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Captain Freeman was a flight leader and second in command of a 16-helicopter lift unit supporting a heavily engaged American infantry battalion at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. The infantry unit was almost out of ammunition after taking heavy casualties, was fighting off a relentless attack. When the infantry commander closed the helicopter landing zone due to intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his own life by flying his unarmed helicopter through a gauntlet of enemy fire time after time, delivering critically needed ammunition, water, and medical supplies. His flights had a direct impact on the battle's outcome by providing the engaged units with timely supplies of ammunition without which they would almost surely have experienced a much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area due, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing life-saving 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. |
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