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Su bject: No tickets to his funeral !!
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 &nbs p;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..!! 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 anyway. Even 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 gunf ire to the Doctors and Nurses. And, he kept coming back..!! 13
more times..!! He 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've
sure seen a whole bunch about some freakish white-gloved sexual pervert's passing..!!
Medal of Honor Winner
Ed Freeman!
Shame on
the American Media..!!
Now.... YOU pass this along on YOUR mailing list. Please.
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Subject: Fw: Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day Talks of Torture....
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| Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day Talks of Torture....
The prelude to the "response" below, from Colonel Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient
- prisoner of war survivor - reads "I didn't expect to be reminded of my treatment some 36 years ago on this holiday
weekendbut our politicians find it worthy to ignore what some have tried to recount to them, who have actually been there."
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I got shot down over N Vietnam in 1967..a sq commander.
After I returned in 1973.. I published 2 books that dealt a lot with "real torture" in
Hanoi. Our make believe president is branding our country as a bunch of torturers when he has no idea what torture
is.
As for me..put thru a mock execution because
I would not respond...pistol whipped on the head...same event.. Couple of days later...hung by my feet all day. I escaped
and got recaptured a couple of weeks later.. I got shot and recaptured. Shot was OK...what happened after was
not.
They marched me to Vinh..
put me in the rope trick, trick..almost pulled my arms out of the sockets. Beat me on the head with a little wooden
rod until my eyes were swelled shut, and my unshot, unbroken hand a pulp.
Next day hung me by the arms...rebroke my right wrist...wiped out the nerves in my arms that control the
hands..rolled my fingers up into a ball. Only left the slightest movement of my L forefinger. So I started answering with
some incredible lies.
Sent me to Hanoi
strapped to a barrel of gas in the back of a truck.
Hanoi..on
my knees..rope trick again. Beaten by a big fool.
Into leg irons on a bed in Heartbreak Hotel.
Much kneeling--hands up at Zoo.
Really
bad beating for refusing to condemn Lyndon Johnson.
Several
more kneeling events. I could see my knee bone thru kneeling holes.
There was an escape from the annex to the Zoo. I was the Senior Officer of a large building because
of escape..they started a mass torture of all commanders.
I think it was July 7, 1969..they started beating me with a car fan belt. In first 2 days
I took over 300 strokes..then stopped counting because I never thought I would live thru it.
They continued day-nite torture to get me to confess to a
non-existent part in the escape. This went on for at least 3 days. On my knees..fan belting.. cut open
my scrotum with fan belt stroke. opened up both knee holes again. My fanny looked like hamburger..I could not
lie on my back.
They tortured me into
admitting that I was in on the escape..and that my 2 room-mates knew about it.
The next day I denied the lie.
They
commenced torturing me again with 3- 6- or 9 strokes of the fan belt every day from about July 11 or 12rh..to 14 October
1969. I continued to refuse to lie about my roommates again.
Now, the point of this is that our make-believe president has declared to the world that we (U.S.) are
a bunch of torturers.. Thus it will be OK to torture us next time when they catch us....because that is what the
U.S. does.
Our make-believe president
is a know nothing fool who thinks that pouring a little water on some one's face, or hanging a pair of womens pants over
an Arabs head is TORTURE. He is a meathead.
I
just talked to MOH holder Leo Thorsness who was also in my sq in jail .... as was John McCain ... and we agree that McCain
does not speak for the POW group when he claims that Al Gharib was torture .. or that "water boarding" is
torture.
Our president and those fools
around him who keep bad mouthing our great country are a disgrace to the United States. Please pass this info on to
Sean Hannity. He is free to use it to point out the stupidity of the claims that water boarding ...which has no after
effect... is torture. If it got the Arab to cough up the story about how he planned the attack on the twin towers
in NYC ... hurrah for the guy who poured the water.
BUD
DAY, MOH
George Everett "Bud" Day (born
February 24, 1925) is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot who served during the Vietnam War. He is often cited as being the most decorated U.S. service member since General Douglas MacArthur, having received some seventy decorations, a majority for actions in combat. Day is
a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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| Navy Petty
Officer Mike Monsoor |
PO2 (EOD2)(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD
Technician, was awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor posthumously
for jumping on a grenade in Iraq , giving his life to save his fellow
Seals.
