Background
Freeman was born in Lynwood, California.
chairman Quartermaster officer
Freeman was born in Lynwood, California.
Freeman graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, and he also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Lafayette College. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Parachute Rigger Course, the Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course, Foreign Area Officer Course, the Mexican War College, the United States Army School of the Americas, the United States Army War College, and the CAPSTONE Military Leadership Program.
He entered on active duty in 1969 at Fort Benning, Georgia as a Second Lieutenant. Over the course of his military career he served in Vietnam and as both an Infantry and Quartermaster Officer. Major General Freeman culminated his distinguished career as the Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board.
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army) Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge Parachute Rigger Badge Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Freeman is a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment, recipient of the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin and a member of the Quartermaster Hall of Fame. He holds the Ford Foundation-Harvard University Innovations in American Government Award and the Organization of American States Medal for distinguished service in the areas of humanitarian de-mining and natural disaster assistance.
Freeman is a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment, recipient of the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin and a member of the Quartermaster Hall of Fame.
