Major Ed "Too Tall" Freeman was born November 20, 1927 in Neely, Mississippi. After serving two years in the Navy, he switched to the Army and became a pilot. During the Vietnam War, he served as a flight leader and second in command of a sixteen-helicopter lift unit. A recipient of the Medal of Honor, Freeman saved thirty lives in fourteen rescue missions, which he flew using an unarmed helicopter when medevac refused to fly to landing zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley in 1965. His story was told in the book and later the film "We Were Soldiers." Freeman passed away August 20, 2008.
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Showing posts with label Vietnam War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnam War. Show all posts
26 July 2009
Vietnam War
2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers.
The usage of helicopters caused the average infantryman to see 240 days of combat of 365.
The average age of the infantryman in Vietnam was 22.8 years.
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Vietnam War Myths
The usage of helicopters caused the average infantryman to see 240 days of combat of 365.
The average age of the infantryman in Vietnam was 22.8 years.
Sources
Vietnam War Myths
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