Bradford Freeman of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, which fought on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulge, and liberated camps in passed away on Monday aged 97.
American Hero: Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman honors Caledonia’s ‘Band of Brothers’ veteran Air Force Lt. Colonel Jason Bowers presents “Band of Brothers” veteran Brad Freeman with the challenge coin from Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, while his daughter, Becky Clardy, looks on during a ceremony held at Freeman’s Caledonia home Friday. Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
Private Brad Freeman came home to Caledonia from World War II, went to college on the G.I. Bill, got married, built a home, raised two daughters and, for 32 years, worked as a rural letter carrier until he retired.