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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.

William J. “Wild Bill” Guarnere (born 28 April 1922) is a veteran sergeant of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) attached to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during the Second World War. He was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Frank John Hughes.

This great video clip shows Wild Bill Guarnere speaking at the American Veterans Center Conference which was held in Washington DC on November 9-11,2006. You will never think of Apples the same way again!

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