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Two South Philly World War II veterans, William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron, of Band of Brothers fame, are now fighting to have a monument built for their former commander, Major Dick Winters (seen in the below photo), and the leadership of the American troops at Normandy on D-Day.
You can read Edward Colimore's piece on Wild Bill and Babe at The Philadelphia Inquirer via the below link:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20100605_Two_S__Phila__vets_fight_to_honor_D-Day_leadership.html#axzz0q8fBX4MG
Guarnere and Heffron tell their story of war and friendship in a book called Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-r-PdPsvRUpodYiGx2f0U6CNNpXmDNAIBt1-0uORzXTeN1eoNCg1Xi8XNyKFKpb782uHTxb9YVBXaL9_gg8pD5kKFXEZLCpeSlrxJlAoHB7IeD5cMJOk8rzidx3fqhStg5I1kKGonYjp3/s400/BrothersinBattleBestofFriends.jpg)
You can read Edward Colimore's piece on Wild Bill and Babe at The Philadelphia Inquirer via the below link:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20100605_Two_S__Phila__vets_fight_to_honor_D-Day_leadership.html#axzz0q8fBX4MG
Guarnere and Heffron tell their story of war and friendship in a book called Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends.
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