Originally Posted by Jesus_Christler

A little late but I've been on the road...

If you were alive in the 1970s, you would recognize these two comics. Their deaths were both reported Saturday in Las Vegas.

David Frye, 77, impressionist. He "was" Nixon the same way Jamie Foxx "was" Ray Charles.

Charlie Callas, 83, Army band drummer turned comedian. He had a rubbery mug and often put sound effects into his jokes and story telling. He was probably best known for his roles in "Switch", a detective dramedy with Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert.

Originally Posted by Erzer

Be ready for another one or two, Zah Zah and her husband are both in the hospital now.

Originally Posted by joejet

Two old timers today
Jane Russell - Actress-WWII Pinup girl

Originally Posted by InfernoRedXfire

Oh Jane...pure class. Well, at least compared to these days:

YouTube - The Beautiful and Sexy Jane Russell

Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher

While we remember the Drive in and Jane Russell, one might take a moment and remember this guy. At least 29 will remember and thank him.

You're a 19 year old kid.
You're critically wounded and dying in
the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam .

It's November 11, 1967.LZ (landing zone) X-ray.




You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out.
Your family is half 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.
You look up to see a Huey coming in. But.. It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.
Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you.

He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the MedEvacs 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 3 of you at a time on board.
Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses and safety.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left arm.

He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force, died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise , Idaho

May God Bless and Rest His Soul.


I bet you didn't hear about this hero'spassing, but we've sure seen a whole bunchabout Lindsay Lohan, Tiger Woods and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.

Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media !!!

Now... YOU pass this along to YOUR
mailing list. Honor this real American.
Please.

Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher

While we remember the Drive in and Jane Russell, one might take a moment and remember this guy. At least 29 will remember and thank him.

You're a 19 year old kid.
You're critically wounded and dying in
the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam .

It's November 11, 1967.LZ (landing zone) X-ray.




You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out.
Your family is half 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.
You look up to see a Huey coming in. But.. It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.
Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you.

He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the MedEvacs 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 3 of you at a time on board.
Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses and safety.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left arm.

He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force, died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise , Idaho

May God Bless and Rest His Soul.


I bet you didn't hear about this hero'spassing, but we've sure seen a whole bunchabout Lindsay Lohan, Tiger Woods and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.

Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman
Shame on the American media !!!

Now... YOU pass this along to YOUR
mailing list. Honor this real American.
Please.

Originally Posted by onehundred80

This is a true story of a genuine hero, unfortunately some of the facts in variations of this email have been altered to reflect some peoples agendas.
The man died in August 2008 but emails that were sent at that time were altered to add information that suited the purposes of the editor.
The web is used to carry all sorts of info and some people have no conscience when it comes to furthering there own message.
It took decades for him to receive this medal and it was finally presented to him by George Bush.
The actual citation is below.

UNITED STATES ARMY
Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, of Boise, Idaho, who 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 because of intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his 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, by providing the engaged units with supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, directly affected the battle's outcome. Without them the units would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area because of intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing lifesaving 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 and extraordinary perseverance 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.

It truly is a heroic story, who among us could say we would do the same.
Not only did he fly out the wounded, on the return trips he carried ammo.