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Article: Travelers Clamoring to Walk in the Path of The 'Band of Brothers'; A Unique Tour Following the Saga of Easy Company, Made Famous By The Bestseller By Stephen Ambrose and the HBO Miniseries, Sells Out in Record Time.
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- PR Newswire
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- July 12, 2002
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NEW ORLEANS -- In an uncertain age, many Americans are looking for unequivocal heroes, and many found what they were looking for in the story of the World War II U.S. Army paratrooper unit immortalized in the HBO mini-series produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, "Band of Brothers." The first ever Band of Brothers Commemorative Tour, set to depart in September, completely sold out in short order and available seats for the Spring 2003 tour are going fast.
The men of E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, who participated in the D-Day invasion, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, were the subject of the best-selling book by acclaimed ...