JAAK DAEMEN, aged 97
A resistance fighter who joined the Belgian SAS and was involved in the liberation of his home country and The Netherlands and was the first to enter Germany.
BRADFORD FREEMAN, aged 97
A farm boy from Mississippi, he fought with Easy Company throughout World War 2 and got severely injured. He was the last survivor of the Band of Brothers.
RAYMOND WHITWELL, aged 105
A military veteran who made a daring escape from Dunkirk, he did the same thing after the disastrous Battle of Arnhem -eventually becoming the last survivor.
EDWARD D. SHAMES, aged 99
Part of the ‘Band of Brothers’ he fought in many significant battles in the Second World War, liberated Dachau concentration camp and captured Hitler’s lair , the Eagles Nest.
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