Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, signs memorabilia at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, 2020. Crandall, an aviation pioneer and former commander More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, admires the Crandall Hall placard during the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn (right), Combined Joint Task Force-1 and 1st Cavalry Division commander, presents gifts to retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient who served with the More
Members of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment listen to closing remarks from Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general, 1st Cav. Div., after the Ia Drang Memorial Run at Fort More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, speaks to Soldiers after the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, W More
Medal of Honor recipient, retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall (left), signs copies of the book “We Were Soldiers Once and Young” during his visit to Combined Joint Task Force-1 Headquarters March 31. Crandall More
Troopers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment stand side-by-side at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 13, the way they stood 50 years ago during the Battle of Ia Drang. (U.S. Army photo More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, stands for the invocation during the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-Mc More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, renders a salute during the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa More
Lt. Col. Kevin Easter, commander of 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion, speaks during the 1-229th ARB building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, 2020. 1-229th ARB dedicated its batta More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, speaks during the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, attends the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, 20 More
Capt. Rob Grimmett, the commander of Company A, 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, presents the unit’s flag from their last deployment to retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, speaks with Soldiers in the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion hanger at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, administers the oath of enlistment to Soldiers assigned to 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis- More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, receives a personalized gift from the Soldiers and leaders of 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lew More
Maj. Gen. Stephen Smith, the I Corps deputy commanding general, greets retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, during the 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battali More
Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Boyle, the 1-229th Assault Reconnaisance Battalion command sergeant major, unveils the Crandall Hall placard during the 1-229th ARB building dedication at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, More
Soldiers assigned to 1-229th Assault Reconnaissance Battalion, take the oath of enlistment administered by retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, at Joint Base More
Combat operations at Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam, November 1965. Major Bruce P. Crandall's UH-1D helicopter climbs skyward after discharging a load of infantrymen on a search and destroy mission.
Français : Le lieutenant-colonel Hal Moore lors de la bataille de Ia Drang en novembre 1965.
A map of the Battle of Ia Drang (1965)