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, 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 the presidents new dog in the White House.
Medal of Honor Winner
Ed Freeman!
Shame on the American Media
I suppose this is "old" news, but having just found out about it myself, felt compelled to do a post.
ReplyDeleteHere is Joe Galloway's article, which is very moving http://www.mcclatchydc.com/galloway/story/49688.html I posted a bit about his death last August. He and Bruce Crandal were true heroes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for letting us know about this honorable man.
ReplyDeleteDamn. I had heard his story before, but I had no idea he passed away. You're right. Shame on the media.
ReplyDeleteBlog-Bud Moogie P posted about Too Tall last week. And your post, Alison, just confirms that the MSM has indeed lost it, no? You're oh-so-RIGHT: shame on them.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace valiant warrior.
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