HONORED ON PANEL 2E, LINE 15 OF THE WALL
WILLIAM EDWARD CORDERO
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WILLIAM E CORDERO
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LEFT FOR WILLIAM EDWARD CORDERO
POSTED ON 9.8.2001
POSTED BY: Wanda_46
My Thanks to William Edward Cordero
Although I didn't have the good fortune to know William, it appears that bravery runs in the family. I am ever thankful for William and all of the men and women who have given so much in the name of Freedom.
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POSTED ON 9.7.2001
A SALUTE TO A HERO
You are honored by your friends of the SBCH Class of 1953, always.
WELL DONE BRAVE HEART.
Jack Woods.
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POSTED ON 9.3.2001
POSTED BY: Ida Shook
He was special and such a good person!
I loved to hear him laugh. He had a fun, dry sense of humor. He was very special to his parents, and made my Aunt Ida laugh from the inside out. I liked to watch him with his family. He loved his country....He was special to all that knew him!!
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POSTED ON 1.24.1999
POSTED BY: Michael Robert Patterson
A remembrance of Major William Edward Cordero.
Major Cordero was killed-in-action with Charles Lovelace while on an air mission over Laos. For his gallant service to his country, he was postumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (our nation's second-highest award for bravery in combat), the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He and Lovelace are buried together among the other American heroes in Arlington National Cemetery.
He and Lovelace are buried together among the other American heroes in Arlington National Cemetery.
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