a song for Edward

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

left it behind

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