LCPL.
JOSEPH LLOYD FREEMAN, JR.
Born on Mar. 16, 1948
From GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Casualty was on Mar. 3, 1969
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
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Joey Freeman (left) and Richard Reed
(picture
courtesy of Ron Thayer)
LCpl.
Joseph Freeman, Jr. served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
M Company. He
was Killed In Action during Operation TAYLOR COMMON. His name stands
proudly on the Mike 3/5 Wall of Honor.
Semper fi, Brother Marine. We will never forget.
Operation
TAYLOR COMMON
Joey
Freeman (left), Ron Thayer, Les Thompson
(picture
courtesy of Ron Thayer)
We
will never forget you
Joey,
you are not fogotten. Many of us former Marines who knew you are
looking for this Memorial site for you. I am fortunate to have found
this site, so I may say what I need to you. You are honored by the
proud, missed by the Marines who knew you. We who knew you in "M"
3/5, we will never forget you. Your family and friends, we all love
you! When you were laid close to my position after that unforgiving
day, the Marines who laid you there never thought how proud I felt
that I could be near you through that night and keep a guard out
for you. This was a secret honor, Joey. I pray you are happy and
at ease. You earned this right. You gave your life for what you
believed in. You are most honored and missed.
Respectfully,
Michael Alden
High School
Friends
Joe was a
great friend that I have never forgotten him. He and I finished high
school in 1967, he headed for PI and I to The Citadel.~ Luke
McBee
(3/5
Wall graphic by Vic Vilionis, 7th Marines)
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