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**And in other news, Whitney Houston has now been sober for 8 days**
Ned Jr.":df4vmrg1 said:The story that OUGHT to be in the news!!!
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 (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 that 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 at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho
May God Bless and Rest His Soul.
I bet you didn't hear about this hero'spassing, but we've
sure seen a whole bunch about Lindsay
Lohan, Tiger Woods, Whitney Houston and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.
Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media !!!
I'll 2nd that one, what the eff is wrong with this country? That's who flags should be half staff for. An another thing, right now we have kids over in that little piece of he!! that are showing the same kind of valor that we never hear about.Isomade":1oult76w said:Ned Jr.":1oult76w said:The story that OUGHT to be in the news!!!
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 (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 that 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 at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho
May God Bless and Rest His Soul.
I bet you didn't hear about this hero'spassing, but we've
sure seen a whole bunch about Lindsay
Lohan, Tiger Woods, Whitney Houston and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.
Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media !!!
Amen. A true American hero, and all we hear about it crap! Thanks for putting things in perspective.
VanC":3fgjfrda said:I remember reading about Capt. Freeman's death in the local paper along with an account of his life's many accomplishments and his service to our country. No doubt he didn't get the world wide coverage that any public figure would, and that's a shame, but it didn't go completely unnoticed by many of us.
For those of you that can't stop whining about the news coverage of Houston's death, maybe it's time to **** and let this thread die.
Calman":4kgtqxeb said:VanC":4kgtqxeb said:I remember reading about Capt. Freeman's death in the local paper along with an account of his life's many accomplishments and his service to our country. No doubt he didn't get the world wide coverage that any public figure would, and that's a shame, but it didn't go completely unnoticed by many of us.
For those of you that can't stop whining about the news coverage of Houston's death, maybe it's time to **** and let this thread die.
Correct me if I'm wrong Van,but aint this your third post on this thread.
Cal
Calman":1n6vxk0j said:VanC":1n6vxk0j said:I remember reading about Capt. Freeman's death in the local paper along with an account of his life's many accomplishments and his service to our country. No doubt he didn't get the world wide coverage that any public figure would, and that's a shame, but it didn't go completely unnoticed by many of us.
For those of you that can't stop whining about the news coverage of Houston's death, maybe it's time to **** and let this thread die.
Correct me if I'm wrong Van,but aint this your third post on this thread.
Cal
Calman":3nqm4ojs said:Van I think if I was tired of hearing about WH on here I'd just stop reading the posts about her.
I would not have came on here telling everyone just to **** about it.
I have not been a kid in a long time and I don't take someone telling me to shut up to kindly.
Cal
VanC":1ebyzgim said:Calman":1ebyzgim said:Van I think if I was tired of hearing about WH on here I'd just stop reading the posts about her.
I would not have came on here telling everyone just to **** about it.
I have not been a kid in a long time and I don't take someone telling me to shut up to kindly.
Cal
You're right, Cal. I was going to PM you, but I need to get this out in front of everyone: I apologize to you and everyone else for the **** part. It was unnecessary. I stand by everything else I said in my last post. Now I'm done.
Jim62":bqfyjnyw said:Is she still dead ?? :???:
Yep....she's now graveyard dead... ( I guess they finally got her buried and didn't go on tour with her body)Jim62":2nouui6v said:Is she still dead ?? :???:
I got that in an e-mail yesterday and just thought it kinda fit here. I guess I should have checked it's accuracy first.Calman":3pq5ltkd said:By no means do I want to take anything away from the bravery of Cpt. Ed Freeman.
He was a true american hero from Miss. who served in ww2,korean war and the viet nam war.
And recieved the medal of honor and numerous other medals and citations.
But he died on August 20 2008.
Just trying to set the record straight about his passing.
Did not know Cpt Freeman that well but I did have the privilage of Meeting him.
Cal
I don't recall ever having heard of Cpt. Freeman, but he certainly deserves honor and recognition.Ned Jr.":276xrw7i said:I got that in an e-mail yesterday and just thought it kinda fit here. I guess I should have checked it's accuracy first.Calman":276xrw7i said:By no means do I want to take anything away from the bravery of Cpt. Ed Freeman.
He was a true american hero from Miss. who served in ww2,korean war and the viet nam war.
And recieved the medal of honor and numerous other medals and citations.
But he died on August 20 2008.
Just trying to set the record straight about his passing.
Did not know Cpt Freeman that well but I did have the privilage of Meeting him.
Cal
Thanks for setting the record straight.