First Sgt. Mark Heyliger, a paratrooper with Company

First Sgt. Mark Heyliger, a paratrooper with Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands before a C-17 Globemaster prior to an airborne training operation Dec. 1, 2010, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Enlisting in 1992, Heyliger knew little about the World War II exploits of his grandfather, 1st Lt. Frederick “Moose” Heyliger, until he read Stephen Ambrose’s book, Band of Brothers.