BAND OF BROTHERS | Part 10: Points | First Time Watching | TV Reaction | I Went to the Eagle's Nest
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The German forces surrender as Easy Company takes the Eagle's Nest in Band of Brothers (2001). Here's her reaction to her first time watching Episode 10, 'Part 10: Points'.
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Hearing Winters last line "Served in a company of Heroes." Without fail makes me choke up. This series is so fantastic.
Seen it 100 times. Still gets me
I've watched maybe a dozen different reactions to this series, and that last line makes me weepy every time.
Every damned time.
So good.
Yeah the crack in his voice gets me evertime
Everytime!
My dad was a ‘regular’ (professional soldier) in the British army having joined up, aged 18, in April 1938, merely to get away from his terrible home life. He served all through the war. He was at the battle of El Alamein in North Africa. He was in the invasion of Italy and came back to the U.K. in April 1944 to prepare for D.Day. Fought through France, Belgium Holland and Germany and served in the army of occupation after the war. He was finally demobbed in 1946. From January 1942 until July 1946 he spent a total of 3 months in England and didn’t see his first born child, my eldest brother, until he was two and a half years old.
He became a postman until a stroke forced him to give up work in 1975. He died in 1979 aged just 59. He never discussed his wartime experiences with us kids and we never thought to ask until it was too late. His war made him become a very laid back, easy going and un ambitious chap, who just wanted to quietly get on with a peaceful life, much to my mother’s annoyance.
What a generation they were.
He wouldn't have known how to talk about it. Where would you even start with something like that? Spike Milligan's books are fantastic but you can see that people capable of channelling their feelings and experiences into creative pursuits were better able to deal with things. My great uncle never said a word about it and it wore heavily on him, but his brother, my granda, was an artist and he was able to cope through his art.
RIP to another hero, glad he made it home
My grandfather served for nearly five years in the NZ Division, 8th Army, just like your dad. He never seemed to dwell on it all, but towards the end of his life I approached him with some questions (related to academic/professional pursuits), and his story was wild - totally blew my mind ... But in his eyes he was just another guy doing what was right, and it never really occurred to him that his experiences and memories were of of any real import or interest to anybody.
He was a bear of a man, and as bloodsoaked as it is possible to be - but you never could have picked it. He earned a humble life, and cherished every moment of it. They didn't need parades or glorification, a mundane boring existence was all they wanted after that fucking shitshow.
My grandfather was part of the 87th armored field artillery US Army. He owned a bar then a cleaning company after the war.
The only time I ever saw him cry was watching the beginning or saving private Ryan.
He never spoke of any details of the war until his last few weeks and that was all he wanted to talk about. It was clear that his part in that war was something he felt very proud of but never wanted to talk about.
My other grandfather was in the Navy, he was a welder by trade and they wouldn't put him in combat, he repaired ships. Eventually he was on a sub chaser in the gulf of Mexico
My Grandfather was in the 1st Infantry Division (the 'Big Red One'). He missed N. Africa and Sicily but got to his unit just in time for Normandy. Stayed on the line until shortly after the Battle of the Bulge began.
While the 101st Airborne was in the heart of the bulge at Bastogne, the 1st Infantry was on the northern shoulder. My granddad helped a buddy back to an aid station after some shelling. The attending doc took one look at my grandfather, asked him how long he'd been on the line, and when told, informed him he wasn't going back up. My granddad protested "loudly and long" but in the end he stayed put.
After the war, he returned to Arkansas, became a milkman, and raised a family. He didn't talk about his time in the military except for sharing one different story with each member of the family.
I imagine only my Grandmother heard them all.
My Dad was in the Army, Spearhead, armored division in the 50's. Same division as Elvis Presley. He said he missed Elvis by a couple weeks in Germany. He was very upset about that lol. My dad eventually went to work for IBM for many years and then retired. He passed many years ago, and I miss him very much. I miss fishing with him.
