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FMI: More News ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.01.22)Īero Linx: The de Havilland Moth Club of North America The de Havilland Moth Club of North America. leaving a grateful nation behind to remember an Leaving this world a better and safer place. To let you know without further delay that another great man, aįlyer like us, has gone the way we all must go.
Upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.Ĭaptain Freeman went west on August 20th 2008. Highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit Captain Freeman'sĮxtraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the Leadership and courage for all of his peers. Valor, extraordinary perseverance and intrepidity were far aboveĪnd beyond the call of duty or mission and set a superb example of Perimeter where heavily committed units were perilously holding off All flights were made into a smallĮmergency landing zone within 100 to 200 meters of the defensive Rescue missions, providing life-saving evacuation of an estimatedģ0 seriously wounded soldiers - some of whom would not have After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into theĪrea due to intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate They would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of Supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, without which On the battle's outcome by providing the engaged units with timely Time, delivering critically needed ammunition, water and medical Unarmed helicopter through a gauntlet of enemy fire time after When the infantryĬommander closed the helicopter landing zone due to intense directĮnemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his own life by flying his Highly motivated, heavily armed enemy force.
Unit was almost out of ammunition after taking some of the heaviestĬasualties of the war, fighting off a relentless attack from a Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam. He supported a heavily engaged American infantry battalion at AsĪ flight leader and second in command of a 16-helicopter lift unit, Intrepidity on 14 November 1965 while serving with Company A, 229thĪssault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Freeman, United States Army, distinguished himselfīy numerous acts of conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary The Medal of Honor citation tells an amazing story.Ĭaptain Ed W. and at a long overdue 2001Ĭeremony, one of Vietnam's many heroes finally got the thanks he and a number of yearsĪfter his service was done, a grateful nation recognized that heĭeserved the medal of Honor. Thousands who served our nation in Vietnam. Was once a Captain, US Army Company A, 229th Assault Helicopterīattalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). "Too Tall" Freeman - an American Hero who Time in letting you know that one of the best and brightest of our An amazing spirit slipped away a few weeks ago and we onlyīecame aware of it this weekend.
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