Lead the Way Fund, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to raise funds in support of disabled U.S. Army Rangers and the families of Rangers who have died, have been injured or are currently serving in harm’s way around the world. Lead the Way Fund, Inc. will provide spouses and children of deceased, disabled or active duty Rangers with assistance for health and wellness programs and other services determined to be vital to the family’s well-being.
Jonn J. Edmunds was born January 3, l981 in Colorado and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, July 20, 1999.
He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia. He volunteered for the second time to attend Airborne School. In November 1999, he completed airborne training at Fort Benning.
A third-time volunteer by requesting to be assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, Specialist Edmunds completed the Ranger Indoctrination Program and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment on December 27, 1999. He continued his Ranger training by graduating from the Ranger School, making him a four-time volunteer.
As a Ranger, Specialist Edmunds distinguished himself as a member of the Army’s premier light-infantry unit and was a highly trained and motivated soldier.
