Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
Regarding Captain Freeman: I wonder if he was the inspiration for the pilot in the movie "We Were Soldiers" who performed the same kind of feats. I know the book that the movie was based upon was a true story. Could it have been him?
I don't know if it was based on him. What's most incredible to me is that the act isn't unique -- the MOH citations are amazing to read (http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html). If they put some of these things in a movie, you'd swear it could never happen.