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During WWII the 101st Airborne Division spearheaded some major battles in Europe. They fought in places like Bastone where they were pounded with heavy artillery--then asked to advance toward Berlin against fierce opposition. Many lives were lost. Many who survived were highly decorated soldiers. Years later one of those men was asked by his grandson, “Grandpa, when you were in the war were you a hero?” He answered, ”No, but I served with some men who were.”

(From an interview shown on Band of Brothers, HBO special directed by Steven Spilberg.

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