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CW2 Phillip M. Kemp (Mike)
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Freeman, Ed (Too Tall), MAJ.
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Contact Info
Last Address McLain
Date of Passing Aug 20, 2008
Location of Interment Idaho State Veterans Cemetery - Boise, Idaho
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Best Friends Major Bruce Crandall U.S. Army officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor on February 26, 2007 for his heroic actions during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965, in which he repeatedly flew an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to bring in ammunition and supplies and evacuate the wounded. Crandall flew 22 flights that day, most of them under intense enemy fire, and a total of over 900 combat missions during the Vietnam War. Lt. Col. Bruce (Ancient Serpent 6) Crandall (Old Snake) Lt. Gen. Hal Moore
Best Moment Survived to recieve the MOH
Worst Moment recounted tales of one escapade after another; of moonlight requisition raids against the U.S. Air Force for needed or merely desired goodies unavailable from the Army supply chain; of the time Bruce was caught trying to sling-load a 10 kilowatt generator off its pad on an airbase.
Other Memories love-hate relationship that I and the infantrymen had with the chopper pilots: Hated them for flying us into Hell and dumping us off; loved them for coming back to get us when it was time to leave.
