Bill Guarnere has passed away

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First off if you haven't seen Band of Brothers I highly recommend it.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/us/band-of-brothers-veteran-dies/

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William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the "Band of Brothers" miniseries, has died. He was 90.

Guarnere was rushed to a

hospital early Saturday morning and died of a ruptured aneurism that

night, his son, William Guarnere Jr., told CNN.

"He lived a good life. He traveled a lot. He pretty much did everything he could have done," the son said Sunday.

During the war, Guarnere earned the nickname "Wild Bill." He lost a leg trying to save a friend on the battlefield.

The HBO miniseries was based on a book by Stephen E. Ambrose.

It told the story of Easy

Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.

Guarnere was played by actor Frank John Hughes.

The family is planning a funeral this week in Philadelphia, where Guarnere was born and lived most of his life, his son said.

 
Can't even fathom what that man saw in 90 years on this rock. Damn shame pretty much everyone from that generation is gone. The stories that came from that generation are absolutely amazing, almost borderline unfathomable
 
Sad day in America, this man became super hero after Band of Brothers came out, and before that he was something even greater
 
this dude lived a long a fruitful life, and he survived one of the most brutal conflicts known to mankind. simply amazing
 
Yeah... the past 100 years was big for mankind. WWII fascinates the fuck out of me just because it is the last time full scale war will go down on this planet. It's all small conflicts now.

Not that that's a bad thing, just interesting to me.
 
I wish I had one tenth the guts that guy had. Babe Hefron died last year and now they are together again.
 
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