band of brothers
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CALEDONIA, Mississippi— Bradford Freeman died at the age of 97. He was the last surviving member of the famous Army unit from World War II that was told about in the book and miniseries 'Band of Brothers.'
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Col. Edward Shames, the only surviving member of the World War II parachute infantry regiment known as the 'Band of Brothers,' which was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries and book of the same name, died on Friday. He was 99 years old at the time.