Teens Sentenced for Attacking Vietnam Vet

Teens Sentenced for Attacking Vietnam Vet: Cops
Two teens accused of beating a Vietnam Veteran were sentenced to four years at a youth detention center.
By Teresa Masterson, Dan Stamm and David Chang
Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012

Two teenagers accused of beating a Vietnam Veteran last month learned their fate on Wednesday.

Ed Schaefer, 64, lost his eye in a grenade attack while serving in the Vietnam War. On January 17, he was injured in a different kind of battle, as a group of teens ambushed him from behind in the Olney section of Philadelphia, according to police. The attack, which police say was a robbery attempt, left Schaefer with a fractured skull.

The grandfather of four was on his way to meet his wife at about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police say two or three teens approached him from behind while he was walking on the 5000 block of N 5th Street.

The teens beat Schaefer so badly that he was left with serious injuries to his face, head and hand including a broken skull and orbital bone around the eye he lost at war, according to authorities.
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