March 8, 2013

Dear Family & Friends,

You have been a great source of comfort as I try to cope with the loss of my true love, Ed who passed away on March 7 at noon. My family & I are looking forward to seeing you and sharing in the Memorial Service and funeral mass to be held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church at 10:00AM for viewing and at 11:00Am for the mass. The church is located at 10750 Ohio Ave. (at Selby) in West Los Angeles. After the mass, there will be a reception at the home of our dear friends, Dick & Sue Greenblatt at 1029 Selby Ave. Los Angeles, CA Ed will be buried at Arlington National cemetery but we are awaiting information about the date. The obituary appeared in today’s Los Angeles Times.

I would like to quote the lines from the poem sent to me by our dear friend and author, Malcolm Decker because it epitomizes the true spirit of my Ed.

From Henry G. Lee in “Fighting On”

I see no gleam of victory alluring
No chance of splendid Booty or of gain
If I endure- I must go on enduring
And my reward for bearing pain- is pain
Yet through the thrill, the zest, the hope are gone
Something within me keeps me fighting on.

Ed is fighting on and when he entered Heaven he heard: “Make way, Make way, another scout is coming home”

Ed is gone but lives in me till eternity.

All my love and thanks for all your kindness and support,

Raqui

April 2, 2013

Dear Family & Friends,

The day has arrived when my love is going home to join the other heroes in Arlington. I am so proud of his service to our nation. I am so happy to have been his wife of 33 years and I will always have him with me as he guides me and gives me strength from above for the challenges I will face without him.

Ed will be buried at Arlington Cemetery on June 28, 2013 at 11:00AM with full military honors. We will be staying at the Pentagon National and the reception will be held there for those attending the Memorial Service. I will give you details later as I will make arrangements with Arlington and Elaine Rogers, Pres of the USO, Metro.

Thank you for all your cards, letters, masses and phone calls. Thank you for your love and care as I try my best to cope in these most difficult times without my hero, Ed.

Lots of love,

Raqui Ramsey

Dear Family & Friends,

I would like to invite you to join me in bringing my love, Ed to his final resting place with the other heroes at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA on June 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM. I have made arrangements with Donna Vaughn, a good friend of Elaine Rogers at the Sheraton National Hotel for accommodations at the rate of $89.00 as long as you mention that you attending the internment of Col. Edwin P. Ramsey. The telephone number is (703) 521-1900. I have already reserved 10 rooms at the moment. I will be staying there from June 27-30 and our family will be there too.

I have also made arrangements with Donna on the reception that will follow the ceremony at 12:30 PM at the same hotel. We will be having a buffet luncheon on the top floor with a view overlooking Arlington and the Capitol. Please let me know how many of you will attend the burial, stay at the hotel and attend the reception so that I can tell Dick Zweber, who is organizing the transportation to and from the ceremony. I also need to know the number of people attending the reception for the buffet lunch at the hotel.

This will be a time for us to reminisce on the wonderful times and unforgettable experiences you shared with Ed and me. These memories will live with me forever. Thank you for your constant love and support in all your emails, letters, cards, masses and phone calls that have kept me strong through these difficult days. I also know that God, my Blessed Mother and Ed will always be with me guiding me as I face a new life without him.

Thank you for your friendships all these years and I look forward to sharing more wonderful times with all of you as Ed has touched our lives immensely and will continue to do so in the future.

All my love and thanks,

Raqui Ramsey

April 5, 2013

Dear Family & Friends,

For those of you who are attending the ceremony at Arlington and will be staying at the Sheraton National Hotel, Michelle has set up a link where you can reserve the room of your choice as long as it is “In the memory of Col. Edwin P. Ramsey,” you will be receiving the special rate of $89.00.

Please click on the link and make your choice of rooms. I will be sending a separate list of names of the family members so they can place our rooms close to each other. I will be responsible for the payment of the family members.

Thank you so much for your love and support as we accompany Ed to his final resting place with the rest of the heroes of this great nation,

With heartfelt gratitude and love for being there for me,

Raqui Ramsey

  Reservation Link = In Memory of Col. Edwin P. Ramsey

April 7, 2013

Dear Family & Friends,

I awoke this morning and realized my love has been away from me for one month, April 7. So I send you this poem to remember him and know how I feel:

Don’t think of him as gone away -
His journey’s just begun,
Life holds so many facets -
This earth is only one.

