Author Topic: Bruce Crandall  (Read 268 times)

Offline Dichotomy

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Bruce Crandall
« on: June 10, 2011, 09:59:57 PM »
Depicted in the movie 'We Were Soldiers' aka 'Snake S***' 

Medal of Honor recipient and heroic soldier as seen in the following link

http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/crandall/video/index.html
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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: Bruce Crandall
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 10:39:26 PM »
interesting. movie is good..but too much hollywood in it..
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: Bruce Crandall
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2011, 01:12:55 AM »
took that long to get him the medal?   :huh  geez wth?
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Re: Bruce Crandall
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2011, 03:09:31 AM »
There is no way a book, a movie, or even an interview can describe the heroic things that happened in that valley.
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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: Bruce Crandall
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2011, 09:40:49 AM »
There is no way a book, a movie, or even an interview can describe the heroic things that happened in that valley.
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