Edward Scott Milligan

“I met Ed about 20 years ago at a CMH Meeting and we have been friends ever since. He provided the ideas many a YesterYear for German Life and...Read More » ”
1 of 38 | Posted by: Robert A Selig - holland, MI

“LTC Edward Milligan was a beloved comarde and the closest of friends for over forty years. From our time at the U.S. Army Command and General College...Read More » ”
2 of 38 | Posted by: Edward C Culbreth - Kaufman, TX

“Last letter to LTC Edward S. Milligan, U.S. Army (Ret.) Dear Ed I am still and will stay very sad that the connection between us had been...Read More » ”
3 of 38 | Posted by: Heinrich L. Wirz - Swiss comrade

“Uncle Ed was one of the nicest people I have ever known. He was a very giving and helpful man. I met Unle Ed in 1995. During his visit to Istanbul,...Read More » ”
4 of 38 | Posted by: Odul Slonaker - Gambrills, MD

“I am greatly saddened by the loss of "Uncle Ed". a respectful, loving title bestowed upon him from the historians and authors who worked with me so...Read More » ”
5 of 38 | Posted by: Montgomery "Monty" Hom - CA

“My sincere condolences to Ed's family and friends. I am one of those who regularly availed myself of Ed's wide-ranging interests and knowledge. I...Read More » ”
6 of 38 | Posted by: Jeffrey Floyd - Alexandria, VA

“Ed was a friend for so long that I could not begin to remember when or where we first met but it was probably somewhere in the military collecting...Read More » ”
7 of 38 | Posted by: Andrew M Johnson - Arlington, VA

“Claudette and I wish to extend our condolences to Michael, Wendy and Families. We met "Uncle Ed" while at Staff College at Fort Leavenworth through...Read More » ”
8 of 38 | Posted by: LCol(Ret'd) Jerry Donahue, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery,

“I extend heartfelt sympathy to all who enjoyed a relationship with Ed - expecially to his cherished family. He was truly a unique treasure. ...Read More » ”
9 of 38 | Posted by: Janette Soncrant - Citrus Heights, CA

“When living in Annie's house, you were very kind. You taught to me who did not understand English so much a lot. It went to eat Thai food and the...Read More » ”
10 of 38 | Posted by: Yoko Tomita(kusano) Osaka, Japan

“Helen and wish extend our condolences to Michael, Wendy and family on the passing of your Dad "Unc Ed'. I met him in Quebec City in 1994 and again in...Read More » ”
11 of 38 | Posted by: Rodney Travers-Griffin - Friend

“We shared research information on Chinese serving in the American Civil war. I met him once. I called him Uncle Ed., which was once his email...Read More » ”
12 of 38 | Posted by: Gordon Kwok - Sharon, MA

“I'm sorry to hear about Mr. Milligan's passing. He was one of favorite researchers at the National Archives. He was nice and considerate of both...Read More » ”
13 of 38 | Posted by: Rebecca Crawford

“It was a depressing surprise when I received the news about Ed from his son Michael on Saturday, he will leave a large gap in my band of respected...Read More » ”
14 of 38 | Posted by: Terry D. Hooker

“My deepest sympathy to the Milligan family on the passing of Ed. I knew him for well over 20 years by association with the Company of Military...Read More » ”
15 of 38 | Posted by: Peter J. McDermott - Arnold, MD

“So long, pard. Requiscat in pace. ”
16 of 38 | Posted by: Eric Manders - North Syracuse, NY

“Ed, as late as a few days ago, kept me posted on things of common interest: aviation, aremed forces news, events that attracted one for their moral...Read More » ”
17 of 38 | Posted by: Oliver Semmes

“I am so honored to have had a friend like Ed Milligan in my life. In the nearly twenty years that I knew him he was there to mark many of the major...Read More » ”
18 of 38 | Posted by: LtCol David Yost (USMC) and Family, Deanna, Michael, Emily and S - VA

