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World War II veterans laud new miniseries.
Byline: Ann Hester
There are so many things they saw that they wish had never happened _ friends killed in battle, bodies mangled by shrapnel and concentration camp survivors on the brink of starvation.
But members of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of the Army in World War II, say they want people to remember.
Their experiences are the basis of ``Band of Brothers,'' a 10-part HBO miniseries executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The first part of the $120 million program, HBO's most expensive ever, airs Sept. 9. ``Band of Brothers'' is based on a nonfiction book of the same name by ...
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- Magazine article from: Post October 1, 2001 700+ words
...Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company. The project chronicles World War II's first American paratroopers...based on the true story of Easy Company. Plus8 provided Sony HDW...weaves the stories of 45 Easy Company survivors together into...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 10, 2001 700+ words
...story of the men of Easy Company and their journey...everyday Americans to World War II heroes, Jeep...seller about a World War II U.S. Army...honoring the men of Easy Company," said Eric Kessler...a vital role in World War II and we are delighted...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) November 5, 2002 700+ words
...million to film. The World War II exploits of Easy Company, 506th Regiment...Ambrose's book about Easy Company. To Ambrose, who was a boy during World War II, the men who...beyond the history of Easy Company, including interactive...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 12, 2002 700+ words
...History Group's World War II magazine and...follows the saga of Easy Company, starting from...meticulous research by World War II editor Christopher Anderson and Easy Company historian Jake...According to Anderson, Easy Company veterans are slated...with ...
- World War II veterans laud new miniseries.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hester, Ann August 21, 2001 700+ words
...of starvation. But members of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...Airborne Division of the Army in World War II, say they want people to remember...history," says J.B. Stokes, an Easy Company veteran from Reno, Texas. "I...
- Veterans Day Tribute Offers the Public a Chance to Spend Day with Men Who Made...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 25, 2002 700+ words
...men who made history, World War II Magazine's Veterans...program includes seven World War II Airborne veterans...wartime experiences, three Easy Company veterans of "Band of...Airborne Divisions in World War II, the tribute will...
- Soldiers band together in drama about World War II.(Time Out!)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Tuckman, Jeff November 8, 2002 700+ words
...members of the U.S. Army's Easy Company, the South Regiment of the 101st...from boot camp through the end of World War II. Along the way, the members...from interviews with survivors of Easy Company as well as soldiers' journals...
- BATTLE READY WORLD WAR II MINISERIES BY HANKS, SPIELBERG COMING TO HBO.(L.A....
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) September 2, 2001 700+ words
...commanded the Allies during World War II (and, subsequently...nature of the second world war. ``We go back to this...president during most of World War II, until his death...stories of the men of Easy Company who fought together...