Falls Bridge Named for Pennsbury Grad Killed in Vietnam War

The County of Bucks on Tuesday dedicated Bucks County Bridge #220 in Falls Township in honor of Private First Class Edward Nelson Beers, U.S. Marine Corps, a Fairless Hills man killed in action during the Vietnam War.
Beers was on patrol May 23, 1968, in Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province when an enemy explosive device detonated and critically the 20-year-old Marine. With shrapnel wounds to his head, neck and shoulders, Beers’ comrades moved him to the Navy hospital ship USS Sanctuary where he succumbed to his wounds.
Beers was scheduled to return home from his combat tour in 109 days. He is buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Trevose.
The bridge named for Beers crosses Martins Creek along Mill Creek Road in Falls Township. It is the tenth County-owned bridge since 2022 to be named for a local soldier lost in the Vietnam War.
To learn more about the program and the men it is meant to honor, visit BucksCounty.gov/MemorialBridges.