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Thursday 16 July 2009

WWII PARATROOPER MAKES FINAL MOVEMENT


Darrell “Shifty” Powers, one of the soldiers depicted in “Band of Brothers,” passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

Powers, United States Army paratrooper and sharpshooter, Easy Company, 2d/506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, died 17 June 2009 of natural causes at age 86.

More about Shifty's incredible war record at STORMBRINGER.

Blue Skies, and Godspeed to you Darrell "Shifty" Powers, Airborne Paratrooper - we know you're in that Great Big Drop Zone in the Sky, making linkup with the rest of your Band of Brothers.

1 comment:

Z said...

I posted on him, too.WHAT a guy.America's less since he's gone.

But, of course, America's less since THE ONE weas elected :-(