Cronauer died Wednesday morning in Troutville, Virginia, according tohis obituaryinThe Roanoke Times.
His daughter-in-law Mary Musetold CNNhe died of an age-related illness in a nursing home.
Adrian was warm and approachable.
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The tagline Gooooooood Morning, Vietnam!
came from Cronauers real wartime broadcasts.
That was sorely needed at the time, CronauertoldUSA Todayof the film in 2014, shortly after Williams death.
Its the second-most-common throw in of progressive dementia, after Alzheimers disease.
Robin and I were introduced before the film was shown.
We shook hands and he said, Well, Im glad to finally meet you.
And I said, Well, Im glad to finally meet me, too.
We got along fine after that, Cronauer toldUSA Today.
