link author: Spencer C. Tucker (via WP:JWB)← Previous revisionRevision as of 00:42, 28 October 2026 Line 49: Line 49: After graduation from the [[National War College]] in 1961, Freund remained in the Washington area, serving for one year on the Department of the Army General Staff and two subsequent years with the Office of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. After graduation from the [[National War College]] in 1961, Freund remained in the Washington area, serving for one year on the Department of the Army General Staff and two subsequent years with the Office of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. In September 1964 he served as adviser to [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] Brigadier General [[Nguyễn Hữu Có]], the commander of [[II Corps (South Vietnam)|II Corps]] and he arguablyAustralian Captain Barry Petersen, present at the time, argues that Freund prolonged rather than shortened the confrontation for personal gain. {{cite book|last=Petersen|first=Barry|title=Tiger Men: A young Australian soldier among the Rhade Montagnards of Vietnam|publisher=Orchid Press|year=2019|isbn=978-9748299136|page=87}} played a key role in defusing the Buôn Ma Thuột rebellion by the [[United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races]].{{cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/the-revolt-of-the-montagnards.htm|title=The Revolt of the Montagnards|publisher=Historynet|author=John D. Howard|date=April 2019|accessdate=31 December 2021}} During his time in [[South Vietnam]], he performed duties as Deputy Senior Corps Advisor, Director of Training for [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]] (MACV), assistant director of the [[Joint United States Public Affairs Office]], Special Assistant to the [[COMUSMACV]] General [[William Westmoreland]] and finally as commander of the [[199th Infantry Brigade (United States)|199th Light Infantry Brigade]].{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer|title=Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2000|isbn=1-57607-040-9|page=357}} Freund was wounded in August 1967 during an assault operation in [[Operation Fairfax]] and was brought back to the U.S. in early September.{{cite book|last=MacGarrigle|first=George|title=Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967|publisher=Government Printing Office|year=1998|isbn=9780160495403|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-4/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912015010/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-4/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|pages=158–61}} In September 1964 he served as adviser to [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] Brigadier General [[Nguyễn Hữu Có]], the commander of [[II Corps (South Vietnam)|II Corps]] and he arguablyAustralian Captain Barry Petersen, present at the time, argues that Freund prolonged rather than shortened the confrontation for personal gain. {{cite book|last=Petersen|first=Barry|title=Tiger Men: A young Australian soldier among the Rhade Montagnards of Vietnam|publisher=Orchid Press|year=2019|isbn=978-9748299136|page=87}} played a key role in defusing the Buôn Ma Thuột rebellion by the [[United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races]].{{cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/the-revolt-of-the-montagnards.htm|title=The Revolt of the Montagnards|publisher=Historynet|author=John D. Howard|date=April 2019|accessdate=31 December 2021}} During his time in [[South Vietnam]], he performed duties as Deputy Senior Corps Advisor, Director of Training for [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]] (MACV), assistant director of the [[Joint United States Public Affairs Office]], Special Assistant to the [[COMUSMACV]] General [[William Westmoreland]] and finally as commander of the [[199th Infantry Brigade (United States)|199th Light Infantry Brigade]].{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer|author-link=Spencer C. Tucker|title=Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2000|isbn=1-57607-040-9|page=357}} Freund was wounded in August 1967 during an assault operation in [[Operation Fairfax]] and was brought back to the U.S. in early September.{{cite book|last=MacGarrigle|first=George|title=Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966 to October 1967|publisher=Government Printing Office|year=1998|isbn=9780160495403|url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-4/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912015010/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-4/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|pages=158–61}} In October 1967, he was assigned to [[West Germany]] where he served as Chief of Staff of [[VII Corps (United States)|VII Corps]]. Frocked as a [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], his promotion was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 19, 1968.{{cite book |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1968-pt17/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1968-pt17-3-2.pdf |title=Congressional Record — Senate |date=19 July 1968 |page=22396 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=28 June 2022}} In January 1969 he returned to the U.S. where he was assigned to Washington D.C., serving as Special Assistant for Counter Insurgency and Special Activities, office of the Joint Chief of Staff, until August 1969. He served as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army, until July 1971. On July 16, 1971, Freund was reassigned to [[Stewart Field]], New York where he assumed command of the First Region, U.S. Army Air Defense Command. In October 1967, he was assigned to [[West Germany]] where he served as Chief of Staff of [[VII Corps (United States)|VII Corps]]. Frocked as a [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], his promotion was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 19, 1968.{{cite book |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1968-pt17/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1968-pt17-3-2.pdf |title=Congressional Record — Senate |date=19 July 1968 |page=22396 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=28 June 2022}} In January 1969 he returned to the U.S. where he was assigned to Washington D.C., serving as Special Assistant for Counter Insurgency and Special Activities, office of the Joint Chief of Staff, until August 1969. He served as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army, until July 1971. On July 16, 1971, Freund was reassigned to [[Stewart Field]], New York where he assumed command of the First Region, U.S. Army Air Defense Command.