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CORVALLIS - World War II veteran Don Malarkey, a sergeant who was one of the inspirations for Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Band of Brothers," will speak at Oregon State University on Monday, April 25.

His talk, "Freedom is not Free," begins at 7 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center on campus. It is free and open to the public.

In his presentation, Malarkey will discuss his experiences in World War II Europe, including the liberation of concentration camps, and how "Band of Brothers" came to be. The book was made into a heralded movie on HBO by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Malarkey was a sergeant in Easy Company during World War II and participated in a number of major operations and battles, including D-Day and Bastogne. Toward the end of the war, he was part of Allied operations that liberated several different concentration camps.

His OSU lecture will launch the university's Holocaust Memorial Week, which will be commemorated May 2-5.

Malarkey's appearance is sponsored by the OSU Department of History and the History Club. LaSells Stewart Center is located at 26th Street and Western Boulevard in Corvallis.