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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 21 > Edward Freeman, 80, received the Medal of Honor

Edward Freeman, 80, received the Medal of Honor

By Jessie L. Bonner / The Bulletin
August 21, 2008

BOISE, Idaho — Edward Freeman, a former Army helicopter pilot awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroics during the Vietnam War and portrayed in the Mel Gibson movie “We Were Soldiers,” has died. He was 80.

Doug Freeman said his father died Wednesday in Boise from....

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