Ed is a lifelong
Hubbard resident, who graduated from Hubbard High School in 1973. In 1972, Ed was inducted into The United
States Marine Corps in Cleveland, Ohio with and MOS of 0351 USMC Infantry
Assaultmen. His boot camp experience
took place at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. His training over the course of his service
included: School of Infantry, Infantry Anti-Tank
Missleman, Platoon Leadership, Marine Security Guard, and Recruiters School. Ed spent three of his enlisted years at the 1stMarine Corps District in New York as a Marine Corps Recruiter. He was discharged from Camp Le Jeune, North
Carolina at the rank of Master Sergeant in 1993.
Ed actively served for 20
years and accumulated various awards including: the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commedation
Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal,
Southwest Asia Service Medal, Navy Sea Service Deployment Medal, Marine Corps
Recruiter Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait.