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To "The Freeman,"

I'll start off by saying I, too, share the appreciation of EON along with many others. As for your Vietnam experience, I'll have to say it is in fact a real one piloted by you based on your perspective. I understand this would be a tough experience to forget, but it should not be a nagging memory hanging over your head.

You say there were three stretchers of wounded and a child trying to tag along. I myself would not have allowed the child to board the ship. The camp you were taking these wounded is not the kind of place a young child should witness. You also mentioned that there were bystanders that could have been friends or family to take care of the child. To be honest with you, I think the way this girl acted was indeed very stubborn, but also selfish. I don't know what type of aircraft this was, but there are strict crew capacities to adhere to. Many choppers during the Vietnam War crashed due to overmanning.

Standing in front of your aircraft no matter what state of mind was foolish. I will stop there by saying that these were very tough times in a hopeless war. Did this young girl ever see her mother again?

But as in relation to the article's title, what I got from this was that you never got the child's name. The thirteen year old's name was irrelevant to the importance of the story. No story, opinion, or blog needs a title or name tagged with it. It's what is in the article; not behind it. So write on "FreeMan" as I will too.

Ron

Riggles Gap, PA

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