My Grandpa (British) fought in N. Africa and then Italy where he was captured. Spent 18 months in POW camp in Poland. Walked the "long March" and was liberated by the Americans. He weighed 96 pounds when he arrived home. Worked at a factory in Scotland and never spoke of the war. Died in 85 before WW2 vets really started talking about it. What I would give to sit down and listen to him talk about it.
My Uncle was a Pacific Marine & like many GI's took advantage of the GI bill & went to college for free & became an aeronautical engineer, I helped him build a floatplane one summer vacation. Another Uncle who fought in Europe became a painter, painted many portraits of movie stars & such.
I've seen this miniseries many times and still well up when the old veterans are identified at the end as though I didn't know who was who. "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war? No, but I served in a company of heroes." Good grief, that hits me. I can tell it hit you too.
FYI: the German officer who gives the speech to his troops is Wolf Kahler. He was the ranking German Army officer, Dietrich, in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
He was also in the adventure film: " The High Road to China ".
You, as Americans, must be very proud of these men, because they lived through hell so that everyone today could have the life they do.
Even though I'm Brazilian, I'm proud of it.
but I served in a company of heroes. Gets me EVERY time.
EVERY.TIME.
John Michael Montgomery has a perfect song for us veterans, and it is called, "Letters from Home". One of the last lines before the final chorus says, "...nobody laughs when a soldier cries..."
Every time I see or hear about this show, I get flashbacks of my own experiences, and this song always pops in my head. Beautiful song.
Without fail!
Steven Ambrose at the end of his book pointed out that the majority of easy company vets went into jobs that were constructive, or served society in some way. Construction, teaching, postal service, medicine, manufacturing. After all the death and destruction they have seen, they seemed to gravitate towards lives that built, and helped others.
My grandfather fought in North Africa, France, and Germany.
When he came home, he resumed his job at the local radiator factory, eventually he became management.
Perfect cast, acting, characters, storytelling, directing & crew and music. You went on the journey with them, laughed with them, shared their horrors and fears and cried with them.
It was an honour to watch it with you.
Completely and thoroughly enjoyable 10 Part series to watch with both of you. A real gem if there ever was one. I would've played all of the soldiers 'memorial' at the end, though. I think they deserved it.
Here here!
Copyright blocking prevents lots
6:50 Say what you will about the ethics of giving a man with a drinking problem the run of a liquor cellar, Winters’ giving Nixon the keys to Goering’s liquor collection was probably one of the best bro moves of the 20th century.
As of now, the only surviving member of the WW2 complement of Easy Company is Bradford C. Freeman (born 1924), who attained the rank of Private, First Class. The second to the last surviving member, and the last surviving commissioned officer, was Edward Shames. (He was seen in Episode 4, telling the troops to “Get moving” in the midst of a crowd of celebrating Dutch, and again in Episode 7, when Winter said that he, Shames, had been watching too many war movies.) He was 99 when he passed away on December 3, 2021, and had attained the rank of Colonel.
Gentlemen, and all the other soldiers you represented - thank you. Thank you for your service. Thank you for sharing your stories with us.
Currahee!
I'm glad to know there are still a couple of survivors. I have a friend in PA who'd met Wild Bill and Winters. . . he's commemorated the deaths that have occurred in the time I've known him. We'll not see the likes of those great men, again.
My grandfather (opa) was an officer in the Luftwaffe. I believe he was in intelligence, but I was too young when he passed to ever talk to him about it. After the war, from what I’m told, he didn’t talk about it all that much--he ran a small grocery store with his wife (whilst raising my mother and her sister) in Leverkusen.
You’re right about Austria just being the Sound of Music at every turn. So beautiful out there that it’s almost inexplicable.
Thanks for going through the series. It’s been a fun watch :)
My father-in-law, who has since passed, was in Patton’s Third Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded-shot in the eye. But it must have only grazed him because he could still see, although that eye looked different. He never really talked about his time in the war. Only stories about cooking food in his helmet and lighthearted stuff like that.
My father was in the Army Air Corps as an aircraft armorer. He repaired guns in fighters and bombers and served on Iwo Jima and Luzon. After the war he became a mechanical engineer and worked for the Navy, eventually becoming a "plank owner" at the Polaris Missle Facility Pacific.
