'I knew that it was time for me to reach out.'
Maj. Gen. Robert Edmonson II was adopted and discovered that he had two younger half-brothers. He and half-brother Col. Eric Jackson had served in the Army together.
Edmonson, who said he has no regrets about the way he was raised, lost his adoptive parents in recent years and reached out to family members to ask if he should contact his biological family. Everyone, he said, was extremely supportive. Their father, Edward Jackson, had served not only in Germany and Vietnam but had completed 20 years service as a soldier. Edmonson's adoptive father, Robert E. Edmonson, also had a 20-year Army career with tours in Germany and Vietnam.
"During that entire conversation, every comment ended with 'Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.'" he said."And at the end of the conversation, Robert said, 'Before we all hang up,' he said, 'Please stop calling me sir.'"
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