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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).
Apr 29, 2019 · Freeman was the flight leader and second-in-command of a 16-helicopter lift unit on Nov. 14, 1965, when he and his men were tasked with dropping infantrymen from...
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 hinself 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 ...
Major Ed W. 'Too Tall' Freeman) was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot who received the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
May 21, 2023 · Ed Freeman defied the Grim Reaper dozens of times during the Vietnam War and rescued scores of soldiers, earning him the Medal of Honor.
Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 – August 20, 2008) was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
Nov 21, 2023 · Captain Ed Freeman was a helicopter pilot and captain in the Vietnam War, most notably for his rescue efforts as a war hero during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965. Freeman was born in...
Apr 14, 2012 · Captain Ed “Too Tall” Freeman, a helicopter pilot who flew his unarmed helicopter into Landing Zone X-Ray to help deliver ammunition, supplies, and to rescue wounded soldiers, talked about his...
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).
Jul 16, 2001 · As a boy of 13, Ed Freeman saw thousands of men on maneuvers pass by his home in Mississippi. He decided then and there that he would be a soldier. A lifetime later, the Congress has now decided that he's even more than a soldier, because he did more than his duty.
