Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor
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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, Wash., Nov. 13, 2020. Crandall, an aviation pioneer and former commander of Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang in South Vietnam.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. ShaTyra Reed, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)
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2000 - 2020
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