NOT really over. You still really need to watch the documentary "We Stand Alone Together". Something pointed out in the book is how many men from Easy became teachers or builders after the war.
They also need to watch : ABOUT DICK WINTERS: "HANG TOUGH" Really speaks to the kind of man and leader he was. He was a hero for sure.
Some of the best television ever made - possibly that will ever BE made.
Edward Shames died On December 06, 2021. He was 99 and was the last surviving member of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Those ppl are called the greatest generation for a reason! Salute to them, and never forget them!
It always gets me when Malarky talks about Bill and Joe Toye and you think back to Donny Wahlberg's narration in episode 7 about how Malarky lost his three closest friends in one day. Then all this time later his emotion still catches in his throat when he mentions them. Hopefully you watch the documentary We Stand Alone Together these clips were taken from.
Also have to remember this series came out in 2001. A lot of those guys have passed on since then. My Dad’s uncle, who I met as a kid, was in the Pacific for all four years. He was on Iwo Jima. He came home and was a handyman. It was the first military funeral I went to. I have other family members in later wars. I’m currently trying to enter through ROTC.
All of them have passed now
@@IntoTheWhite04 As of March 2022, Bradford Freeman was still alive. He is the last survivor after Edward Shames died in December.
Bradford Freeman died On July 3, 2022. There are no more Easy Company soldiers left alive.
I've got two family members that served in WWII. My blood grandfather I never met and step-grandfather who I knew growing up. Blood grandfather was a navigator on a B-17 who did missions over North Africa and Southeast Asia. I believe he was shot down over Burma according to my father and uncle. He survived, of course, but I don't know what he did afterwards. My step-grandfather lied about his age and joined the navy at 16. He served on the USS Wilkes Barre which assisted in the evacuation of the USS Bunker Hill and sending over fire-fighting equipment after it was hit by multiple kamikaze attacks. There's several photographs taken of the event from the Wilkes Barre's perspective which is super cool. Again, also not sure what he did afterwards. I would imagine lots of drinking as that's generally how my grandmother found people, in a bar.
The look from Nixon after Winters tells sobel to salute the rank is quite possibly the best 2 seconds in the entire series...it says more than an entire paragraph of script could.
Think that bit about company of heroes is in a letter from Mike Ranney (played by Stephen Graham, was demoted in the first episode and was in the tree at Braecourt Manor) and it was him who said it.
In the 1950s my dad was in the Army Rangers and stationed in Korea. He and my mom married in 1960 and he was in uniform. In 1990 while working at a One Hour Photo place I enlarged their wedding picture from 8x10 to 11x117 and it still hangs on the wall in my house as part of their memorial. In the early to mid 60s he switched to the Air Force and eventually made Colonel in the reserves. He kept his rank when he switched to the Civil Air Patrol in the early to mid 70s and served as a paramedic and taught young recruits that joined, including a small Canadian group that came down for a week. He was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Mid to late 60s he became an electrical engineer and worked at NASA, Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
One of the worst days he had at NASA was the Apollo 1 mission. Goddard was also set up as a communications hub for the astronauts' space flights. He was there when Apollo 1 burned up on the pad and apparently was in communications with them when it happened.
Eventually over the years of having "his own" satellites that he worked on and launched and he monitored them over years. He switched over to JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) and was one of the original engineers to work on the Hubble Space Telescope. In fact he was the ONLY JPL employee on the east coast and was constantly flying out to Pasadena, California in the 80s and racked up tons of frequently flyer miles. When it came to the JPL office at Goddard, I actually took a couple days off from high school to help my dad set up the only JPL office on the east coast at that time.
Eventually the stress finally caught up with him and it was effecting his health. Surprisingly when he switched jobs, he left NASA/JPL because of the stress only to become a Federal Police Officer with Federal Protective Service in 1989. Odd, right? He had his 9-5/M-F work hours as pretty much 95% of the government has. You'd think that going from US Government building to building would be relatively reduced stress environment but shit still goes down in those places also. People are still people. He had to medically retire from FPS in the mid 90s after an incident he was in when some asshole government employee hit him in the leg with a car during his response to a call and he needed knee surgery.
