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My Great Grandfather

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My great grandfather, Edward Lee Davidson “Popeye”, is a man that is dedicated to his country. He joined the National Guard when he was only fifteen, and later when his troop there was federalized he served a single tour in Korea, followed by two in Vietnam as apart of the United States Army. In received an honorable discharge from service in December of 1969 and then later retired in September of 1972, serving for twenty-two years and seven months. He was been awarded around 15 medals and awards including the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal on numerous occasions. He served Korea for 11 months, from June 1950 to May of 1951. His troops along with others were stationed at hill 1062, which is how tall it is. His job was to stand on top of the hill and look to see where the Korean troops were on the other side. He then would call down and tell different units where the Koreans were, so they could fire to their location, he was only 18. In November of 1964 to August 1965, he served his first tour in Vietnam. Then finished his second tour February of 1968. While in Vietnam his main job was to test special weapons as apart of the Military Assistance Command Teams in Vietnam, these teams were not supported by U.S. troops in any form in Vietnam and were supported by Vietnamese whose loyalties could only be questioned. He testing the range of the weapons, such as 155 millimeter gun that could shoot around seventeen miles. During his second

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