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R.I.P. Colonel Edward Shames, last surviving officer of Easy Company, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne


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The really were the Greatest Generation.

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RIP

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RIP and thank you

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21 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

The really were the Greatest Generation.

absolutely 

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22 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

The really were the Greatest Generation.

Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

G. Michael Hopf

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There is now only one surviving member left: PFC Bradford Freeman. 

 

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It's a shame to see them all going, especially at a time where we need them almost as much as we needed them in the 40's.

I remember watching this happen with all of our WWI vets. Korea and Vietnam are next.

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