GA: BAND OF BROTHERS ACTORS TRAIN FOR PARACHUTE JUMP
<p><b>--SUPERS-- </b></p>\n<p>Friday</p>\n<p>Toccoa, GA</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>:09-:14</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga</p>\n<p>Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>:19-:24</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings</p>\n<p>Actor, plays Charles E Grant</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN-- </b></p>\n<p>THE ACTORS WHO PLAYED WORLD WAR TWO SOLDIERS ON THE H-B-O SERIES 'BAND OF BROTHERS' TRAINED AT CAMP TOCCOA IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO MAKE A HISTORIC PARACHUTE JUMP.</p>\n<p>TO COMMEMORATE THE UPCOMING 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION -- THEY'RE RECREATING THE MOMENT THE REAL WORLD WAR TWO SOLDIERS JUMPED INTO THE COTENTIN PENINSULA IN NORMANDY, FRANCE.</p>\n<p>WHILE THE ACTORS ALREADY ENDURED BOOT CAMP AND PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR THEIR ROLES ON THE SHOW -- </p>\n<p>THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY MADE A REAL JUMP FROM A C-47.</p>\n<p><b>--NAT PKG AS FOLLOWS--</b></p>\n<p>(Nats) "If you are a strap hanger or a refresher." "I am on it, that's my brothers."</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga/Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet: "My character he was killed in action in Foy 1945 13th of January and he died once and I'll never let him die twice."</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings/Actor, plays Charles E Grant: "Playing those guys you know we honor them the whole reason we are here is to honor them."</p>\n<p>(Nats) "Drift backwards a little bit." "Easy company!" "Easy company!"</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings/Actor, plays Charles E Grant: "All easy company guys are now dead, they've all passed away so we honor their memory and we honor what it meant, you know what it meant to the to the world what they did and what everyone did and in the Second World War."</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga/Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet: "I think a lot about my character Frank and what he was going through on his first flight, and first jump."</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings/Actor, plays Charles E Grant: "What's really important is that more people know about it. That's why Band of Brothers is such an amazing series because it really brings home the truth about the men and what they did, what they went through how they unified how they work together. They fought together, and how they prevailed."</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga/Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet: "These guys these veterans, Normandy veterans World War Two veterans, they're dying now. There's not many left as by the day, the week the month. So, very soon, there will not be any of these guys left. And when that happens, we have to continue this. Otherwise, it will disappear and we can't let that happen. And that's that's why we're doing this."</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings/Actor, plays Charles E Grant: "There's nerves, but it's more excitement about what we're going to do. I'm sure the nerves will kick in when I'm in that plane, and we're up at 1500."</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga/Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet: "These guys have been incredible. They've taken a group of actors that trained 24 years ago, pretended to do this. And in a couple of days have turned us into paratroopers to learn to actually jump out of a C 47."</p>\n<p>Nolan Hemings/Actor, plays Charles E Grant: "And honoring their memory and bringing it forward and keeping that history going keeping that history alive for future generations to understand."</p>\n<p>Alex Sabga/Actor, plays Francis J. Mellet: "But all the time I'm thinking about him and you know, honoring his memory and and keeping his legacy going and that's that's really that's why I'm doing it. It's it's it's not for fun, although it's an amazing experiences. It's about keeping history going. I had a small part and Band of Brothers but it's a big part of my life."</p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p>ON JUNE 6TH 19-44 -- ABOUT 150-THOUSAND ALLIED TROOPS STORMED THE BEACH OF NORMANDY IN NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE.</p>\n<p>THE TROOPS -- FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE U-K, FRANCE, CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES -- TOOK ON ABOUT 50-THOUSAND GERMAN FORCES IN THE AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION.</p>\n<p>THE OFFENSIVE WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR -- THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM GERMANY LESS THAN A YEAR LATER.</p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>GEORGIA D-DAY ANNIVERSARY TOCCOA NORMANDY 80TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD WAR II EUROPE</p>\n<p></p>