“I found the most well-liked guy in the platoon was George Luz, one of the Toccoa guys. He was the company comedian. He could imitate people, and he was always telling jokes. Good jokes, not like Bill Guarnere’s jokes! Luz was actually funny. He always told me I reminded him of a parish priest. He was a great soldier, all-around 100 percent great American. Serious when he had to be, but he kidded with everyone he liked. He knew who could take a joke and who couldn’t.”

- Edward “Babe” Heffron, Brothers in Battle: Best of Friends

Twenty-two wounded, huh? You okay? Yeah. One killed. Who? Dukeman. Dukeman…

I wanna be in the Airborne, sir!