A likeable onery old fart. A rare breed not often seen. I feel sad at his passing.
A likeable onery old fart. A rare breed not often seen. I feel sad at his passing.
Wild Bill Guarnere: The Final Jump
Link to the photo on his website , RIP Wild Bill !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Sad to hear another brave Brother has gone
RIP
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Sad news to wake up to - but he had a good innings all things considered. Those who met Bill have some great memories, for sure!
Dan
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
So sad to here.
chris
May you rest in peace 'wild bill'. So sad he didn't quite see the 70th anniversary for Normandy.
matty
Another one gone.....Looks like Easy Company is reforming...Now old Bill is finally back with his comrades....Soon they'll all be together again...RIP,Bill...you've earned your ticket.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
I always heard from anyone who'd met him in person that he was a wonderful man, rest his soul.
Very sad to read of this. What a character he was, an old breed. I remember reading of his reaction to your sword the first time you mentioned it Joe, it made me smile at the time.
"Glad" is not the right word, but it is fitting that he was able to die an old man at peace and surrounded by loved ones, after what he went through in his youth. I bet some nights in Normandy or beyond, he would never have expected to even see the next dawn.
R.I.P Bill.
It was my privalage and honer to shake his hand at the gun show last year, rest in piece a real american hero.
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