RICHARD BARTON FREEMAN
RICHARD B FREEMAN
1W/86
REMEMBRANCES
Remembering An American Hero
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
Happy 60th Birthday
On March 31, 2013 our baby brother would have been 60 years old. We will remember Richard this Memorial Day as we all do everyday. Rest in Peace Richard.
Final Mission of U.S. Army helicopter CH-47C tail number 69-17119
While operating in the Dinh Tuong Province with a crew of five and 17 passengers on board, 69-17119 was struck in flight by a SA-7 'Strella' shoulder launched heat seeking missile. The aircraft crashed into a flooded rice field in the Mekong Delta, southwest of Saigon, and was destroyed. There were no survivors. The helicopter was on a courier run from Saigon to Can Tho when it was hit near My Tho, about 35 miles from Saigon. The crew consisted of CAPT Steven D. Howard, CW2 Ronald L. Vanlandingham, SP5 David E. Wischemann, SP4 Richard B. Freeman, and SP4 Timothy A. Thomas. Passengers included SP4 James D. Brown, SP4 Louis O. Calderon, SP4 Roger R. Chambliss, SP4 Raymond L. Goodchild, SP4 Milton C. Hunter, SP4 Charles L. Stewart Jr., SP4 Delbert R. Wood, CAPT Dennis W. Finnegan, SSGT Charles A. McSwiney Jr., and 1LT Kenneth J. Spencer. [Taken from vhpa.org]
WISH I HAD KNOWN YOU
HI RICHARD - THIS IS YOUR SISTER IN LAW LINDA FREEMAN, WHO WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO YOUR AGE - I HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU FROM TOM AND JAN THAT I FEEL I KNOW YOU ALREADY - MAY GOD KEEP YOU ALWAYS IN HIS CARE, AND I HOPE TO MEET YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE, AS I KNOW YOU ARE IN HEAVEN - YOU ARE OUR SPECIAL ANGEL, AND I KNOW THAT YOU NOT ONLY WATCH OVER ME, TOM, PUGS AND MARILYN, BUT YOU ALSO WATCH OUT FOR YOUR NEPHEW JASON, WHOM I LOVE VERY MUCH AND IS WITH YOU IN PARADISE!!!THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US AND YOUR COUNTRY, AND YOU TRULY ARE MY HERO!!! LOVE, LINDA AND FAMILY
