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With the 70th anniversary of the "Big Jump" approaching, the sobering thought in the back of all our minds is this may well be the last trip "over" for some of the brave men who liberated Europe and...

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  Thank You Mr Bando , Mr Koskimaki , Mr Burgett and all the other researchers , Authors , Diary keepers Etc.  What is the TRUTH and how does anyone find it 20 Years later notwithstanding 50 or 60...

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Hello All,One of the inspirations for me deciding to interview several hundred World War II 82nd Airborne Division veterans was because of the great work Mark did to write a number of outstanding...

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Mark is one of my long distance friends because of  distance  I do not get to see much of him but he has always been nice to me even being a minor to his vast knowledge he has always treated me equal....

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Subject Mark A. Bando; Well I don't even know where to start, Mark has been a great mentor to me. He has put up with my myriad of stupid questions about history and collectables for the past 14 years....

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"Like some crazy Asian Vampire"???  Mark told me back in the day, when he was on the job, Motor Cityites would file complaints 'against that Eskimo Cop.'  Good stuff.Much respect and admiration Mark....

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Long before I met him in person, Mark was helping me with my questions about Fox 506th. He never asked me for anything in return and always provided any information that he could, at no cost for his...

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Mark has given one of the most valued gifts to the endeavor of preserving Airborne history in WWI, that is his time and perseverance!The countless hours of interviewing, taping, taking notes, writing,...

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Thanks Mark for all your hours, days, months and years or should I say decades of hardwork on teaching us all about the history of the paratroopers of the WWII 101st AirborneDivision. Thank you very...

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As one can tell from watching the worldwide coverage of D Day anniversary in France, the French cherish and value the US sacrifices to liberate their country 70 years ago ; and the airborne saga...

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For me Mark has acted as an accelerant for starting researching the Battle at Best. Living in Best all my life the airborne troops and especially the Joe Mann story wandered through my mind. Sadly, in...

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Jealousy can be a bitch.... just drive on and screw all the haters. 

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Just came across this thread.   I believe even more strongly the sentiments I wrote you about 101st...just change the words from 101st to 2Armored Division, and it's exactly the same. It takes a...

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I don't know what happened or what's going on but I can't imagine anyone banning Mark from any WWII Airborne celebration....or any military celebration for that fact. I met Mark several years ago as...

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Met him a few times in Normandy and I second that! As for his books... what can I say more than what already has been said. Just great... and a week does not pass without just grabbing one or more off...

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I have known Mark for a few years now and I am here to tell all there is no one I know that is more knowledgeable about WWII. He is generous to a fault with his time and information. Many years ago he...

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I've known Mark for close to 15 years.  Have traipsed around with him in north Georgia (Toccoa), Normandy, Oklahoma and Detroit. I've had a life-long interest in WW2 history and has Mark has added...

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I've known Mark for many years, probably close to 30, since the time I came across a Nazi Browning Hi Power and sold it to Officer Glider Gary (and since bought it back...). I think this was even...

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I read each post thinking I would expand on them on the end. I find it hard to add anything to these comments. I have said several times on this site, we are all lucky that Mark Bando started his...

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Dudley, I appreciate your insight, words of praise, and recognition for Mark, and his historical contributions.  I have my own praise for Bando as he has personally enriched my life with his...

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