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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2021 · 38 MIN

Col. Bruce Crandall, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor

from Veterans Chronicles · host Radio America

In November 1965, U.S. Army helicopter pilot Bruce Crandall defied orders and flew an unarmed chopper into enemy fire 22 times to evacuate dozens of wounded American soldiers. His actions would later lead to him being awarded the Medal of Honor.On this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Col. Crandall discusses his Army career, his mindset in repeatedly facing enemy fire to rescue his injured brothers from the battlefield, and the hard lessons learned from that mission and the rest of his time in Vietnam.

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