Posted on 03/06/2002 9:41:22 AM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
NEVER FORGET
...MEL GIBSON and RANDALL WALLACE's new Vietnam War Masterpiece ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. which came out Nationwide March 1, 2002 ...very realistically depicts the Heroism of many taking care of each other on the Battlefield and those Loved Ones doing the same at Home while waiting for their Heroes far away to come home ...or not.
...Actor ..GREG KINNEAR.. portrayed Commander Helicopter Pilot ..BRUCE "Snake" CRANDALL.. Hero of this Battle of the IA DRANG Valley in November 1965 ..the first Major Battle between invading North Vietnamese Communist Army Regulars and American Forces. That American Force was my 1st Battalion U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment heavily supported by Air and Artillery.
...Major BRUCE CRANDALL over and over again flew into heavy fire to bring in crucial Ammunition, Food and Water into our 7th Cavalry Skytroopers at Landing Zone X-Ray and to take out our wounded and dead ..which were many ..that I personally carried from his Helicopter to others waiting at our Artillery's Landing Zone Falcon nearby.
...CRANDALL always led his Wingman Capt ED 'Too Tall" FREEMAN into the Fires who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President GEORGE W. BUSH in a White House Ceremony at the White House last year for his own Heroism at Landing Zone X-Ray.
...So as not to have any appearance of a Conflict of Interest BRUCE "Snake" CRANDALL asked that the Paperwork for his own Congressional Medal of Honor be be held back since he was ED FREEMAN's Commanding Officer and was supporting his award.
...I have just learned as a result of my calling into BRUCE "Snake" CRANDALL on The MICHAEL MEDVED Show Monday from His son ...who was in Studio at the time and had started to smile broadly when I asked his Father just when we would be seeing him get his own Congressional Medal of Honor he so richly deserves.. that...
...BRUCE CRANDALL's Congressional Medal of Honor Paperwork that had been submitted to the Office of Former State of Washington Senator GORTON (R) ...and was "Misplaced" when this Senator was defeated by Senator MARIA CANTWELL (D).
...Is there anything we Freepers can do to see that this True American Hero gets what he so richly deserves...?
Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE Guyer / Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 / Landing Zone Falcon / www.LzXray.com
NEVER FORGET
My Honey-Bunny for the last 23 years has agreed to go with me.
...it's now... ...3,492... RICK RESCORLA Medal of Freedom Award Petition Signatures for President BUSH to consider ...and...
...that's just ...OUTSTANDING...!!!
...If you haven't already go to this Petition's Link under the Battle of IA DRANG-1965's Photo of young Lt. RICK RESCORLA on our ..WE WERE SOLDIERS.. website...
.. www.LzXray.com ..
...and sign right on up...???
...Check into Battle of IA DRANG-1965 Hero Helicopter Commander BRUCE CRANDALL's (Greg Kinnear) "misplaced" Congressional Medal of Honor papers for us IA DRANG-1965 Vets that seem to have been misplaced between Washington Senators GORTON (Former) and CANTWELL (Present)...????
..'WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR BRUCE CRANDALL MEDAL OF HONOR'..
...Article Thread just posted in ..'The Movie`.. Section of the Discussion Forum on...
.. www.WeWereSoldiersFILM.com .. and...
...LET's ROLL...!!!!!
Bump.
The Source link at the top of this thread doesn't work. These two should.
...was crucial in keeping our 7th Cavalry Skytroopers surrouned at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Battle of the IA DRANG Valley of 1965 supplied by helicopter with Ammo and supplies flying right through the firefights over and over again.
...For more see Post #66...
.. www.TalkRadioNetwork.com ..
...I informed him this morning about the BRUCE CRANDALL "Misplaced" Congressional Medal of Honor Papers Case.
...BOB stated that immediately following his Broadcast after 9:00am Pacific Time he would be calling House Majority Whip TOM DELAY to put this Case right to President BUSH.
...T'was ..ALL IN GOD's PLAN...???
ALOHA
But rather, what their friends & neighbors did or didn't do to 'em, once they returned "home."
...Rescheduled Airing: ..WE WERE SOLDIERS.. Call-In RadioFR with witness to the Battle of IA DRANG-1965 ..ALOHA RONNIE.. will be airing next Thursday March 21st at 7:00pm Pacific Time.
ALOHA RONNIE...
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