The Battle of Ia Drang Valley This 1965 CBS News special report anchored by Morely Safer looks at a battle in Vietnam that began on October 19, 1965, and lasted for five weeks. Anchor Walter Cronkite began the report by noting that in the previous week 240 Americans were killed and 470 were wounded. The report included interviews with officers, enlisted men, and the widow of a combat casualty.
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Dustoff helicopter pilot Patrick Brady made multiple evacuations of wounded soldiers in bad weather and intense fire near Chu Lai, South Vietnam, on January 6, 1968. He received the Medal of Honor on October 9, 1969.
While seriously wounded, First Lieutenant Wesley Fox led his company in a direct attack against a superior enemy force in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, on February 21-22, 1969. He received the Medal of Honor on March 2, 1971.
Major Bruce Crandall made over 20 flights into intense enemy fire during a battle in the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, in November 1965, evacuating 70 wounded and delivering ammunition. The battle was later dramatized in the film We Were Soldiers. On February 26, 2007, Crandall received the Medal of Honor.
With a hero’s welcome, the Gary Sinise Foundation brought WWII veterans and their guardians to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. One-of-a-kind experience that included a tour of this incredible museum, as well as entertainment, celebratory meals and an opportunity for community with their fellow veterans.
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These three videos, without sound, were taken of Charlie Company in Vietnam during October 1967. We had a combat photography team with us for almost a week. This is stock footage and is for sale. When you buy these the logos and graphics are taken out. But…you can see what it was like in the field with Charlie Company.
Charlie Company Vietnam 1966-1972 