After he recovered from his surgery he transferred to GSA (General Services Administration) which is the US Government itself. The organization that runs the day to day operations of all the government. While there he was the one who organized the production team of the movie Deep Impact to film on top of the HUD building in DC. He even let them build a helicopter pad on the roof which is still there to this day. He got me a Crew Pass and I met and hung out with the actors and crew on one hot, long, summer day in July 1996 including Tea Leoni, Laura Iness, Mark Moses and Dougray Scott. But that is a story for another time.
Anyway, he fully retired around 1999, had to have bypass surgery (6) in 2002 and had a stroke right after surgery during recovery. While my mom was still working I helped take care of him during his recovery. My brother and sister weren't helpful at all with that. He eventually became limited left side usage but eventually was able to walk again with a cane. He died of heart disease (as expected for years) in 2008 here in Florida in the town my parents retired at.
First time to see the Mrs. Well up that much. I cry at what he said too. This whole series is moving and heroic.
As officers, their ranks do not include a lot of hand to hand combat; but I remember when Winters encouraging one of the most fearful soldiers, by NOT shooting from a fox hole but he stood and said "fire your weapon, soldier!"
I've seen this at least a dozen times. That last Winters quote gets me every time.
Every. Single. Time.
Some don't know there were other airborne divisions besides the 101st and 82nd. The 11th was already in the Pacific. There was the 17th and 13th both mentioned in the mini series. My uncle was with the 17th. BTW he had 88 points and he came home in September 1945.
I felt for her, she seemed to need a moment and a long cry after watching that episode I hope she was able to let those emotions out
It's special how a series of this caliber can immerse you in a story and trigger an emotional response regardless of how connected or detached you are from the circumstances depicted.
My Grandfather was artillery in WW1, he drove a street car when he came back but passed away early in life due to lung damage from gas attacks.
My Mother was a US Navy Wave fixing flying boat long range recon on the West Coast in WW2.
She became a medical technician who worked at a VA hospital and then an outreach worker for the County mental health center.
My Dad was a US Navy corpsman from Korea to Vietnam (23 years) he left the service and became a physician's assistant.
My Uncle was a crewman (either Navy or merchant marine) on a LST landing ship in the Pacific.
He became a Master carpenter and cabinet maker after the war working in construction.
His son (my 1st cousin) was a US Navy black beret in the brown water navy in Vietnam. He became a gunsmith and later made teddy bears with his wife.
My 2nd cousin was in the Army in WW2. He was supposed to run a radar unit but it was sunk during the landing on one of the islands in the Pacific. They handed him a sub machine gun because he was a Corporal and then he and his crew became infantrymen in the hell that was the Pacific.
He came home to become a postman.
None of them ever talked about what they went through during the wars they were in.
Some were more affected by the wars than others. For instance my Dad always had a gun nearby.
My Grandfather served in the NZ Navy, he was a "lifer" he joined years before the war and stayed in until retirement, he was a Master of Arms on a light cruiser by the time the war ended and after the war he served as a "in barracks" officer then as a recruiter until his retirement... after that he got a job at the countries largest brewery and worked until his civilian retirement.. he died at age 75, i remember visiting him every sunday with my parents, i was too young to know or ask about the war.. but after his death when i became interested in war history, i looked into the battles and areas of operation he served in... Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of the River plate, Mediterranean sea , indian ocean, whilst an officer in the Leyte Gulf he was one of two people on board with a camera and took some pretty wild photos of ships in his convoy being dive bombed and even a time lapse of a italian raider ship they sunk going down.. i have his Naval sword and his dress uniforms Master of Arms Button and his medals
took me 10 episodes to finally find myself crying, I just about lost it last episode when they found the camp, but hearing the men talk at the end of this episode struck me in my feels, great reaction and great show.
Two things. First, I'm in New Zealand, where we just observed ANZAC day (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) a combination of Vetran's Day and Memorial Day and Band of Brothers is a very excellent way to remember every vet every where. Second, it's shows like this that show how great long-form storytelling can be. Enjoyed all your reactions.