“Words cannot express the loss that my family and I feel at LtCol Ed Milligan's passing. We count ourselves fortunate that his kindness, generosity,...Read More » ”
19 of 38 | Posted by: LtCol David Yost (USMC) and Family, Deanna, Michael, Emily and S

“I always enjoyed his wit and intellect. He was the best Republican I ever met. My thoughts are with his family and all of Ed's friends. Fondly,...Read More » ”
20 of 38 | Posted by: Christie Selph - Washington, DC

“I met Ed when I was in Okinawa with the Marine. I was at a fair at Kadina Air base. It was raining and Ed told us to to jump in his tent which he was...Read More » ”
21 of 38 | Posted by: Mickey Ivanovitch - Dersenden , OH

“23 years knew themselves hello Eddi, we. You visited us in potsdam, the city of the Prussia kings. And we saw the awake replacement of the NVA in...Read More » ”
22 of 38 | Posted by: Karl-Heinz Redlin - Freund

“I am sadden to hear of Uncle Ed's passing. It was less than a month ago we talked about the passing of Jimmy Leach. We met at an investiture for the...Read More » ”
23 of 38 | Posted by: Gerald Ziobro - Mt Pleasant, SC

“Hello: I am sad to hear this news. Ed has been sending me letters and emails, and sharing some of his research, since the 1990s when I was living in...Read More » ”
24 of 38 | Posted by: Greg Marquis

“Ed's generosity in researching for other people, myself included, put him in a class of his own. Nothing was too much trouble for him, and he always...Read More » ”
25 of 38 | Posted by: ruthanne lum mccunn - CA

“Grandpa, I love you and miss you and will think about you always. I will miss your letters, your amazing stories, your humor, and your voice. There...Read More » ”
26 of 38 | Posted by: Stefanie Milligan

“Dad, We all love you and we will all miss you. More importantly you once said that, "All we leave behind is how we have affected other people. " By...Read More » ”
27 of 38 | Posted by: MIchael Edward Milligan

“Donna and I offer our Condolences to Ed's immediate Family and to his International "Family" of Friends and Fellow Military and Naval History...Read More » ”
28 of 38 | Posted by: Ed Besch - Mobile, AL

“I cannot remember how I first came into contact with Ed - me a lone Civil War researcher in London, England and him in Va. - but by an amazing...Read More » ”
29 of 38 | Posted by: Michael Hammerson London, England

“Ed led me into two memorable experiences. I met a roomful of old OSS men and Cold Warriors, men I'd only read about. I felt honored to be invited. Ed...Read More » ”
30 of 38 | Posted by: Tom Lowry - Woodsbridge, VA

“Our thoughts go to the all of the family, Ed was a great friend to all Civil War buffs in Australia and will be greatly missed. A wonderful research,...Read More » ”
31 of 38 | Posted by: Barry Crompton - Friend

“This news just stunned me as I found out from a friend. Ed used to visit the Naval History and Heritage Command about once a week back in the day....Read More » ”
32 of 38 | Posted by: Robert Hanshew - Washington, DC

“Please accept my sincere sympathies for the death of Ed. He has been a regular correspondent for close to two decades, and had helped a lot in my own...Read More » ”
33 of 38 | Posted by: Terry Foenander

“Sincere condolences to Ed's family from myself and my wife. Uncle Ed was a giant in the military history field and a pioneer Military Intelligence...Read More » ”
34 of 38 | Posted by: Dave Collar - St Louis, MO

“I have known Ed since about 1974 when I was assigned to the National Guard Bureau in the Pentagon and I was just starting to collect military...Read More » ”
35 of 38 | Posted by: LTC John Monis (Ret) - Wilmington, NC

“My condolences to the family. ”
36 of 38 | Posted by: Brenda Wheatley

“My thoughts and prayers are with the family during this most difficult time. Life is everlasting, eternal....no flame ever burns out....just burns...Read More » ”
37 of 38 | Posted by: Deborah Dierks

“I love you grandpa, and I will miss you so much! I know I'll see you again when we meet in heaven, and I will think about you everyday until I do! ”
38 of 38 | Posted by: Lauren Milligan - Granddaughter