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Article: OBIT - STRAUSS, John Edward
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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John Edward Strauss, 67, of Radford, Va., passed away Tuesday,
October 27, 2009, at his home with his family by his side. A
graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Micro Biology, a member of
the Tech Rifle Shooting Team and a Proud Eagle Scout.
Proudly and honorably served as a medical corpsman in the United
States Navy, retiring after 32 years of service. Service to our
country included a tour during the Viet Nam conflict where he was
awarded a Purple Heart, Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert
Storm. After serving in Viet Nam, he returned to Virginia enrolling
in Virginia Tech. While a college student, he continued to drill
with the 23rd Reserve Naval Mobile Construction ...