Please Pray with Us for Ty Edwards, a Brave Marine

Lake Barkley — Ty Edwards, a family member, a fellow “brother” and Marine, while training troops last week in Afghanistan was ambushed and shot in the head. An update follows:

From Kay — Hello everyone. I called and spoke this morning to Tommy Edwards. He seemed more hopeful today than last night. He said Debbie is holding up well.

They had learned a couple of additional things. When Anna’s mother was coordinating with a Lt. Col. her plans to travel to Japan to pick up the kids, she learned that Ty had opened his eyes and been responsive at some point. Tommy wasn’t sure whether that was in the field when he was injured, or later. But that was a hopeful sign.

Another sign of ‘angels’ watching over Ty is that his cousin-in-law (one of Tommy’s nephews by marriage) is serving as a pilot with the Mississippi National Guard, and flies the medivac units. He was planning to look Ty up when he was in Afghanistan, and instead transported him to Germany.

Ty is safely in Germany and Anna is enroute there. When she arrives, the plan is to transport them both in the same plane to the states. That’s all the details on that we have at this point.

We all know that treatment of head injuries has come a very long way in particular during this war, so we are all continuing to pray fervently that Ty’s injury will be able to have good treatment, and we pray for his safe passage throughout this process.

I’m not sure where he will be located, but we are very grateful for our Miller cousin, Jake’s kind offering of housing in the DC area for Ty’s family, should that become helpful. Thank you, Jake.

I’ll keep you all posted as I learn more.