RIP, sir. You represent the best of us. And thank you for all you gave for all of us. #LookForTheHelpers
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“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.”
“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,” LEGENDARY.
“Shames is survived by his sons Douglas and Steven, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.” #GreatestGeneration
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