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    Default A Capt. and his Huey

    You should read this and then pass it along. In early 1966, during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam, Freeman distinguished himself in the manner described below. Col. Hal Moore commanded the 7th Air Mobile Cavalry. Basil Plumley was the Sgt. Major. The movie "We Were Soldiers Once" tells their story, There is also a book by the same name. Freeman was too young to die at 70!!


    Honored to pass this along.

    Subject: FW: THE CAPTAIN AND HIS HUIE
    Reminicent of my cousin, Bruce Gibbons, who did a similar rescue mission in Nam for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.


    You're a 19 year old kid. You are critically wounded and dying inthe 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 (commanding officer) 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 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 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.

    Captain Ed Freeman is coming 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 not to come.
    He's coming 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 the doctors and nurses and safety.

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

    Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left 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
    9-30-15 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, but we've sure seen a whole bunchabout the thug Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and the bickering of congress over Health & OBAMA CARE! BUT ZIP ABOUT THE PASSING OF
    Medal of Honor RECIPIENT Captain Ed Freeman


    Shame on the ALL media !!!
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    thank you for posting this sully ,,,,,, magoo

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    Thanks Sully, what a great Man! Our Media is Obamasized. Dumb SOB'S
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sully View Post
    You should read this and then pass it along. In early 1966, during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam, Freeman distinguished himself in the manner described below. Col. Hal Moore commanded the 7th Air Mobile Cavalry. Basil Plumley was the Sgt. Major. The movie "We Were Soldiers Once" tells their story, There is also a book by the same name. Freeman was too young to die at 70!!
    Honored to pass this along. Subject: FW: THE CAPTAIN AND HIS HUIE Reminicent of my cousin, Bruce Gibbons, who did a similar rescue mission in Nam for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross. You're a 19 year old kid. You are critically wounded and dying inthe 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 (commanding officer) 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 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 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. Captain Ed Freeman is coming 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 not to come. He's coming 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 the doctors and nurses and safety. And, he kept coming back !! 13 more times!! Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left 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 9-30-15 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, but we've sure seen a whole bunchabout the thug Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and the bickering of congress over Health & OBAMA CARE! BUT ZIP ABOUT THE PASSING OF Medal of Honor RECIPIENT Captain Ed Freeman Shame on the ALL media !!!
    Ed Freeman actually passed away on August 20th, 2008 not 9-30-15. Here's the link to a snopes article about the story above: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/freeman.asp

    and his Obituary:

    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ida...x?pid=11613556


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    Thanks for sharing both the story and that the Hero passed, no matter when it was.

    God speed to him in his next assignment.
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    Don't you feel humbled reading this ?
    That was the time period I did 2 tours there in aviation.
    I have wondered where these kind of people come from.
    The Great Ones we have lived with looked like the rest of us
    and the next day they are like Angels to us forever.
    God Speed Brother

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    Quote Originally Posted by wingit View Post
    Don't you feel humbled reading this ?
    That was the time period I did 2 tours there in aviation.
    I have wondered where these kind of people come from.
    The Great Ones we have lived with looked like the rest of us
    and the next day they are like Angels to us forever.
    God Speed Brother
    Yes, I do feel humbled. I served for 30 years and 24 days, but Ed Freeman's 1 act of bravery in saving those men puts my service to shame. I would have been honored to salute this man anytime, anywhere.

    Bubba

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    Just a Serviceman

    He was getting old and paunchy
    And his hair was falling fast,
    And he sat around the Am. vets,
    Telling stories of the past.


    Of a war that he had fought in
    And the deeds that he had done.
    In his exploits with his buddies;
    They were heroes, everyone.

    And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors,
    His tales became a joke,
    All his buddies listened,
    For they knew where of he spoke.
    But we'll hear his tales no longer,
    For old Bob has passed away,
    And the world's a little poorer,
    For a Serviceman died today.

    He won't be mourned by many,
    Just his children and his wife.
    For he lived an ordinary,
    Very quiet sort of life.



    He held a job and raised a family,
    Quietly going on his way,
    And the world won't note his passing;
    'tho a Serviceman died today.

    When politicians leave this earth,
    Their bodies lie in state,
    While thousands note their passing,
    And proclaim that they were great.

    Papers tell of their life stories,
    From the time that they were young,
    But the passing of a Serviceman,
    Goes unnoticed and unsung.

    Is the greatest contribution,
    To the welfare of our land,
    Some jerk who breaks his promise,
    And cons his fellow man?

    Or the ordinary fellow,
    Who in times of war and strife,
    Goes off to serve his Country
    And offers up his life?

    The politician's stipend
    And the style in which he lives,
    Are sometimes disproportionate,

    To the service that he gives.

    While the ordinary Serviceman,
    Who offered up his all,
    Is paid off with a medal
    And perhaps a pension, small.

    It's so easy to forget them,
    For it is so long ago,
    That our Bob's and Jim's and Johnny's,
    Went to battle, but we know.

    It was not the politicians,
    With their compromise and ploys,
    Who won for us the freedom,
    That our Country now enjoys.

    Should you find yourself in danger,
    With your enemies at hand,
    Would you really want some cop-out,
    With his ever waffling stand?

    Or would you want a Serviceman,
    Who has sworn to defend,
    His home, his kin, and Country,
    And would fight until the end?

    He was just a common Serviceman

    And his ranks are growing thin,
    But his presence should remind us,
    We may need his like again.

    For when countries are in conflict,
    Then we find the Serviceman's part,
    Is to clean up all the troubles,
    That the politicians start.

    If we cannot do him honor,
    While he's here to hear the praise,
    Then at least let's give him homage,
    At the ending of his days.

    Perhaps just a simple headline,
    In the paper that might say:
    "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
    FOR A SERVICEMAN DIED TODAY"

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