

June 5, 1944, Upottery Airfield, England...As evening sets in, Lt. Richard Winters confers with his "Band of Brothers", the paratroopers of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 10st Airborne. On this eve of D-Day, Winters holds a letter from Col. Robert Sink, Easy regimental commander, which anounces "Tonight is the Night of Nights." Soon, in darkness, the 439th Troop Carrier Group will transport these young men into occupied France, to spearhead Europe's emancipation.
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