A long time in coming but good news was recently announced by Hal Moore at the VFW National Conference in Reno, NV
mdcrandall (Proud to be #3 Son of Snake)
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.newsDtl&did=3573
Award Recipients Recognized
After receiving VFW’s Armed Forces Award, retired Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore announced that Bruce Crandall will receive the Medal of Honor (MOH). Moore credited Crandall, a Huey helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, with saving many lives by continuing to fly in and out during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, Nov. 14-16, 1965.
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Great News, #3 Son of Snake.
Now we can finally answer that question asked of Battle of
IA DRANG Hero BOB CRANDALL by a caller on National Tak Radio during the week of the Movie Release of "WE WERE SOLDIERS,"
...and by Mrs. JULIE MOORE herself of him durng our 2001 IA DRANG Alumni Dinner in Washington, D.C.,
"And now, BOB, when will we be seeing you receive your own Battle of IA DRANG Congressional Medal of Honor at the White House" ..?
GOD is indeed GOOD..?
Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer
-IA DRANG S-1 Personnel Clerk who took a just shot in the back S-2 Officer Capt. TOM METSKER off of BOB CRANDALL's Huey Helicopter, while ID'ing him, 3 air minutes out from IA DRANG's Landing Zone X-Ray on the 1st day of Battle.
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