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The second world war veteran was a member of Easy Company, whose recollections of fighting Nazi in Europe were later dramatized for HBO. Donald Malarkey, a second world war soldier who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artillery on D-day, has died. He was 96.

Story here.

 

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I have no idea how many times I've watched Band of Brothers and was awed by their steadfastness from Currahee in Basic through the war. Captain Winters, who died on 2011 at age of 92, only killed one German soldier, a young boy. He said he never fired it again all through the war.

 

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Great book, great series. Even my wife enjoys watching BofB.