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Last surviving medic from World War II ‘Band of Brothers’ Battalion honored during funeral service
June 18, 2019
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division fold the flag during a graveside service for Staff Sgt. Al Mampre. Mampre served as a medic with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

Local Chicago-land high school honors its veterans
November 15, 2018
U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Kris. A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th Support Command, gives remarks during the Elk Grove High School Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 9, 2018.

Chicago hosts a ‘Band of Brothers’ weekend
September 28, 2016
Army Reserve soldiers, assigned to the 85th Support Command, present the colors during the 70th reunion of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at the Union League Club of Chicago, September 24, 2016. The famed Easy Company became widely known in part due to an HBO mini series called Band of Brothers. The 506th PIR was an experimental airborne regiment created in 1942 in Toccoa, Georgia that served in World War II.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)