Shame on the media

[Russ Spence]

You're a 19 year old kid. ​

You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , on 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 1/2 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 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 anyway. Even 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..!! ​

He took about 30 of you and your buddies out who 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 Michael Jackson!!!​

 

[Tony Shelton]

But Michael Jackson was the king of pop.

That other guy was just some old dude who was bad anyway because he was for the viet nam war.

He probably didn't recycle or do anything important like saving the planet. :barf:

Our generation needs real heros like Al Gore and Barney Frank.

 

[Scott Stone]

Official Citation. Medal of honor winners are worthy of all of our respect. If you read some of their citations, they are beyond humbling.

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.

 

[Nichole]

There are a whole lot of REAL heroes that we never hear about. Thanks for sharing this story with us!!!

 

[ccobb]

Russ that was great stuff. We need to get back to thinking the real heros in this country. The men and women who fight so we can stay in the US, run our own business. Our Country needs to WAKE THE HELL UP!!! We pay basketball, baseball, football players millions a year to play a game, and our men and women that go to war make 30g's a year. What is wrong this country, and it is getting worse. Ok off my soap box

 

[screenin4u]

The thing that really sucks is we keep electing these liberal and conservative idiots who aren't concerned or willing to step up to the plate and take of our vets. Most of the politicians are affluent educated people who look down on us hardworking middle class grunts, but are busy padding their insurance and retirement benefits. I would like to see them retire on the same pay our vets get after putting their lives on the line!!:banghead: