OT..Another Hero passes

Ed Freeman

You're an 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, 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 half 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 helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed 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, 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.and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.




Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died March 25th, 2009 at the age of 80, in Boise, ID.May God rest his soul.






Medal of Honor Winner

Ed Freeman!

Since the Media didn't give him the coverage he deserves send this to every red blooded American you know.

THANKS AGAIN ED FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.

RIP















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The mass media should be ashamed for not reporting Ed's passing but they're so biased against the men and women of our military it's no great surprise. We owe a great debt to Ed and many others who put selflessly their lives on at great risk, above and beyond the call of duty. :bow:

Charlie,

Wasn't this a while back? I think I remember it was last August.

Being our war was an unpopular war, hero's like Mr. Feeman do not get the attention they should.

JimF

Jim,
Not sure about the actual date. I posted the exact e-mail I received about it today. It states March 25 of 09.
I E-mailed it to you. In the E-mail it shows a picture of Mr. Freeman

Charlie

Here is the report I remember. What a man.

Ed Freeman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by Maniac

The mass media should be ashamed for not reporting Ed's passing but they're so biased against the men and women of our military it's no great surprise. We owe a great debt to Ed and many others who put selflessly their lives on at great risk, above and beyond the call of duty. :bow:

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The death of Ed "Too Tall" Freeman was well reported by the "mass media" back in August of last year as was his belatedly being rewarded the Congressional Medal of Honor back in 2001. He was also well covered by the press following his heroics in Vietnam. Maybe you should read a little more and repeat "talking points" a little less. JMHO

regardless of the date or "talking points" a good man passed away and he was one of ours. Salute and send him on his way. AMEN

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Originally Posted by TDH

regardless of the date or "talking points" a good man passed away and he was one of ours. Salute and send him on his way. AMEN

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TDH, thanks for putting things back in perspective about the passing of a great American hero. I didn't mean to jump on Maniac, but one should ideally do at least a little research before automatically "killing the messenger." How would anybody, except a close few, even know about this man and his brave deeds if it was not for the "mass media" Maniac decries?

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Originally Posted by dnikkor

TDH, thanks for putting things back in perspective about the passing of a great American hero. I didn't mean to jump on Maniac, but one should ideally do at least a little research before automatically "killing the messenger." How would anybody, except a close few, even know about this man and his brave deeds if it was not for the "mass media" Maniac decries?

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Wikipedia hardly qualifies as mass media, dnikkor, I was speaking of the leftist television and newspapers that would rather gush about Obama's dog than the passing of an american hero. My apologies for offending your "sensibilities".

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Originally Posted by Maniac

Wikipedia hardly qualifies as mass media, dnikkor, I was speaking of the leftist television and newspapers that would rather gush about Obama's dog than the passing of an american hero. My apologies for offending your "sensibilities".

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I know I started this "love fest" calling you out for your knee-jerk "talking points" slogan about the horrible "mass media" and I should let sleeping dogs lie, however I read in my local daily newspaper and watched national television news last August about the death of this brave man, well before any "gushings" about Obama's dog. Apparently Rush must not have been talking about his death back then since you apparently missed it and thus his death last year was news to you until a couple of days ago. My "sensibilities" were not offended but I am quite sick and tired of people who repeat mindless dogma slamming the media without bothering to see if there is any reason to slam them in the first place.

And I apologize to all here for taking attention (belatedly to some) away from this true American hero. I also apologize for breaking my own rule about bringing "politics" into this forum that really should be about our shared interest in USGI M1 Carbines. There are plenty of other forums around for people to fling feces at each other.

dnikkor,

Respectfully, I think you are out of line for "calling anyone out" on this board.

We all have opinions and ripping someone apart for a simple stated opinion does nothing to contribute. Personal attacks have even less place here. Please don't bring this here.

Let's have fun and talk to each other as gentlemen; as if we are standing in front of each other even if we disagree. Nobody wins a war of typed words and it brings down the integrity of this site. :o

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Originally Posted by cafdfw

dnikkor,

Respectfully, I think you are out of line for "calling anyone out" on this board.

We all have opinions and ripping someone apart for a simple stated opinion does nothing to contribute. Personal attacks have even less place here. Please don't bring this here.

Let's have fun and talk to each other as gentlemen; as if we are standing in front of each other even if we disagree. Nobody wins a war of typed words and it brings down the integrity of this site. :o

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cafdfw;44909, you are correct of course and I again apologize for the "disruption." I do want to let whomever cares know that I am a member of what some call the "mass media" and that others so easily slur with unthinking untruths. I take pride in my profession, as I assume most do. So yes, I do take it personally when someone so flippantly tosses out an incorrect and unfair insult to my profession. This is especially true when the topic is the passing of a heroic and well-reported American and some can't help but insert their own political bias and slogans into the conversation. I readily agree that this particular forum is no place for political "discussions" and am personally done with this thread. Again my apologies.

dnikkor,

I assumed you were connected with the media in some way from the beginning and you were offended. You are obviously a very intelligent and educated individual. Thank you for your ending comments.

Now, let's talk carbines! :thup:

I just watched the movie ( We Were Solders) 2 weeks ago for the 1st time,.... Great Movie!
Sorry to hear of Ed's passing (when ever it actually took place)
What a great guy he was to his fellow man in every sense of the word!

...I get so sick of hearing every day dipsh-ts being called a hero for doing a good deed that any reasonable person should do anyway.

The things Ed "Too Tall" Freeman did were REAL hero material !
May God Bless & reserect his soul to be with the Lord forever in eterity!
Amen!

Watching that movie... all including the reporter look and act as heroes!
I watch it about once a month.
Can't help but wonder if 'Snake' the other pilot was awarded.....He should have been.

Charlie-painter777

P.S. Not to forget those medics working in ankle deep blood.
Copter after Copter of injured Americans.
Proud of all!

Charlie Holland
painter777

I didn't know Ed Freeman or don't think I did, but he did a job that had to be done during those few long days in November 1965. There was no percieved danger or at least you didn't recognize it as such. LTC Hal Moore's 7th Cav was in trouble. They were the heros. We did what we could. I was a door gunner on a maintenance batalion D model whose job was to protect the right side of our aircraft. We would survey the damage to down or wounded helicopters and pick up crews if we could. We were asked to bring in supplies and take out wounded. Neither I or the Crew Chief were medics but we got as many on board as we could safely load on noard and head back to An Khe. We only made a few trips back and forth but when I left country in September of '66 I still had not gotten the blood stains from the floor. Welcome Home Brother, and Thank You for a job done well.

Landtrain,
Your service is greatly appreciated......more than you and 'Your Brothers and Sisters in Arms' will ever know. Along with blessings to the families that were waiting home.

With Respect...

Charlie Holland
painter777