Marines fall of 1962. he came to Iowa and worked at Marv's Derby and with the Coca-Cola Co.in Cedar Rapids. In 1964 he went back to Va. where he joined the Army. Marvin-his brother.
I'm sorry what happened to you. I wish that you would of come back. Your friend, Devan Newberry.
He served with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One", USARV.
He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Purple Heart Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal with One Star, The Vietnam Campaign Medal and the US Marines Good Conduct Medal.
Private First Class Edward Darrell Akers was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, PFC Akers served our country until January 11th, 1966 in Binh Doung,South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Edward served with the USMC for several years, came home for awhile and then joined the USAR. At one point he was guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in DC. He was the first casualty for Wythe County, Edward was born on April 19th, 1942 in Wytheville, Virginia. PFC Akers is on panel 04E, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.
Edward Darrell Akers was my 1st cousin. His mother Pauline McKinney Akers and my father James Bernard McKinney were brother and sister. It is so hard to find any records on Ed. He died in battle in Vietman on January 11, 1966 at the age of 23. He was a fine young man and extremely handsome. I always thought he looked like the movie star Victor Mature. He had dark brown hair and eyes. He was always so good to be around. He was only 4 years older than me and with that age difference guys usually don't talk to their female relatives a lot. But he didn't mind at all. He always listened to you when you were talking to him - it was as if he knew he had to listen and take everything in because his time on earth was going to be short.
Because of his attitude to his younger siblings and younger relatives he is very much remembered. We travel between Virginia and West Virginia a lot and if you go to the rest stop at Princeton WV, they have a memorial to all Vietnam Veterans. My cousin Edward Darrell Akers is on the plaque from Wythe County, Virginia. I don't want Ed to ever be forgotten. My heart aches with pain just to think of him dying in Vietnam. He was on his 2nd tour of duty in Vietnam. He bravely enlisted again just so he could go back. Thank you for defending your country and everyone in the world's freedom. So I'm writing this about him to keep him forever in peoples thoughts. You do matter to everyone who knew you. God Bless you Ed.
Ed went into the Marines fall of 1962. he came to Iowa and worked at Marv's Derby and with the Coca-Cola Co.in Cedar Rapids. In 1964 he went back to Va. where he joined the Army. Marvin-his brother.
I'm sorry what happened to you. I wish that you would of come back. Your friend, Devan Newberry.
He served with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One", USARV.
He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Purple Heart Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal with One Star, The Vietnam Campaign Medal and the US Marines Good Conduct Medal.
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Every Military, Family Tree, Ancestry etc., has his birth date as 1942, marker says 1941
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