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re: Col. Ed Shames, last of the Band of Brothers officers, has died at 99
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:44 am to shutterspeed
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:44 am to shutterspeed
The Band of Brothers podcast is pretty interesting. Interviews with the actors on making the show and their interactions with the real life heros.
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Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:49 am to holmesbr
The men that stormed the beaches on D-Day were nothing short of some of the manliest men that have ever lived. It's almost inconceivable watching that same event unfold today.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:50 am to shutterspeed
My wife and I watch Band Of Brothers at least once a year.
The greatest generation.
The greatest generation.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:56 am to holmesbr
Yep podcast was well done
Posted on 12/5/21 at 10:43 am to shutterspeed
My favorite show
Posted on 12/5/21 at 11:10 am to Tigerstark
Pretty great story. IIRC Lewis Nixon was a pretty big alcoholic and he got first pick of the liquor, wine, and bubbly housed at the Eagle’s Nest. The dude took home a truckload of Hitler’s best booze.
What a way to end a campaign for both of them.
What a way to end a campaign for both of them.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 12:57 pm to LSU1SLU
quote:
When I say flash you say
Thunder
Posted on 12/5/21 at 1:36 pm to shutterspeed
Funny Shames is referenced in BOB as having “seen too many war movies, thinks he has to yell all the time.” Guy made Colonel so he must have been a good officer.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 2:09 pm to shutterspeed
A real hero. Sad to hear. What an amazing generation of men.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 2:39 pm to shutterspeed
The world could use some great men like this right now.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 4:47 pm to shutterspeed
tGreatest Generation
TYFYS, colonel
RIP
TYFYS, colonel
RIP
Posted on 12/5/21 at 4:50 pm to shutterspeed
Bob Dole just died too. The rate of WWII vets dying is so depressing. My great uncle who stormed the beach on D-Day died in 2016.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 4:53 pm to The Boat
RIP, sir! True hero!
Posted on 12/5/21 at 6:00 pm to PowerTool
No. He did not know him.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:49 pm to The Boat
If thats accurate, I’m surprised its so high. 100K+ living WW2 vets? Didn’t think we still had that many around considering they’d all be late 90’s or older
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:51 pm to shutterspeed
Just for reference, this was Shames in the show. The guy who yelled a lot.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 6:06 am to GetCocky11
Col at age 24/ , may he RIP
Posted on 12/6/21 at 7:27 am to Tigerstark
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When Germany surrendered, Ed and his men of Easy Company entered Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest where Ed managed to acquire a few bottles of cognac, a label indicating they were ‘for the Fuhrer’s use only.’ Later, he would use the cognac to toast his oldest son’s Bar Mitzvah,” the obituary said.
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