Franklin Graham’s son injured in Iraq
BOONE, N.C. (BP)—Capt. Edward Graham, the youngest son of evangelist Franklin Graham, has sustained shrapnel wounds to his arms, legs and back in Iraq.
Graham, a 27-year-old Army Ranger and West Point graduate, did not suffer life-threatening injuries and is recovering at an undisclosed hospital, according to news reports.
“We know that he is fine and has asked for prayers for his men,” Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for Franklin Graham, told the Citizen-Times newspaper in Asheville, N.C., adding he had no more details on the incident. “Rangers aren’t allowed to disclose much information—even where he is.”
Glenn Wilcox, a close friend of the Graham family, told the Citizen-Times Graham is serving his second tour in Iraq and that his father is extremely proud of him.
“He’s a very fine, outstanding young man, but very tough and very sure of himself,” Wilcox said. “I’ve never met anyone I was more impressed with than Edward. And he loves it—he’s really committed to the United States, to West Point and to doing his job the very best he can.”
Graham is one of four children of Franklin Graham and one of 19 grandchildren of evangelist Billy Graham.
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