An old family friend used to be in the Navy. During WWII he was a Commander on the USS Guadalcanal (CV-60). One of the best-kept secrets was the capture of the German U-505 submarine that is now on display in Chicago. The first enemy ship captured on the high seas by the Navy since 1815. His responsibility was to keep the U-505 from sinking (they never did find all of the scuttling charges). They were having trouble keeping the sub afloat due to the amount of water it had taken on during the capture with no power. He came up with the idea to disconnect the driveshaft from the engines that allowed the propellers to spin freely as it was being towed by the Guadalcanal. This allowed the electric motors to spin and charge up the batteries which permitted them to pump out the water. He retired as a Rear Admiral. As a kid, we used to go up to his other house in upstate PA for our yearly vacations.
You guys are both so super stoic, but I had my eye on Mrs the whole time the old folks were talking at the end. It takes nerves of steel to make it through that segment without tearing up, and I had a suspicion she'd crack.
I have never not cried hearing Winters last words of the series..... WOW!
I mentioned previously my uncle was in the British infantry and landed at Normandy after DDay, he later became a engineer working for Rolls Royce (the aircraft engines company, not the cars). My dad served in the Royal Air Force in North Africa, Malta, Italy and Yugoslavia, afterwards becoming an accountant.
That last line just sums it all up perfectly doesn't it? What a perfect way to describe what becomes of you and your company during a long fight against tyranny
My Grandfather served in the ADF (Australian Defence Force) in New Guinea and Borneo and other places in the South Pacific. He was also tasked with decommissioning Japanese armoured positions throughout the Pacific after the Japanese surrendered. He didn’t come home till August of 1946.
Amazing to rewatch this series with you both. My great uncle John was in the Battle of the Bulge. My dad said he never talked about the war and nobody pressed him of course. He came home and took up his truck driving route and was happy just being home. He died in 1987 when I was 7 years old. I just remember him being so nice and gentle with me. He was a big guy! Lol hit my Dad hard they were very close. But he did a lot better coming home than most. So difficult. I couldn't imagine. Not just them but any Combat Veteran coming home. They are always in my heart. The best of us.
My great grandfather was a pretty well decorated marine and soldier he served in the marines in world war 1 and as a career transferred to the army and on December 7th 1941 while stationed at hickams field fought his 2nd war against the Japanese till the end of the pacific war in ww2, he ended up being in command of my grandfather who later married his daughter my grandmother and both stayed in till the Korean War where my grandfather took part in the defense of the busan perimeter he left Korea and trained the young kids to take their place after being sent home and became a salesman selling hard caste metals in the 50s till retirement. that’s just my dads side. My mothers side my great grandfather was killed somewhere in France during the invasion of Normandy a few days after D-Day when my papi as I was taught to call him was just a few months old. My dads dad unfortunately had Alzheimer’s and I never was able to speak to him about his time on Guadalcanal and the many other islands he fought on with the US Army. The history of my family serving the United States dates back to the war of 1812 something I wish I could of continued but due to mental illness and drug addiction was denied enlisting. They say the generation that fought the 2nd world war is the “greatest generation” and there’s no doubting it’s the truth.
My great uncle was a corpsman in the navy and served with the 1st marines aswell on Guadalcanal aswell they were on the same islands and didn’t even know it
My great Uncle Tommy was quite a character. I knew he served as in the spare room of his house he had some war memorabilia of his service but would be cross with me whenever I sneaked in there
When he died at the funeral service I noticed a few old timers in their uniforms complete with berets that I couldn't quite identify and when I spoke to them at the wake they explained he was a marine commando during World War 2, they wouldn't talk about anything that happened in regards to wartime operations but did get me laughing on stories from their training days where Tommy would "borrow" anything he could get his hands on in regards to food, equipment or luxuries which made sense as after the war he was an electrician with his main client being a brewery and the amount of beer that went missing when he was on site was not a coincidence 😂 but his likeability always charmed people.
He never spoke of his service but after doing some reading on what commando units did during World War 2 I can see why he didn't ever want to talk about it, especially to a kid.