During Mike Monsoor's funeral in San Diego , as his coffin was being
moved from the hearse to the grave site at
Ft. Rosecrans National
Cemetery, SEAL's were lined up on both sides of the pallbearers route
forming a column
of two's, with the coffin moving up the center. As
Mike's coffin passed, each SEAL, having removed his
gold Trident from
his uniform, slapped it down embedding the Trident in the wooden
coffin.
The
slaps were audible from across the cemetery; by the time the
coffin arrived grave side, it looked as though it had a
gold inlay
from all the Tridents pinned to it. This was a fitting send-off for a
warrior hero.
This is worthy of front-page news instead of some of the articles we see every day! we see every day.
Since
the media won't make this news, I choose to make it news by
forwarding it to you . I am very proud of our military
. I rest assured that
these fine men and women of our military will continue to serve and
protect.May he
rest In Peace
Contributed by: Dennis Clausing, Department Of Ohio, Second Vice
Commander
 "Here Rests
In Honored Glory
An American Soldier
Known But To God" The Tomb of the Unknowns, near the center of the cemetery, is one
of Arlington's most popular tourist sites. The Tomb contains the remains of unknown American soldiers
from World Wars I and II, the Korean Conflict and (until 1998) the Vietnam War. Each was presented with the Medal of Honor at the time of interment and the medals, as well as the flags which covered their
caskets, are on display inside the Memorial Amphitheater, directly to the rear of the Tomb. The Tomb is guarded 24-hours-per-day and 365-days-per year by
specially trained members of the 3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard). The Memorial Amphitheater has been the scene of the funerals of some prominent Americans (such as
General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing) as well as the site of both Memorial Day and Veterans Days celebrations. Click Here For More Information On The Vietnam War Unknown   
Honor Guard Patch, Tomb Honor Guard Badge and Old Guard Crest
All Courtesy of the Third
United States Infantry Regiment ("The Old Guard.")
The Sentinels Creed My
dedication to this sacred duty is total and wholehearted.
In the responsibility bestowed on me never
will I falter.
And with dignity and perseverance my standard will remain perfection.
Through
the years of diligence and praise and the discomfort of the elements,
I will walk my tour in humble
reverence to the best of my ability.
It is he who commands the respect I protect.
His
bravery that made us so proud.
Surrounded by well meaning crowds by day alone in the thoughtful peace
of night,
this soldier will in honored glory rest under my eternal vigilance. 
Courtesy of the United States Army
East Side of the Tomb of the Unknowns
Courtesy of the National Archives 
Ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - November 21, 1921
Courtesy of the National
Archives
The Block Of Marble For The Tomb Of The Unknowns, March 24, 1931
Courtesy of the National
Archives
Dear webmaster, I am writing this E-Mail to give you a bit of history to the Stone that became
the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier and to state a minor discrepancy. The Stone was mined in a little town called Marble
Colorado, located about 45 minutes away from Carbondale Colorado. The caption underneath your picture states that the picture
was taken in Vermont, when actually the picture was taken in marble at the finishing mill site before being sent to whom ever
was contracted to carve the stone to what it is today. The mine from which it was mined was closed down in 1941, due to the
fact that marble was declared a non essential resource to the war effort, and then re-opened in September 1991, My father
was the re opening quarry master at the mine from which it came, Until he had an aneurysm. I hate to bring such a small
thing to your attention, but I grew up in the town where the stone was mined and that picture was taken, and I have always
been proud of the fact that I am from there. The company who owned the mine at the time that the stone was mined, was
the Vermont Marble Company. Always
Stewart A. Hurst.
The
Block Of Marble For The Tomb Of The Unknowns
Vermont, March 24, 1931
Courtesy
of the National Archives
Comments received via e-mail from Brian Gould in March 2001: The marble came from the Yule Marble Quarry located near Marble, Colorado. The Marble
for the Lincoln memorial and other famous buildings was quarried there. The most fascinating part of the operation was
the way the marble was brought out of the quarry and shipped from the area. An electric trolley arraignment drug the
marble up on a steep piece of railroad track to the finishing building in the town of Marble. Some of the angles this
operation worked on were very long & extreme (up to 30-40 degrees), and there are numerous stories about marble blocks
falling off, or the tram cars breaking away and plummeting down the track. (This was all pre OSHA of course!)
