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Powers, a Dickenson County native, died earlier this week (June 17) at age 86 following a battle with cancer.

Bravery – and dignity – was a constant, running thread in the life of “Shifty” Powers, both during and after his life as an Army sharpshooter in the actual “Band of Brothers.”

During the war, he fought brutal battles against the German army across France and Belgium.

After the war, Powers served as an eloquent representative for the men he fought with: At one point during the “Band of Brothers” mini-series, he appeared on camera to talk in moving, humane fashion about his grim but necessary task during the war – killing the enemy.

Flightline Fabrications offers our condolences to the Powers Family, a true hero and great Amercian has passed.