The members of the Edgewood District Veterans share common bonds that include military...
Richard G. Herrera, 71, said history plays a big part in their existence. He said reunions where they renewed friendships from decades ago kept them together. Herrera said during Vietnam, Edgewood lost the most men in a 16-square-mile per capita area in the nation.
Army veteran Richard L. Lopez, aka “Dickie,” is one of the volunteers at the ceremony that takes place on Memorial Day at Edgewood Veterans Stadium. He carries a carnation that’s placed before a portrait of his namesake and classmate, Richard V. Lopez. Then, as he has for the past several years, he renders a salute as the names of the fallen is read.
They have monthly general meetings at The Neighborhood Place on Rivas Street. Their charter calls for them to raise funds for scholarships and the West Side community. They all remember the 55 Edgewood ISD students who enlisted or were drafted to fight in the Vietnam War where they lost their lives.
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