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Ia Drang MOH pilot Bruce Crandall passes away.
Not SF but if mods deem appropriate please move to TAPS.
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Col. Bruce Crandall, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Vietnam helicopter pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang, died Sunday, according to a news release from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Crandall, a retired Army colonel and Arizona resident, was 93. A cause of death was not released.
In November 1965, then Maj. Crandall and then-Capt. Ed Freeman volunteered to fly their UH-1 Hueys into the heart of combat in the la Drang valley after military commanders deemed the area too dangerous for aircraft.
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Remainder of article here.
Big brass ones. RIP Sir! Now kick back & reminisce with "Too Tall."
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