"Most of the guys that lost their lives in Vietnam lost them in the last thirty days of their term because they got careless and sloppy and starting thinking about going home." (Video interview, 18:30)

Edward L. Schrock

Edward Schrock, 2003 War: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Branch: Navy Highest Rank: Captain Place of Birth: Middletown, OH

During his 24 years of service with the Navy, Edward Schrock was often in the sensitive position of dealing with the news media. He served as a public affairs officer during two tours of duty in Vietnam and was stationed in Guam in 1975, when refugees from the war's end flooded that island. Schrock continued his public service as a Congressman from Virginia's Second District, representing eight military bases in the Tidewater area.