31K views · 2.3K reactions | Colonel Edward “Ed” Shames was the last surviving officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. A unit that would be made famous by the miniseries Band of Brothers. Here he explains how he forged his mother’s signature so he could join the service to fight in WWII. | American Veterans Center | Facebook

Col. Ed Shames shares the story of capturing Hitler's mountain retreat, the Eagle's Nest, with the men of the 101st Airborne Division. Watch more of our interview with him here: https://bit.ly/2TEez08 | American Veterans Center

1.1K views · 48 reactions | Colonel Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of Easy Company, part of the famed 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division talks his expierence of combat from D-Day to the Eagle's Nest. He also talks about what he did with two very special bottles of cognac he liberated from Hitler's personal collection. Watch his amazing story here: https://youtu.be/uxJAtzQnyLM | American Veterans Center | Facebook

14K views · 347 reactions | Veteran of the 101st Airborne Division, Ed Shames, shares how everyone on the plane he was supposed to be on was either captured or ki**ed on D-Day… #VeteranInterview #WWII #101stairbornedivision #ww2history #ww2veteran #bandofbrothers #DdayHistory | Military History | Facebook