I do not fear Death
we own the shadows
&
the valley
Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99
Shames was involved in some of the most important battles of World War II. During the war, he was a member of the renowned Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
“He made his first combat jump into Normandy on D-Day as part of Operation Overlord. He volunteered for Operation Pegasus and then fought with Easy Company in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne,” according to the obituary.
Shames was the first member of the 101st to enter Dachau concentration camp
just days after its liberation.
Freedom has a flavor… the prrotected will never know
Bob Dole and Edward Shames
Brothers in Arms
I’ve seen the future
When the local language is Violence be fluent
it’s something both Bob and Edward knew well
Pro-tip:
you cannot call yourself a Peaceful Man, if you cannot bring great violence
you are not peaceful
you are Harmless