Edwin "Junior" Glen Newcom, Jr., 60 of Decatur, Alabama passed away Saturday, October 11, 2025 in Decatur, Alabama.

Born Tuesday, October 20, 1964 in Benton, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Edwin Glen Newcom, Sr. and the late Sylvia Sue Newcom.

After graduating high school in June of 1982, Edwin joined the Marine Corps the same month he graduated high school.

While serving in Beirut, Lebanon in October, 1983, Edwin was hit with a rocket propelled grenated "RPG" that almost ended his life. He spent his nineteenth birthday in a coma. He was determined to continue his active duty as a Marine, so he was't going to let some serious injuries hold him back. He went on to serve twelve more years and medically retired in February, 1995 due to the injuries sustained in Beirut, Lebanon.

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