Subject: Former CA ARNG Army Advisor to be awarded Medal of Honor.

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Subject: Former CA ARNG Army Advisor to be awarded Medal of Honor.

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The US Army has announced today that LTC (USA Ret) Bruce Crandell, a former Army Advisor to the CA ARNG is to be awarded the Medal of Honor for the Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam on a date TBD. Here is a link to the Army's site on LTC Crandell: http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/crandall/

If you've read/seen "We Were Soldiers", LTC Crandell is the main Huey pilot.

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