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02-26-2007, 02:11 PM
Vietnam hero on film gets highest honor for valor (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/96337417/index.html):
A soldier, whose heroics were immortalized in a movie and a critically acclaimed book, is Monday receiving the Medal of Honor from President Bush. Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall repeatedly risked his life to rescue American soldiers fighting one of the toughest battles of the Vietnam War. "Most people get [the medal] after they are dead, so I'm one of the lucky ones," said Crandall. http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=aCeefy</img> (http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=aCeefy)
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/96337417
A soldier, whose heroics were immortalized in a movie and a critically acclaimed book, is Monday receiving the Medal of Honor from President Bush. Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall repeatedly risked his life to rescue American soldiers fighting one of the toughest battles of the Vietnam War. "Most people get [the medal] after they are dead, so I'm one of the lucky ones," said Crandall. http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=aCeefy</img> (http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=aCeefy)
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/96337417