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Number of posts : 1005 Age : 80 Location : Laurel, maryland Registration date : 2011-01-29
| Subject: War hero February 25th 2011, 9:56 pm | |
| >> 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's passing, but we've sure seen >> a whole bunch about Lindsay Lohan, Tiger Woods and the bickering of >> congress over Health Reform. >> >> >> Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman >> >> >> Shame on the American media !!! >> >> >> This is the guy who had a cease & desist order to remove the American >> Flag from his property, as it was against zoning rules. >> I hope they allow the flag on his property continue to fly! | |
| | | ermullis
Number of posts : 1376 Age : 64 Location : Hamptonville NC Registration date : 2009-10-21
| Subject: Re: War hero February 25th 2011, 10:54 pm | |
| that's some very strong stuff ! Yes it is a terrible shame this country won't recognize & honor real heros like that & instead let the media plaster the kind of crap they do in our faces every day. May God bless this hero's soul & welcome him into heaven with a real heros welcome! | |
| | | big g
Number of posts : 3689 Age : 64 Location : Stokesdale N.C-HillTop WVA Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | | | shawn
Number of posts : 5230 Age : 50 Location : Beaver, WV Registration date : 2009-02-11
| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 9:09 am | |
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| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 9:58 am | |
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| | | Hump
Number of posts : 4683 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV Registration date : 2009-03-08
| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 10:27 am | |
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| | | Firepup
Number of posts : 574 Location : Marysville, Oh Registration date : 2009-11-11
| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 10:57 am | |
| Thanks for helping us to remember the true hero's. | |
| | | Thunter
Number of posts : 1339 Age : 52 Location : Pennsboro, WV Registration date : 2009-09-10
| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 11:14 am | |
| Awesome post!!!! The media for the most part hates the military. I actually turned off Fox news last night because they were covering the Charlie sheen crap. Who cares about Charlie Sheen??? | |
| | | rayray Moderator
Number of posts : 6335 Age : 58 Location : statesville,nc Registration date : 2010-08-15
| Subject: Re: War hero February 26th 2011, 11:23 am | |
| GREAT POST...I wish we had people like that running our country. | |
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