I miss him as he was also my grandfathers best friend and the most I ever laughed in my life was when I went to visit both of them in the same hospital ward at same time they just roasted all the other patients in the ward, they called a guy who was recovering from a hip replacement a lazy sod 😂. That generation could laugh at anything
I strongly suggest you watch "We Stand Alone Together - Band of Brothers Documentary", it's an awesome way to wrap up the series
Enjoyed your reactions to a great mini-series. My father was a Marine in between WWI and WWII, but saw combat during the Sandinista Rebellion in Nicaragua. He had a few jobs after being discharged, but eventually made a career with the post office. My older half-brother served 4 years in the Navy, then enlisted with the Air Force and served during Vietnam. He made a career out of it, at one time being an editor of Stars & Stripes magazine being distributed while he was stationed in Germany. My other half-brother served in the Navy aboard a carrier, though it was during peacetime. His son, my nephew, retired from the AF in '08 after serving in multiple places, one being Baghdad during the occupation. Like his AF career, he became a canine office with the VA Hospital in Dayton, OH.
My grandad served as a mortarman in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy. Was wounded but made it home. Went to work in the steel mill where he proceeded to lose half his foot in a smelting accident. Had my dad and sadly died when he was 5 due to complications from the wound years later. That generation was made of tougher stuff. I’m forever grateful even though I never met him.
My dad served in the US Navy during WWII. He went to college on the GI bill and became a 7th grade math teacher and every one of his 8 children had him for math.
I was in a Navy cargo handling battalion during Desert Storm and worked in HVAC/R for 21 years before changing my occupation.
My father was a despatch rider for the ground section of Market Garden. After seeing 'A Bridge too far' all he said was that he was on alert surrounded by tanks in Belgium that something was about go down when they witnessed the 101st Airborne go right over them in their DC3s on their way to Eindoven (episode 4). He went all the way to the north side of the Nijmegan bridge. 8 miles from Arnhem.
I can’t remember as it’s been awhile since I’ve seen the pacific, but keep an ear out for the name ERNIE PYLE. He was a famous war correspondent over there, he was my grandmothers Uncle. One of the only civilians to receive a Purple Heart and to this day has a memorial in Okinawa!
I was stationed on Okinawa during 50th anniversary of end of was (1995). There were several correspondents who knew him in the delegation (Gene Sledge was also there).
My dad was airborne...17th (the avatar I have here is his shoulder patch) and was the same Division Nixon jumped with they talked about in episode 9 where the plane blew up and he had to write the letters home. He wasn't parachute infantry though, he was Glider Infantry (194th Glider Infantry Regiment) and he was a combat veteran of many of the same battles as Easy including the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland Campaign, and Operation Varsity. As is the case with many WWII veterans he never spoke of his war time experiences (except the funny ones with his buddies once) and he died in 1999 before I really had the opportunity to sit down and talk with him about them. I miss him and and very proud to be his son.
Great series watch, thanks YMTM! My grandpa was exempt but his 3 younger brothers went into the navy. One is still alive, around 100 years old and wrote a book about his ships, including the ill-fated Indianapolis that he transferred off of just months before she sank. He had enlisted about year before Pearl Harbor and served 8 years. He came back to do a few odd jobs, until a drought put him out of the farming business and then worked 28 yrs for the feds.
Hahah the perfect summary of Sobels character. The ending of this always gets me, even after watching it so many times
I love how hard she tries not to cry.
When you do "The Pacific" (which is also an excellent series), make sure you watch the intros to each episode, narrated by Tom Hanks, with commentary by some of the veterans. It really enhances and and helps you appreciate what they were up against - those guys went through Hell.
A forever view changing series , for me.. a real eye opener for someone who never had to live through it
My Grandpa served aboard the USS Achernar. He was part of the Fire crew. After the war he eventually became a volunteer Firefighter for the Cunningham Fire Protection District in Denver Colo. He held every position except Treasurer. He was on the department for 35 years. He never discussed his experiences. It was after his passing he found out the action he actually saw.
