Medal of Honor Winner Ed Freeman

[Ahar]

You're a19 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 a 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 last Wednesday at the age of 80, in Boise , ID ......May God rest his soul.....

I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we sure were told a whole bunch about some Hip-Hop Coward beating the crap out of his "girlfriend."

Medal of Honor Winner Ed Freeman!

Shame on the American Media.

[BigSwede]

[nightrob]

God Bless Ed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nite Rider]

Ahar,thank you for posting that, And THANK YOU ED.God bless you ^ your family.

[Waffen]

We lost a real hero.

God bless men like him.


W

[Nite Rider]

I was not going to do this but if I dont im going to bust have to vent and hope I dont offend anyone too much. I read a post From Ahar, about a true hero Ed Freemans death, I have never herd of him till then. I asked a very good friend and fellow rider about it since he was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.He said Ed flew in an unarmed chopper and took out 36 brave men 3 at a time without any concern for his safety a true HERO. I replied how come nuthing was said in the media, his reply was people forgot what courage and honor means in this life. I have been chewing the bit ever since people think that some drug addicted clueles left wing panty waisted actor is great and his views are so great. I say b#$$%&*!.People need to remember why they are able to do such things because of the brave soilders who fought and died for it. I would like to thank all of our military for giving my wife son and grandchildren and myself the FREEDOM we so much love. God bless you all, and again THANK YOU.

[Black Magic]

Originally Posted by Nite Rider

I would like to thank all of our military for giving my wife son and grandchildren and myself the FREEDOM we so much love. God bless you all, and again THANK YOU.

Couldn't say it any better!

Cheers and Hails to all you protectors of my freedoms!

[huskerbob]

Ahar,

thanks for posting. we should all say a prayer tonight, and every night, for Mr. Freeman, his family and the countless other American military heros we never get to hear about.

God Bless each of them and SHAME on those who have the ability to tell the country their stories and choose not to do so be cause it conflicts with their agenda.

[Mavaholic]

I found this poem on the internet years ago and have posted on other message boards at times. I wish I could find out who wrote it but every place you see it posted the author is always "Unknown" Pretty fitting.


A Simple Soldier


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

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

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew where of he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer,
For ol' Bob has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer
For a Soldier 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,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won't note his passing,
Tho a Soldier 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 Soldier
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 often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Soldier,
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 many times
That our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys,
Went to battle, but we know,

It is 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 Soldier--
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Soldier,
Who would fight until the end.

He was just a common Soldier,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again.

For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Soldier'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,
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."

Pass On The Patriotism

[FlaFatBoy]

Awesome poem...thanx for sharing and RIP Mr.Freeman.




Ride safe
-Randy-

[Fred1369]

the next time you are bored, instead of playing solitaire or an online game or surf porno, do some reading here:
http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html
It will make you feel real small.