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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Ed W "Too Tall" Freeman ~ 26 March 2018
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Posted on 03/25/2018 5:05:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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~ Hall of Heroes ~ Ed W "Too Tall" Freeman Info from this website. |
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Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 - August 20, 2008) was a United States Army fixed and rotary wing aircraft pilot who received the Medal of Honor on July 16, 2001 for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. As a helicopter pilot, he flew through gunfire more than 20 times during a single, ferocious battle, bringing supplies to a trapped battalion of United States soldiers and flying more than 70 wounded soldiers to safety. Freeman flew wingman for Major Bruce Crandall who also received the Medal of Honor for the same missions. He is also honored in the film "We Were Soldiers" and is played by Mark McCracken. Freeman died August 20, 2008 due to complications from parkinsons disease. |
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:
- Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, 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 due to intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his own 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 had a direct impact on the battle's outcome by providing the engaged units with timely supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, without which they would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area due to intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing life-saving 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, extraordinary perseverance and intrepidity 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.
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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:50:37 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: mylife
Poor guy! I’ll bet he hsd spent the rest of his life going to chiropractors to get straightened back out!
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:51:13 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: LUV W
Conscious Means yer on the radar
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:52:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Y’all had a whole nuther language. LOL!
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:54:45 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: LUV W
It funny cuz its true! That lanky old bastard bopped his head on more hatches that anyone LOL
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:55:21 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Hope your weekend’s been a good one? Are the streets in your neighborhood dry yet?
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:56:06 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: LUV W
That is Google or Gates, I meant conspicuous is on the radar.
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:58:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: All
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posted on
03/25/2018 6:59:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO.
Were you and your son able to get to the range this weekend for some shooting fun?
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:00:16 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
Hey radu!
We did not get a chance to go today but will soon.
The lawn I fertilized a few weeks ago is calling for a mowing soon, that time of year is upon us again.
Not much else happening with me.
Thanks for those cool museum pics!
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:09:19 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Repeal the Gun-Free School Zone Act, Protect Our Children!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Two F-35A Lightnings, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter thats able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)
Three F-16 Vipers assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, fly over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 1, 2017. Fifteen F-16s landed at Yokota en route to Alaska to participate in exercise Red Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/Yasuo Osakabe)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers, assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, fly in formation next to a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker March 1, 2017, off the coast of Guam. Twenty-two flying units from U.S. Pacific Command, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force are in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in annual exercise, Cope North. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
To: LUV W
Good evening, Luv ...very nice graphic for National Medal of Honor Day. Thanks!
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:27:16 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: mylife
I wouldn’t have known the difference. LOL!
Did you have a good weekend?
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:29:41 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thank you! So many heroes...so little time!
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:30:12 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Aren’t those “Engineer” insignia on his lapels?
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:31:15 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Wow! Been a long time since I’ve seen any of your beautiful aircraft graphics! Thanks for sharing!
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:32:49 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: mylife
And extensions on the pedals? d:o)
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do....
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:34:32 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Well darn the luck. It seems something always comes up to postpone your range plans.
LOL! Aren’t ya just thrilled at the thought of mowing again? But it’s about that time and it’s already going on here. Hubby mowed a bit Friday but drizzly rain all day kept him off the mower yesterday.
Glad you liked the pix. They were just to give a little idea of the variety of uniforms the museum has acquired. There’s so much more.
I reckon it’ll be a couple of weeks before I get back up there. They’re only open on Sat.s at this time and won’t be open next weekend due to it being Easter.
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:37:48 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: LUV W
Howdy, LUV.
Beautiful graphic for Medal of Honor Day.
Hope your day was a good one.
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:46:11 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: left that other site
You are lucky that Blue has such a wonderful winter home.
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posted on
03/25/2018 7:46:23 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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