The Rhyme Reason and Rhetoric of Freeman Hall Jr.

He Excelled In His Studies At Edison Jr. High And John C. Fremont H.S. In What Was Consideredto Be One Of The Most High Risk Areas Of The City (South Central L.A.) Duringa Most Fragile Time Of The Civil Rights Era. His Father Was Always By His Side Keeping Boththe Crips And The Bloods (Local Gangs) At Bay And His Mentoring Set In Motion Values Thatlaid The Solid Foundation For His Life.Upon Graduating From High School He Joined The Air Force?To Seek Out His Dream Of Becominga Jet Fi Ghter Pilot. His Initial Responsibility Was As An Intelligence Technician Trained As Animagery Interpreter And Cartographic Specialist. After Serving Seven And A Half Years In Theusaf He Applied For And Received A Rare Inter-Service Transfer To The U.S. Army To Attend Armyflight School. Though A Little Short Of Becoming A Jet Fi Ghterpilot He Logged Over 1000 Hours Of Fl Ight Time In The Huey Cobra Kiowa And The Th-55 (Trainer) Over The Next Six Years As A Combat And Medical Evacuation Pilot. In 1987 Followinga Congressional Reduction In Forces (Rif) He Left The Service. As Anentrepreneur He Became The Fi Rst Minority In The Country To Own And Operate A Scrap Tire Andrecycling Facility And Processed Nearly 2.5 Million Tires Over A Fi Ve Year Period Into Valuableproducts For Consumers . As A Member Of The Georgia Army National Guard He Was Called Toduty From 2006 To 2008 To Support The Border Mission In The New Mexico/ El Paso Sectors.The Father Of Six Girls And Four Boys And The Proud Grandfather Of Twenty-One Grandchildrenhe Now Focuses On Getting Into Print The Legacy Of His Father'S Magnifi Cent Works Of Poetry Andwritings.