Photo by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.11.2023
Sgt. Thomas Edwards in Vietnam. Edwards was a door gunner on the UH-1H helicopter during the Vietnam War.
Photo by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.11.2023
The plaque describing the heroic actions and missions of '325,' the UH-1H 'Huey' helicopter that was purchased in 1967. Sgt. Thomas Edwards was part of the unit that signed for the helicopter and he was door gunner on the craft from 1967-1968 in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
Photo by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.11.2023
Sgt. Thomas Edwards poses in front of ‘325,’ with his sons, Sgt. Josh Edwards and Col. Jason T. Edwards and their Families, Nov. 11. Sgt. Thomas Edwards served as a door gunner on the UH-1H helicopter during the Vietnam War....
Photo by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.11.2023
Sgt. Thomas Edwards sits in front of ‘325,’ the UH-1H helicopter he served on during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his actions during the war at a ceremony, Nov. 11....
Photo by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.11.2023
Col Jason T. Edwards and his brother Sgt. Josh Edwards escort their father, Sgt. Thomas Edwards to the '325,' the UH-1H that he served on from 1967-1968 as a door gunner during the Vietnam War. Thomas Edwards traveled more than 1,300 miles from his home in Granite Falls, Minnesota to see the helicopter with his sons and their Families. He was also awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Valor......
