Our Heroes Walk Among Us

Every time I begin to worry about the future of our country, I see something like this and I realize that our Heroes Walk Among us. What amazing people are serving in our Military. From the foot soldiers to the surgeons. Watch the video. You will agree.

Ed Freeman - Medal of Honor Winner

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 Honor 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 about some Hip-Hop Coward beating the crap out of his "girlfriend"

Medal of Honor Winner
Ed Freeman!

Shame on the American Media

My Personal Hero

Reginald B. Desiderio
September 12, 1918(1918-09-12) – November 27, 1950 (aged 32)
Reginald Desiderio
Medal of Honor recipient Reginald Desiderio
Place of birth Clairton, Pennsylvania
Place of death Near Ipsok, Korea
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service -1950
Rank Captain
Unit Commanding Officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II
Korean War
Awards Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart


Reginald B. Desiderio (September 12, 1918 – November 27, 1950) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950. The United States Army Reserve Center on Westminster Drive in Pasadena, California is named in his honour.
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Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, commanding officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Ipsok, Korea, November 27, 1950

Entered service at: Gilroy, Calif. Born: September 12, 1918, Clairton, Pa

G.O. No.: 58, August 2, 1951

Citation:

Capt. Desiderio distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the repeated risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. His company was given the mission of defending the command post of a task force against an enemy breakthrough. After personal reconnaissance during darkness and under intense enemy fire, he placed his men in defensive positions to repel an attack. Early in the action he was wounded, but refused evacuation and despite enemy fire continued to move among his men checking their positions and making sure that each element was prepared to receive the next attack. Again wounded, he continued to direct his men. By his inspiring leadership he encouraged them to hold their position. In the subsequent fighting when the fanatical enemy succeeded in penetrating the position, he personally charged them with carbine, rifle, and grenades, inflicting many casualties until he himself was mortally wounded. His men, spurred on by his intrepid example, repelled this final attack. Capt. Desiderio's heroic leadership, courageous and loyal devotion to duty, and his complete disregard for personal safety reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army