Just think of him as resting
From the sorrows and the tears
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years

Think how he must be wishing
That we could know today
How nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away

And think of him as living In the hearts of those he touched
For nothing loved is ever lost
And he was loved so much

       E. Brenneman

I will attend mass this morning with Buddy and Monica at St. Paul the Apostle Church And so will my brother, Paul, Adriana, Daniel & Amy as well.

Please say a prayer for my love, Ed on this day and pray as well for me for strength to face the next months and years. May God bless you all for being by my side all these days.

All my love,

Raqui

April 7, 2013

Dear Family & Friends,

These lovely wreaths were sent from the following organizations:

USO, Mt. Soledad Memorial Foundation, OMA Alumni, Ed Ramsey Patriotic Society, U.S. Cavalry Association, Gene & Ninia Orias Foundation and the Philippine Scouts Heritage Foundation

Raqui

 

April 16, 2013 Dear Family & Friends, This is the tribute page to Ed of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society Souvenir Program. I attended the reunion with Douglas last April 12-13 in Tacoma , WA. It was so wonderful to reconnect with the Philippine Scouts and their families and we had a very emotional but unforgetable time with all of them and Ed was there with us. All my love, Raqui

 

May 7, 2013 Dear Family and Friends, Two days before his 96th birthday on May 9, Where is my love? I miss seeing him, talking to him, laughing with him… I miss his voice although I hear it occasionally I miss his touch although I sense him around me I miss his love although I know it is there… I found the answer to my question in this poem:         Safely Home I am home in Heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last Did you wonder I so calmly Trod the valley of the shade? Oh! but Jesus’ love illuminated Every dark and fearful glade And He came himself to meet me In that way so hard to tread; And with Jesus’ arm to lean on, Could I have one doubt or dread? Then you must not grieve so sorely, For I love you dearly still; Try to look beyond earth’s shadows, Pray to trust our Father’s Will There is work still waiting for you, So you must not idly stand; Do it now, while life remaineth- You shall rest in Jesus’ land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; Oh; the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come!   Now I know that I’m with him All the time, as he is always In my mind and in my heart! So I think of this song:         Someone To Watch Over Me There’s a somebody I’m longing’ to see I hope that he turns out to be Someone who’ll watch over me I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the woods I know I could, always be good To one who’ll watch over me Although he may not be the man some Girls think of as handsome To my heart he carries the key Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed Follow my lead, oh, how I need Someone to watch over me All my love, Raqui

Edwin Price Ramsey was born in Illinois, raised in Kansas, and graduated from the Oklahoma Military Academy. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cavalry Reserve in May of 1938, he entered active service in February of 1941 with the famous 11th Cavalry Regiment, at Campo, California. In June of 1941 he volunteered for service in the Philippines with the elite 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts). With Regular Army officers and Filipino soldiers, the regiment was considerably smaller than a normal stateside cavalry regiment. It consisted of six line troops in two squadrons, with a total of 54 officers and 784 enlisted men. In December 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and then invaded the Philippines, the regiment was ordered north as part of the North Luzon Force to oppose the Japanese landings in Lingayan Gulf. Additional landings elsewhere forced the withdrawal of the outnumbered American and Filipino forces, whose retreat was covered by the 26th Cavalry into Bataan. Leading a 27-man Platoon, as advance guard for the 1st Regular Division of the Philippine Army, on January 1st, 1942, at the village of Morong, Bataan, Lieutenant Ramsey encountered a Japanese infantry force in the village and immediately ordered a charge. General Wainwright later awarded Ramsey the Silver star for gallantry in action for leading what became the last Horse Cavalry charge in U.S. history. Escaping after the surrender of Bataan, Lieutenant Ramsey formed the guerrilla forces in Central Luzon. Then came three years of agonizing guerrilla warfare, waged by courageous Americans and Filipinos on Luzon Island, fighting both the imperial Japanese Army and communist Huk guerrillas to prepare the way for the return of General Douglas MacArthur. Ramsey also sent critical intelligence information to General Douglas MacArthur in preparation for the liberation of the Philippines. After his return, General MacArthur personally awarded Ramsey the Distinguished Service Cross for his guerrilla activities. The United States Cavalry Association is proud to offer the "US. Cavalry's Last Charge," an accurate depiction of the charge of Lieutenant Ramsey and his Philippine Scouts of the 26th Cavalry. This print of the painting by the noted artist John Solie is the result of careful research and final approval of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Price Ramsey. It is the United States Cavalry Association's tribute to then Lieutenant Ramsey and his Filipino troopers. We welcome you to take a look around and enjoy the journey from the streets of Wichita, Kansas to the jungles of the Philippines and beyond.... (Please note: Clicking any thumbnail picture on this site will open a larger picture.)

