[5th MEB]

Actually Malarkey is a person of great distinction in my humble opinion.

Donald George Malarkey:

Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.

Parachuted into France as part of Operation Overlord, helped to knock out a German artillery battery, received the Bronze Star for heroism.

Fought 23 days in Normandy, 80 days in the Netherlands (Operation Market Garden), 39 days in the Battle of Bastogne, and in the Ruhr Pocket in Germany.

Citations: Bronze Star for Bravery, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and others.

Slow Joe just wishes he could have a resume like Donald G. Malarkey

[W.]

Also portrayed in Band of Brothers...