Medal of Honor convention plans underway to honor 'Bravest of the brave'
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 11:25AM 
Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient. [Photo U.S. Army](Charleston, S.C.)—Recipients of The Medal of Honor will be up front and center Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2010 when the Medal of Honor Society holds a national convention in Charleston, South Carolina. The Society website says there are less than 100 living recipients of the medal often described as going to the ‘bravest of the brave.’ Convention Information Committee chairman Maj. W. Thomas Smith, Jr., heads a committee comprised of members of the military, government leaders and media. Committee member Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely said, “Because of where we are in America, honoring our heroes and warriors and paying a great tribute to them is very important—the sacrifice of men and women—the families of these heroes and warriors sometimes go unsung. We need to show that the American people back our armed forces. We do that by paying tribute whenever we can.”
