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Don Malarkey: Lest We Forget
"born in 1921 in Oregon, Don Malarkey was an athlete, a dreamer, a kid with his whole life ahead of him.
"then Pearl Harbor happened. He joined the Army Airborne and became part of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
"on June 6, 1944, he parachuted into Normandy in complete darkness. Bullets tore through the sky. Planes exploded. Men died before they hit the ground. Don landed, found his rifle, and fought.
"With the 101st, he fought through France, the Netherlands and the frozen nightmare of Bastogne, where temperatures dropped below zero and German forces surrounded them.
"By the time Germany surrendered in 1945, Don was 23 years old. He felt 100. Then the war ended, and he came home.
"No parade waited for him. No counseling. No one to talk to about the faces he still saw every night. He got a job, started a family and lived a quiet life. He passed away in 2017, finally recognized, but never fully healed."
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Born in 1921 in Oregon, Don Malarkey was an athlete, a dreamer, a kid with his whole life ahead of him.
— A Soldier's Whisper (@SoldiersWhisper) March 3, 2026
Then Pearl Harbor happened. He joined the Army Airborne and became part of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
On June 6, 1944, he parachuted into Normandy in… pic.twitter.com/MGNSqX96EC
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FOUR OF THE SIX U.S.MILITARY KILLED IN THE MIDDLE EAST WERE IDENTIFIED TODAY--ALL WHITE;
GRA:Where are the disparity complaints now?
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa
All four were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa. Two other service members killed in the same attack have not yet been publicly identified.
--GRA
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