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02-24-2007, 11:18 PM
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Vietnam Vet to Receive Medal of Honor 41 Years After Battle
Saturday , February 24, 2007
WASHINGTON —
Bruce Crandall was a soldier once ... and young.
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.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254279,00.html
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02-25-2007, 12:24 AM
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Ya know, it's about time someone that fought in this war receives some kind of recognition. I think Vietnam Vets were really mistreated by this country. They fought hard and it's sad to come back home to be called a baby killer. I have a lot of respect for Vietnam Vets.
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02-25-2007, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by PrettyBoy
Ya know, it's about time someone that fought in this war receives some kind of recognition. I think Vietnam Vets were really mistreated by this country. They fought hard and it's sad to come back home to be called a baby killer. I have a lot of respect for Vietnam Vets.
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PrettyBoy;
While I do understand your thoughts and posting (and think the same way) I think I do need to point something out to you: Over 240 Medals of Honor Awarded to Nam solders and airmen.
http://www.nampows.org/POWMOH.html
http://www.army.mil/CMH/mohviet.htm
http://www.army.mil/CMH/mohviet2.htm
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/war/17_vietnam.html
http://www.mishalov.com/Citations.html
And as my Uncle (put up for a Silver Star, received Bronze Star for actions after D-Day) told me "I did nothing more than follow my instincts and training in order to save my own life and the others around me. There are others still out there who are the Heroes. And no one knows about them or what they did."
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02-25-2007, 06:27 PM
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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02-25-2007, 06:33 PM
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^^ I see you edited your post just as I was going to respond. I agree with you that 240 is a weak number, but given the dynamics of that conflict I am in no way surprised.
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02-25-2007, 06:39 PM
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^^ I see you edited your post just as I was going to respond. I agree with you that 240 is a weak number, but given the dynamics of that conflict I am in no way surprised.
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Yes, sorry.
I misread the original FOX/AP story and had thought they had a couple of factual errors. That turned out not to be the case so I deleted my first post.
I had also said that 240 seems to me like a small number in a conflict lasting ten years with 50,000 dead and many thousands more injured among millions who served.
I also said that I am sure that Jon meant no disrespect in his post.
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02-25-2007, 10:36 PM
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Yeah, you're right, but they still didn't get the same respect as a Koean war vet or WW2 vet, and that's not right.
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02-25-2007, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Yes, sorry.
I misread the original FOX/AP story and had thought they had a couple of factual errors. That turned out not to be the case so I deleted my first post.
I had also said that 240 seems to me like a small number in a conflict lasting ten years with 50,000 dead and many thousands more injured among millions who served.
I also said that I am sure that Jon meant no disrespect in his post.
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No disrespect meant at all to anyone-here or in service.
But the number is in line with other wars BRN
Check this link from the Army:
http://www.army.mil/cmh/mohstats.htm
MoH, since the War between the States, has been given out very "carefully" and slowly.
And I truly believe what my Uncle said to be very true-not only for MoH but for medal and recognitions as well
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