10 Years Ago

Herald of June 4, 2009

The war in iraq has hit home in the Cove. Chad A. Edmundson, 20, of Williamsburg, was killed by an improvised explosive device attack on May 27, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Chad was on dismounted foot patrol with the Iraqi Army when a bomb detonated, injuring Chad and 19 others, including three soldiers. He later died at the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad. Chad was a 2008 graduate of Williamsburg High School.

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