other dog Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Got this E-mail from Andrew in Australia, and it's so good I'm gonna share it here...no disrespect intended for Michael Jackson, but Andrew's Australian and he makes an excellent point-I'd never heard of Ed Freeman, or his passing. And he was a true hero.This is about priorities everyone...Andrew. For your interestED FREEMAN (Medal of Honour) You're a 19 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 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 Honour 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 of rubbish about some one gloved child molester.... Medal of Honour Winner Ed Freeman! Shame on the American Media Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Got this E-mail from Andrew in Australia, and it's so good I'm gonna share it here...no disrespect intended for Michael Jackson, but Andrew's Australian and he makes an excellent point-I'd never heard of Ed Freeman, or his passing. And he was a true hero.This is about priorities everyone...Andrew.For your interestED FREEMAN (Medal of Honour) You're a 19 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 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 Honour 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 of rubbish about some one gloved child molester.... Medal of Honour Winner Ed Freeman! Shame on the American MediaThe media is driven by money, and greed. Accuracy takes a back seat most times. The commedable story of "Ed Freeman", no matter how respectable, or honorable, is just not a commodity that can be marketed with great success, financial gain, or market share. This is sad, but very true.There are very few "morals" in the news media as can be ascertained from the fiasco of this Jackson case. As mentioned earlier several others of commendable service have passed within this narrow timeframe, yet pass unrecognized into oblivion. Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 But i saw a good listing in the OBITUARIES in the newspaper the other day listing as dead of the name of Common Sense. Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 But i saw a good listing in the OBITUARIES in the newspaper the other day listing as dead of the name of Common Sense.Common sense is posted in the obituaries every day, just to let us know that it's gone for good. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Guys,Not only Michael Jackson but the media memorialized Tennessee Titans former QB, Steve McNair here in Tennessee then did the same in his old town of Mississippi. This country has all but spit upon the Honorable soldier and citizen. The country is talkin more about ballgames than caring about the soldiers or people that bettered the world for all of us to eat,excreet and safely go to sleep in. Tom, i'm happy to honor Mr. Ed Freeman and the many others in the Prayers daily that I have for those that died for me to see another tomorrow without being threaten by another foe. My father died this past October and was sick of all the s#&t that has been going on in this country.Thanks for posting about Ed Freemanmike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Guys,Not only Michael Jackson but the media memorialized Tennessee Titans former QB, Steve McNair here in Tennessee then did the same in his old town of Mississippi. This country has all but spit upon the Honorable soldier and citizen. The country is talkin more about ballgames than caring about the soldiers or people that bettered the world for all of us to eat,excreet and safely go to sleep in. Tom, i'm happy to honor Mr. Ed Freeman and the many others in the Prayers daily that I have for those that died for me to see another tomorrow without being threaten by another foe. My father died this past October and was sick of all the s#&t that has been going on in this country.Thanks for posting about Ed FreemanmikeHi Mike, I googled Ed Freeman and he actually died in August, 2008 but still I didn't know anything about him until I got that e-mail from Andrew. The story I read said the medivac pilots wouldn't fly in any more because the fighting was so intense, and the landing zone was only about 100 yards from the most intense of it. Ed Freeman and his commander both volunteered to fly in, the only two to step forward when they asked for volunteers. Ed Freeman was originally from Mississippi too.I got a similar e-mail from Bollweevil, but didn't check my AOL mail until later. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopar Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 after reading this I wounder why not honor the people who fight to keep freedom for people frow in their art or any thing American.freedom is not free, thank you for posting this topic. I have learned about a true hero Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigDug Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thanks for the post , its nice to read about a real man once in a while. Cant wait to get my flag up at the shop. Just hauled home a 30' pole yesterday. R.I.P. Ed Freeman. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueknight0517@yahoo.com Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) Gentlemen - - - - Gentlemen,Please do not argue amongst yourselves about the media, after all it is aimed at the most common denominator of the people who actualy watch it for meaningful information ...... which is forth grade. The rest of us seek out information from relible sources and verify the information and then conclued our opinions. This process is called "Old School" by some and is laughed at by those who watch the media. When I am confronted with frivolous information, such as Michael Jackson, the switch is moved to "Off".Jim Edited July 13, 2009 by blueknight0517@yahoo.com Quote Rustednut Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-37999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rw613 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 thers is only one way to get away from the media bull.... cut the tv off i had mine cut off 5 years ago dont miss it a day i would say my life has betterd with out it and yes the media should have there nuts cut out for doing our veterns the way the do Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/10021-ed-freeman/#findComment-38002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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