Col. Edwin Price Ramsey induction ceremony into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame -- November 2010 Brig. Gen. Mike Bills, Megan Bills, Roz Levenson, Ed Ramsey, Raqui Ramsey, Admiral Lee Levenson Col. Jerry Shiles presents Col. Ramsey with induction plaque

Gen. MacArthur Confirms Impact of Ramsey's Guerillas on Decision to Return to the Philippines Professor Greenberg's memo Gen. MacArthur's Signature

"The Last Charge" © Painting/Title by John Solie is used with permission

Congressional Hearings on Veterans Affairs - February 14 - 15, 2007 Col. Ed Ramsey speaking to the Congressional Committee on Veterans Affairs. Additional testimony from Feb 14, 2007. The Congressional Committee on Veterans Affairs (center is Cong. Bob Filner, Chairman.) Col. Ed Ramsey speaking to a hearing on Veterans Affair in the afternoon. (R to L) Congressman Michael Honda from the 15th district of California, Col. Ed Ramsey, Col. Romy Monteyro, unidentified speaker.     Col. Ed Ramsey with wife Raqui outside the Cannon House Office Bldg. Click Here to read the transcript. (Adobe Acrobat is required.)

San Diego Filipino American Veterans Ball Ed Ramsey, Guest of Honor with Officers of the Association. Ed speaking to the group. Ed receiving a Congressional Award from Congressman Bob Filner.

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society reunion, May 27 - 28, 2006, Embassy Suites Hotel, Burlingame, CA Col. Ed Ramsey between Alice Benitez from Vancouver and Aurora Soriano Cudal from San Diego. (Then from L to R) Dr. Isabelo Torio from the 26th Cavalry Regt.(PS); Maj. Fred Foz from the 57th Inf. Regt.(PS); Capt. Menandro Parazon from the 26th Cavalry Regt. Speaker Malcolm Decker, author of ON A MOUNTAINSIDE. Others in photo (L to R) Col. Ed Ramsey, Chairman of the Panel, Maj. Fred Foz, President of PSHS in '06; Chris Schaefer, CWO 4 Aniceto Bagley of the 26th Cavalry Regt. (PS). Speaker Chris Schaefer, author of BATAAN DIARY, with Col. Ed Ramsey.

The Philippine Consulate, San Francisco, California - September 23, 2005 Col. & Mrs. Edwin P. Ramsey with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs & Mrs. Alberto G. Romulo at the Philippine Consulate - San Francisco on Sept. 23, 2005 Col. Ed Ramsey with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo, taken at the Philippine Consulate General on Sept. 23, 2005.

Colonel Ed Ramsey, Military Martial, La Jolla Christmas Parade - December 8, 2002

Colonel Ramsey's Mt. Soledad Commemorative Dedication - August 14, 2002

Reagan Library Dedication Ceremony, U.S. Cavalry Exhibiton - June 23rd, 2005 Program - Cover Program - Inside Duke Blackwood, Exec. Dir., introduces Ramsey Ramsey speaking Color Guard Mock Cavalry Charge Exec. Dir. Duke Blackwood, Raquel, Ed and Asst. Director John Langellier Ed & Raquel in front of Cavalry Exhibit

"War Stories with Oliver North" Interview - April 28, 2005    Release scheduled for July 17, 2005 Col. Oliver North & Ed Ramsey reading radio message from Gen. Douglas MacArthur to Ramsey received on Decmeber, 1944. Col. Oliver North with Col. Ramsey, Fernando Apostol & Jose Espero during filming of "The Liberation of the Phil" on Apr. 28, 2005. Col. Oliver North with Col. Edwin P. Ramsey & Dr. Raquel R. Ramsey at home during filming. Ed Ramsey presenting a copy of "Lt. Ramsey's War" to Col. Oliver North with Raquel holding autographed photo from North to Ramsey. Col. Oliver North holding the copy of "Lt. Ramsey's War" presented to him by Ed Ramsey with Raquel holding his photo. Col. Oliver North presenting his autographed photo to Ramsey — "To Ed Ramsey, A Real Hero! Semper Fidelis; Oliver North"

Ed's 85th Birthday Party - May 9, 2002 Admiral & Mrs. Lee Levenson with Doug Ramsey Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Curri Tony & Nancy Butler Elaine Rodgers & Nancy Pendleton Elain Rogers & Chris Godsick Ed w/USO Dancers Ed Doing the Samba L.A. Chorale Singers, Orchestra and Raquel

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