Medal of Honor recipient, retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall (left), signs copies of the book “We Were Soldiers Once and Young” during his visit to Combined Joint Task Force-1 Headquarters March 31. Crandall received the medal for actions in the Vietnam War while serving with the 1st Cavalry Division. He flew an unarmed helicopter under intense enemy fire to deliver supplies and evacuated 70 wounded soldiers during the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam in 1965. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrea Merritt, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)