[Drifter]

Just passing this on. from alt.war.Vietnam,

Ed Freeman, Metal of Honor Recipient.

Drifter...



You're a 19 year old kid.

You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley.

November 11, 1965.

LZ X-ray , Vietnam .

Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense,
from 100 or 200 yards away,

that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to
stop coming in.

You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know
you're not getting out.

Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll
never see them again.

As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a
helicopter.

You look up to see an unarmed Huey. But ... it doesn't seem real because
no Medi-Vac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you.

He's not Medi-Vac so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down
into the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.

He's coming anyway.

And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load
2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!

He took about 30 of you and your buddies out who would never have gotten
out.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of
80, in Boise , Idaho .

May God Rest His Soul.

I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we've sure seen a
whole bunch,

about Tiger Woods. . .



Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman

Shame on the American media !!!

[dave]

Drifter wrote:


I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we've sure seen a
whole bunch,

about Tiger Woods. . .



Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman

Shame on the American media !!!

What kind of radio did he have?

[D. Peter Maus]

On 1/9/10 12:41 , Drifter wrote:
Just passing this on. from alt.war.Vietnam,

Ed Freeman, Metal of Honor Recipient.

Drifter...



You're a 19 year old kid.

You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley.

November 11, 1965.

LZ X-ray , Vietnam .

Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense,
from 100 or 200 yards away,

that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to
stop coming in.

You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know
you're not getting out.

Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll
never see them again.

As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a
helicopter.

You look up to see an unarmed Huey. But ... it doesn't seem real because
no Medi-Vac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you.

He's not Medi-Vac so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down
into the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.

He's coming anyway.

And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load
2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!

He took about 30 of you and your buddies out who would never have gotten
out.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of
80, in Boise , Idaho .

May God Rest His Soul.

I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we've sure seen a
whole bunch,

about Tiger Woods. . .



Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman

Shame on the American media !!!




Damned straight.

[Brian Colwell[_2_]]

"Drifter" wrote in message
...
Just passing this on. from alt.war.Vietnam,

Ed Freeman, Metal of Honor Recipient.

Drifter...



You're a 19 year old kid.

You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley.

November 11, 1965.

LZ X-ray , Vietnam .

Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense,
from 100 or 200 yards away,

that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to
stop coming in.

You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know
you're not getting out.

Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll
never see them again.

As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a
helicopter.

You look up to see an unarmed Huey. But ... it doesn't seem real because
no Medi-Vac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you.

He's not Medi-Vac so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down into
the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.

He's coming anyway.

And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2
or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and
nurses.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!

He took about 30 of you and your buddies out who would never have gotten
out.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of
80, in Boise , Idaho .

May God Rest His Soul.

I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we've sure seen a
whole bunch,

about Tiger Woods. . .



Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman

Shame on the American media !!!

You should copy rec.aviation.military
may he RIP

bmc

[dave]

Brian Colwell wrote:


Shame on the American media !!!

You should copy rec.aviation.military
may he RIP

bmc

The people don't want to hear any more war stories.

[rdoc[_2_]]

"dave" wrote in message
...
Brian Colwell wrote:


Shame on the American media !!!

You should copy rec.aviation.military
may he RIP

bmc

The people don't want to hear any more war stories.



Wow... people are so gullible...

Freeman died in 2008 yet every time an African American is in the news this
sham story somehow circulates with a different ending to suit the day's .
Freeman received the Medal of Honor in 2001.

IMO... the real disrespect of the man is in the twisting of his story to
attack a race and to advance a political agenda.

He was a brave man... the people who lie about him to serve their own
purposes are cowards.


http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/freeman.asp

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[Keith[_6_]]

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:41:34 -0500, Drifter wrote:

Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman

He died in 2008, but he is a real hero.


FREEMAN, ED W.

By direction of the President, under the Joint Resolution of Congress
approved 12 July 1862 (amended by act of 3 March 1863, act of 9 July 1918,
and act of 25 July 1963), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty, is
awarded by the Department of the Army in the name of Congress to:

CAPTAIN ED W. FREEMAN
UNITED STATES ARMY

Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, of Boise, Idaho, who
distinguished himself by numerous acts of conspicuous gallantry and
extraordinary intrepidity on 14 November 1965 while serving with Company
A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
As a flight leader and second in command of a 16-helicopter lift unit, he
supported a heavily engaged American infantry battalion at Landing Zone
X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam. The unit was almost out
of ammunition after taking some of the heaviest casualties of the war,
fighting off a relentless attack from a highly motivated, heavily armed
enemy force. When the infantry commander closed the helicopter landing
zone because of intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his life
by flying his unarmed helicopter through a gauntlet of enemy fire time
after time, delivering critically needed ammunition, water, and medical
supplies to the besieged battalion. His flights, by providing the engaged
units with supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, directly
affected the battle's outcome. Without them the units would almost surely
have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation
helicopters refused to fly into the area because of intense enemy fire,
Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing lifesaving
evacuation of an estimated 30 seriously wounded soldiers-some of whom
would not have survived had he not acted. All flights were made into a
small emergency landing zone within 100 to 200 meters of the defensive
perimeter, where heavily committed units were perilously holding off the
attacking elements. Captain Freeman's selfless acts of great valor and
extraordinary perseverance were far above and beyond the call of duty or
mission and set a superb example of leadership and courage for all of his
peers. Captain Freeman's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in
keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great
credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
--
Best Regards, Keith
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[dave]

wrote:
http://www.dondennisfamily.com/James_Turner/index.html

I Stand and I Salute our Military and our Military Heros.
SALUTE.
cuhulin


I'm sure they are honored by your salute.