Keywords: winner indoor costume Vince Cantu, who was a private in the U.S. Army's Seventh Cavalry during the Vietnam War, shares combat memories at the LBJ Presidential Library's Vietnam War Summit on April 26, 2016. Cantu is a veteran of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle involving U.S. troops in the Vietnam War—and the bloodiest. The panel discussion about the Battle of Ia Drang also included Army Col. Bruce P. Crandall (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient; Dr. Tone Johnson, Jr., Bronze Star recipient; and Col. Walter Joseph Marm (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient. The panel was moderated by Joseph L. Galloway, a former war correspondent and the only civilian to receive a Bronze Star for valor during the Vietnam War. Galloway and Cantu are hometown friends from Refugio, Texas who crossed paths unexpectedly during the battle. LBJ Library photo by David Hume Kennerly 04/26/2016. Vince Cantu, who was a private in the U.S. Army's Seventh Cavalry during the Vietnam War, shares combat memories at the LBJ Presidential Library's Vietnam War Summit on April 26, 2016. Cantu is a veteran of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle involving U.S. troops in the Vietnam War—and the bloodiest. The panel discussion about the Battle of Ia Drang also included Army Col. Bruce P. Crandall (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient; Dr. Tone Johnson, Jr., Bronze Star recipient; and Col. Walter Joseph Marm (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient. The panel was moderated by Joseph L. Galloway, a former war correspondent and the only civilian to receive a Bronze Star for valor during the Vietnam War. Galloway and Cantu are hometown friends from Refugio, Texas who crossed paths unexpectedly during the battle. LBJ Library photo by David Hume Kennerly 04/26/2016. |