. The picture on your website shows another fascinating part of the operation. The Crystal River
& San Juan Railroad operated from Carbondale to Marble from the late 1800's till about 1925. This was a narrow gauge
railroad which outside of some passengers and some other freight, was built to haul the marble to the Denver & Rio Grande
Western or Colorado Midland track at Carbondale. In the picture you can see the "CR&SJRR" on the tender of the
small engine hauling the block of Marble. This operation was one of the most obscure in Colorado. The
Railroad ceased operating a few years after the photo on your web page was taken. A victim of highways and trucks and
a dwindling need for marble. If you walk around the old finishing plant or look along the old railroad grade leading to Carbondale,
there are thousands of chunks of marble still littering the ground. Some weigh almost a ton... There
is a Marble website with some interesting history & information, http://marblecolorado.org/ take a look at
the news section, a small town at it's best.
The Tomb At Dusk, Courtesy of the Department of Defense 
The Tomb of the Unknowns From The Rear of The Plaza
Practice For A Joint Service Honors Ceremony At The Tomb of the Unknowns
Above Three Photos Courtesy of the Department of Defense
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The top item dates from 1948 and the item directly above dates
from June 1941. Both are from the collection of Michael Robert Patterson
Return To Main Page Of Arlington National Cemetery Website
                    
Page Updated: 24 December 2005 Webmaster: Michael Robert Patterson
FYI Liz
| There are no words.....no adequate expressions of gratitude......
Once they were Soldiers...
Ed
Freeman
You're an 18 or 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded, and dying
in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965. LZ Xray , 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 orde red 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 a 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..... |
AMG Note: This message was received from one of our remarkable Vietnam Veterans in Idaho, part of the
motorcycle riders who have supported the League for years and continue to support us. They are remarkable, and
such stories as this reinforce the importance of those who serve our country. Ann Mills Griffiths
Executive Director
National League of POW/MIA Families
1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 170
Arlington, VA 22201
(PH) 703-465-7432 (FX) 703-465-7433
www.pow-miafamilies.org
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| Department Of Ohio Second Vice Commander |
Dennis Clausing Honored By AmTrust Bank! Dennis,
Attached is the feature Article for your approval. Please let me know if you have any changes, or if it is OK to
publish for Monday. Thanks Tom Kramcsak
Senior Web Content Designer
AmTrust Bank - Talent Development
216-588-2072 A Day to Say "Thank You"
Since the founding of our country, men and women of the Armed Forces have fought to uphold and protect the freedoms
and liberties provided by the United States Constitution. Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have given their lives
defending our country, but Veterans Day is for the living. It is a day to honor the men and women among us who have
served in the military. And, Dennis Clausing is working hard to make sure that they are never forgotten.
Dennis, an Operations Specialist on the Bank by Net Services Team, is a retired Master Sergeant of the United States Air
Force. He served our country for 20 years, from 1965 to 1985. Dennis has been a member of the American Legion Clifton Post
421 for 25 years, and has served as Post Commander for four. He also served as the 13th District Commander 2002 - 2003 where
he was a 100 Percent Membership Commander for both the Post and the District Offices. Dennis now serves as Second Vice
Commander for the Department of Ohio. Last July, Dennis all but retired from AmTrust Bank, electing to go to a part-time
schedule. Dennis uses the extra time to travel the state and educate groups about Ohio veterans. "There are over 140,000
veterans in the state of Ohio," says Dennis. "They could be your mailman, your mechanic, or even your banker."
In addition, Ohio also has 8,000 veterans whose status is listed as POW/MIA. "Our goal is to ensure that these
men and women are never forgotten," says Dennis. As an officer of the Ohio Department, Dennis tours the state's
VA hospitals to make sure that Ohio veterans are receiving the quality of care they deserve. Each year, the Ohio Department
lobbies congress to obtain proper funding to maintain these facilities. Unfortunately, what should be part of a standing
budget is in reality an annual crusade. We would like to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to Dennis and
all of the veterans working at AmTrust. And, if you should happen to see a veteran as you are out and about on November 11,
you might want to thank him/her as well.
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