Author Topic: 41 years after the battle Helecopter pilot to get MOH (Read 586 times)

DREDIOCK · « **on:** February 24, 2007, 03:59:14 PM »

"As a 32-year-old helicopter pilot, he flew through a gauntlet of enemy fire, taking ammunition in and wounded Americans out of one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War, Army records say."

Bout damn time and fortunately its not posthumous for a change.

Far as Im concerned Yes we have alot of heroic dead
but as Patton once said
"We have an awful lot of heroic live ones too"

here is one of them

Bruce Candrell to get Medal of Honor

Maverick · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2007, 05:19:30 PM »

A very great man and humble.

"And of course, Crandall says, he's also proud of his own performance.

"I'm so proud that I didn't screw it up," he said."

Well done! ~~Sir.~~

midnight Target · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2007, 06:55:05 PM »

Was he Snake****?

texasmom · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2007, 06:57:41 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Was he Snake****?

yes

rpm · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:18:54 PM »

<~~> Far, far too long after the fact.~~

storch · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:29:13 PM »

~~what rpm said.~~

DiabloTX · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:31:40 PM »

He better get the back pay owed for getting an MoH.

Now, let's get one of Maj. Dick Winters!

cpxxx · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2007, 07:14:18 AM »

About time. It's hard to believe Vietnam vets can be 74 years old. It somehow still seems recent.

I read recently that some Vietnam era chopper pilots are now flying in Iraq. Imagine going back to war after all this time?

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2007, 07:37:42 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
About time. It's hard to believe Vietnam vets can be 74 years old. It somehow still seems recent.

I read recently that some Vietnam era chopper pilots are now flying in Iraq. Imagine going back to war after all this time?

I am wondering that maybe for some. It might in a weird and terrible way almost feel like they are going home again

eskimo2 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2007, 08:06:10 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
About time. It's hard to believe Vietnam vets can be 74 years old. It somehow still seems recent.

I read recently that some Vietnam era chopper pilots are now flying in Iraq. Imagine going back to war after all this time?

I know one who is in his late 80s. He was a Marine corsair pilot in WWII and Korea and was shot down, bailed or crashed 5 times. He was in Vietnam as well but I don’t recall if he was admin or still flying; he was/is a colonel. An interesting thing about the guy, his first name is Speed.

storch · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2007, 08:43:45 AM »

robin olds is a vietnam vet with 4 AtoA victories, he's in his eighties as well.

jack casey is a veteran of the cuban missile crisis as well as korea and vietnam. he flew one of the photo/recce crusaders that provided concrete evidence of the russian missles being assembled in cienfuegos. he later went on to fly combat missions in vietnam, he's in his late 70's.

iceal hambleton the famous bat21 is in his 70's as well.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2007, 09:37:44 AM »

If you ask Robin Olds about his Vietnam record, take note of the twinkle in his eyes when he answers "four".

Hawco · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:55:21 AM »

My buddy Jack is 63/64 or something close, when I saw his pic as a young fit man in Aircrew overalls it was hard to reconcile the fact that it was the same guy. I don't know why, just was strange.

Dichotomy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:39:23 AM »

it's about time

Masherbrum · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2007, 09:06:52 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
<~~> Far, far too long after the fact.~~

~~Yep! <~~> Mr. Candrell.~~~~

Author Topic: 41 years after the battle Helecopter pilot to get MOH (Read 586 times)

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