Mississippi Native, Bradford “Brad” Freeman, Easy Company, Second Battalion, 506th, Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. The book “Band of Brothers”, is based on the harrowing events that made-up their military careers and later on became the popular HBO miniseries.
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