Saluting 'Unbelievable Sacrifices' ; Monument Honors Local Ties to 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Band of Brothers'
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As some area veterans know, the story lines of two epic movies about World War II - "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" -- center on two local families.
Now the memories of those World War II soldiers will be enshrined along the banks of the Niagara River in the City of Tonawanda.See the full content of this document
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Saluting 'Unbelievable Sacrifices' ; Monument Honors Local Ties to 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Band of Brothers'
That's because the four Niland brothers, whose story helped inspire "Saving Private Ryan," and Sgt. Warren H. "Skip" Muck, a central figure in "Band of Brothers," hailed from Tonawanda.
An Amherst couple, Rick and Lisa Lewis, donated $150,000 for the multistone monument to pay special tribute to the Nilands and Muck...See the full content of this document
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