A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero Stories such as this are seemingly an embarrassment to Obama, for he believes that nothing good can come from war. He prefers to bow down to our enemies. What he doesn't realize is that when you bow, you're liable to get your head chopped off.
Courage.
You're a 19 year old kid.
You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam .
It's November 11, 1967.
LZ (landing zone) X-ray.
Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 yards
away, that your CO has ordered MedEvac choppers 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 fire, you faintly hear the sound of a helicopter.
You look up to see a Huey coming in. But ... It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.
You don't know him, but Captain Ed Freeman is flying in for you.
He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.
Even after the MedEvacs were ordered to stay away, he's coming in anyway.
And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 3 of you at a time on board.
Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to doctors, nurses and safety.
And, he kept coming back!
13 more times, until all the wounded were evacuated.
No one realized until after the shooting stopped and the wounded GI's were safe, that Capt. Freeman had been shot four times in the legs and arm.
He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.
Medal of Honor Recipient Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force,
died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho ..
May God Bless and Rest His Soul.
I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing until now, but we've sure seen a whole bunch about Kate's eight, Tiger Woods, Lindsey Lohan, and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.
Medal of Honor
Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media, but then, they do have their priorities.
Now, you can do your part in ensuring that this hero's passing not go unnoticed.
Send this to someone that you think will care.
What the world needs is more honest to God, genuine heroes. Not the drug store cowboy types, that all too often, the media tries to create.
Courage.
You're a 19 year old kid.
You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam .
It's November 11, 1967.
LZ (landing zone) X-ray.
Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 yards
away, that your CO has ordered MedEvac choppers 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 fire, you faintly hear the sound of a helicopter.
You look up to see a Huey coming in. But ... It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.
You don't know him, but Captain Ed Freeman is flying in for you.
He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.
Even after the MedEvacs were ordered to stay away, he's coming in anyway.
And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 3 of you at a time on board.
Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to doctors, nurses and safety.
And, he kept coming back!
13 more times, until all the wounded were evacuated.
No one realized until after the shooting stopped and the wounded GI's were safe, that Capt. Freeman had been shot four times in the legs and arm.
He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.
Medal of Honor Recipient Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force,
died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho ..
May God Bless and Rest His Soul.
I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing until now, but we've sure seen a whole bunch about Kate's eight, Tiger Woods, Lindsey Lohan, and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.
Medal of Honor
Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media, but then, they do have their priorities.
Now, you can do your part in ensuring that this hero's passing not go unnoticed.
Send this to someone that you think will care.
What the world needs is more honest to God, genuine heroes. Not the drug store cowboy types, that all too often, the media tries to create.
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Great story BTW. 
Good story BTW. I always enjoy reading about the extraordinary courge of those who have earned the MOH. I visited the Aviation Museum in Ft. Rucker, AL earlier this year and IIRC, he was up there on the wall along with about 10 other MOH recipients.
God bless him and his family and RIP.
O yeah and I will add i voted for McCAIN.
Pretty good point. If i go to school fulltime i can collect 1400$ a month just for going to school with my old chapter. The new Chapter 30 allows for full pay of tuition and books and base e-5 housing pay for the area. DFW is $1393.
God bless him and his family and RIP.
God bless him and his family and RIP.
After putting this in other places it was quickly brought to my attention that this brave man passed away in 2008. Whether or not thats correct is beside the point its the content that matters. I guess we know who voted for the other.
Real hero, real story, but 1c62nv is right, he died in '08 at the age of 80.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/freeman.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/freeman.asp
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Thought something was not right. Gents, please visit linky below and tell me what you do not see...
http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/MOH.htm
From http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
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.
http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/MOH.htm
From http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
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.
Thought something was not right. Gents, please visit linky below and tell me what you do not see...
http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/MOH.htm
http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/MOH.htm