Edward Lopez

Specialist Four
SVC BTRY, 2ND BN, 32ND ARTILLERY, 2 FIELD FORCE
Army of the United States
16 July 1947 - 23 August 1968
San Bernardino, California
Panel 47W Line 048

2 FIELD FORCE 32ND ARTY RGT
Artillery

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign
Edward Lopez

The database page for Edward Lopez

22 May 2001

REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS

by a nephew,
Christopher Guzman
2117 Alabama St #3, Huntington Beach Ca 92648
naieng2@earthlink.net
From your friends at 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery.

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11 Feb 2004

I am Edward's niece and I joined the USAF because of the respect my Mother has for her brother, a hero. He is missed and loved. I think about him often. I wonder who he would have been and if he would have been close to my family. I was only 5 years old when he died.

Crystal M. Ornelas
tueyo@earthlink.net

14 Nov 2006

Eddie, my brother - I'll never forget the New Year's Eve 1967 that we spent together, I was just two month's out of the Air Force and you were waiting to ship out to NAM!

I never thought that would be the last time we would ever party together, but then we were both young and didn't really have a care in the world. Seven months later, it was rough putting you in the ground, knowing we'd never grow old together, share memories, enjoy the good life! Until we meet again on the other side, you, Gary, Raymond and Ernie - we'll always be Brothers to the end!

From his brother,
Joseph G. Lopez
josefol@verizon.net

03 Jun 2007

I am his nephew. I was also 5 years old when my uncle died. I heard only some stories about my uncle. But some were very few because of his loss. It would be an honor to know a great person if he was still with us.

Martin Marin
martindolores@msn.com

20 Aug 2007

Hey Bro, it has been a long time amd I still think of you. The last time I saw you was at your graduation from Verdemont. I was on leave from the Air Force.

Your brother,
Thomas Lopez
wanderingstar89@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Service Battery, 2/32nd Artillery, lost three men on 23 August 1968. All three are coded as "explosive device" deaths, but there's a puzzle: according to the casualty file, one died in Binh Long Province and the other two in adjoining Tay Ninh Province. While 23 August was relatively quiet in Tay Ninh Province - the only other known US death was an artilleryman who died of wounds previously received - US forces were engaged with elements of the 141st NVA Regiment near Loc Ninh. Given the available information, The Virtual Wall cannot determine if all three men died in the same or separate incidents or even where the deaths occurred. The three men were
  • SGT Donald E. Horinek, Wichita, KS;
  • SP4 Edward Lopez, San Bernardino, CA; and
  • PFC Robert D. Murphy, Falls City, NE.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 22 May 2001
Last updated 08/10/2009