Celebrating A Real American Hero ... No Thanks To The American Media!
There was a time in American history when the general population celebrated military heroes. Now the media "labels" way too many heroes. The youth do not idolize military heroes because they never hear the stories. Our youth now watch reality TV and idolizes sex, money, and material possessions. I would like to offer, that the only ones to blame are the parents, and that includes me. (Jon R.)
It is never too late to start.
A Real Hero story, about Ed Freeman. Not motivated by money or fame, but rather by the love of his fellow soldier.
Ed Freeman had real values.
Ed Freeman is a true "American Hero!"
Story told by soldier: You're a 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in la Drang Valley on 11-14-1965, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered eight to one, and the enemy fire is so intense, from one hundred to two hundred yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MedeVac 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 half way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll never going to 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" (helicopter)! But ... it doesn't seem real because no MedeVac markings are on it.
Ed Freeman is coming for you!
He's not a MedeVac, so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway, even after the MedeVac were ordered not to come. He's coming anyway!
Ed Freeman drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load two or three soldiers on board.. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the Doctors and Nurses.
Ed Freeman kept coming back! Thirteen more times! Ed Freeman flew about thirty soldiers out of a combat zone, soldiers that 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! Sad Isn't It?
Medal of Honor Winner Ed Freeman!
Shame on "The American Media!"
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Freeman's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, 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 due to intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his own 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 had a direct impact on the battle's outcome by providing the engaged units with timely supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, without which they would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area due to intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing life-saving 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, extraordinary perseverance and intrepidity 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.
God Bless Ed Freeman and God Bless America.
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