Col. Shames, Last ‘Band of Brothers’ Officer, Headlines GEICO’s Veterans Day Breakfast
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‘Band of Brothers’ Col.
Shames’
While the heroics of Shames and the
“Anyone who said they were not sacred or nervous was either an idiot or lying,” said Shames, who still calls his native
Though Shames had the misfortune of parachuting into Carentan, a town heavily defended by Axis forces, he demonstrated the leadership and survival skills that would quickly earn him a battlefield commission to second lieutenant.
“If you work hard and if you want something bad enough, then you can get it,” said Shames, who is now 96. “I wasn’t the best, but I worked hard. I was a good soldier.”
Shames and his men fought from
“What an incredible experience it is to have him here at
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