Sgt. Edwin Penn of Englewood, Colo., who was 20 years-old when he was killed in action on Sept. 6, 1968 in South Vietnam, was a Bronze Star Medal recipient for heroism in a combat zone.A 1965 Englewood High School graduate, Penn was drafted in the U.S. Army in September 1967. He chose not to receive a 2-S student deferment while attending Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. on a football scholarship. His first Army stop was basic training at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas where he served as a squad leader. He also spent time in Fort Benning, Ga. and Fort Polk, La., earning a Sergeant E5 rank before joining the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. Penn started his Vietnam tour of duty on Aug. 7, 1968. He was killed 29 days later (Sept. 6) in Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam. Penn, who was the captain of his high school football and wrestling teams, was the oldest of four siblings.