I don't know why, but this has had a deeper impact on me than a lot of the other bullshit we've seen lately.Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper 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.
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Donald Malarkey, portrayed in ‘Band of Brothers,’ has died
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Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
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124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
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"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
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Re: Rest Easy Airborne
Wow.
Just a shame very few WW2 veterans are left.
I am not only once again grateful for those men like this who came before me, but thankful he survived and lived a long life.
Rest easy Trooper.
~S~
Just a shame very few WW2 veterans are left.
I am not only once again grateful for those men like this who came before me, but thankful he survived and lived a long life.
Rest easy Trooper.
~S~
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Remember, always be yourself....unless you're Batman. In that case, be Batman.
Re: Rest Easy Airborne
There was an interview from 2007, yesterday, on NPR. Good interview.
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Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867