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Filthy 13 Member Dies
John “Jack” Agnew, a member of the Demolitions Platoon Regimental HQ 506 PIR died on April 8, 2010.  Jack was a member of the group referred to as the “Filthy 13”, the group that inspired the movie “The Dirty Dozen”.  Jack, died in suburban...
Veteran a part of 'Band of Brothers' - Roanoke.com
Darrell "Shifty" Powers, E Co, 506th PIR WWII, died Wednesday June 17, 2009. We Stand Together, Then, Now and Always Veteran a part of 'Band of Brothers' - Roanoke.com
One last tour of Normandy
I received this from Dick Winters this morning, and I thought I would share it.  Dick is a member of the 506th Infantry Regiment Association (Airborne – Air Assault – Air Mobile) and I have the distinct honor of being one also. By Samantha Bates...
One Word Brings Soldier Back to Life!
There is a story making its rounds on the Internet about a fellow Currahee 2LT Brian Brennan of the 101st Airborne who was wounded in Afghanistan a year ago. The reason for all the hoopla is that the soldier woke from a coma a year later, after hearing...