Edwards graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
[2] In the U.S. Navy, Edwards flew more than two hundred combat missions during the Vietnam War.
[3] Edwards moved to Douglas, Wyoming in 1993 and was elected to the city council there.
[4] Edwards tendered his letter of resignation on January 6, 2012, to the Converse County Commission after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
[5] On December 26, 2012, Edwards suffered a stroke and died on January 5, 2013, eight days short of his 75th birthday.