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Edward West 1924 - 1996

Edward West of Woodbridge, Prince William County, VA was born on November 29, 1924, and died at age 71 years old on October 12, 1996. Edward West was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1408 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle.
Edward West
Woodbridge, Prince William County, VA 22193
November 29, 1924
October 12, 1996
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  • 11/29
    1924

    Birthday

    November 29, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea, Vietnam
  • 10/12
    1996

    Death

    October 12, 1996
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    Cause of death
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    Quantico National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1408 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va 22172
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In 1924, in the year that Edward West was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1957, he was 33 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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