Mark BandoMark Bando was a patrol officer on the Detroit Police force for 25 years. He has written six books documenting the WW II experiences of the 101st including Vanguard of the Crusade and The 101st Airborne Division in Word War ll along with two other WWII titles. He was made an honorary member of several current 101st regiments and has been embedded (2008, 2010) with the 101st in Afghanistan. Mark conducts WW II battlefield tours and has had the privilege of visiting sites with veterans and their children. He is a frequent lecturer and will commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a parachute jump from a C-47 into the original D-Day drop zone C near St Marie du Mont, France. To learn more about Mark's books visit his Trigger Time website at www.101airborneww2.com. Read More Read Less