Grandfather was a Bataan Death March escapee/survivor. After finishing the war in the Pacific as a guerilla fighter, he resumed the management of the family properties, and supporting the local towns and peoples in their part of the Philippines.
TY for a the reactions to "Band of Brothers". I hope that you will "finish" the series by reacting to the companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".
After the spanish civil war ended, my grandpa Juan fought in Norway in the "I Spanish COY", then was captured by the germans and remain as POW until de the german surrender. He served eight years in these two wars, he was 25 when he returned to Spain to marry my grandma María.
The General's speech at the end, is just perfection. Such a great show. Glad you got to enjoy it.
Played by Wolf Kahler who was the german major in Indiana Jones and Raiders of the lost Ark as well.
After Winters was promoted to run the Battalion (the crossroads episode) he never fired a shot again and Nixon not firing at all . This is because they were in the command structure and were running and coordinating the battles not participating . You can’t see the big picture of a battle if your fighting. That is why in his interview to go to the pacific . he said he’d fired his last shot at the crossroads. The ranking officer said you got through Bastogne without firing a shot. I can’t think of a harder test for a leader.
I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Winters, and I’m proud to live in the place he found peace. My friend Jordan in middle school raised money to make him a statue, and visited in Normandy when it was done being made.
My father fought in the War in the Pacific. He was on a ship that was torpedoed and sunk. He was wounded. There was a Japanese soldier's rifle in our basement. He was also on the ship which transported Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference. I know this because I found photos in a box. He NEVER spoke of his time in the war. I asked him what was it like to be on the ship with Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin all he said was it sucked because they had to wear dress blues all the while. That was all I ever got out of him. I rooted through his things after he died and found about 50 photos from his time in the Pacific and made a special photo album. Those guys didn't really share. My dad was not PTSD. He just said we didn't have a frame of reference and so couldn't understand. He worked in a steel mill for a number of years after the war and then became a fireman.
My grandfather was a bombardier in the Army Air Corps. He went to med school after The War and was a doctor in Chicago, but also spent several years working in Belize. He visited my parents when they were stationed in Holland in the 80s (my dad was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne) and they took a weekend trip to Germany. He commented that it was strange for him because he'd only ever seen Germany from above. 😄
Winters was referring to a letter he received from Mike Ranney, not his own grandson; one of the Sergeants who mutinied to get Sobel removed as their CO while they were still in England, then earned a medal at Brecourt. I believe he ended the war as a Sergeant again. If you do something for Veteran's Day, could you do a video of all those interviews at the end of this episode? I think that would be nice. kerk
"I guess they're having Shifty try to shoot that deer because he's the best shot."
Shifty couldn't fire.
When my father came back from Europe at the end of WWII, he never went hunting again.
16:30 The last bit by Winters got the Mrs. For the record, Richard Winters was recounting a story told to him by Mike Ranney. It was Ranney who was the "Grandpa" in that story.
It's that part that always gets to me too.
Yes exactly! It is such beautiful humility and respect that I can't help but shed a tear every time I hear it. You can see how deeply that sentiment resonates with Winters too. Best ending ever.
My dad was working at Pearl Harbor in 1941. After the attack, even though he was an American citizen by birth, he was fired from his job and marched out of the shipyard under armed guard. It was a terrible bad time for Americans of Japanese ancestry. Fun fact, the military didn't allow the local Hawaii fishermen to go fishing around the islands so to supplement for mean, everyone in Hawaii ate SPAM. Today Hawaii is the number one state for SPAM consumption.
Good reaction for this series. Think have seen this series about a billion times since it first aired. Anyway, was in US Army from 1981-2001 and was stationed in West Germany for 5 years (1981-1983 in Frankfurt & 1985-1988 in Nurnberg). Have been to the Eagle's Nest about 4 times; 3 of those times went up by bus and last time my unit went down there, and we hiked up to the top. Never got tired of Bavaria and really miss it. Also, while in Germany, in 1982 had the opportunity to visit West Berlin as well. Got to see the Berlin Wall from BOTH sides for we got to spend a day in East Berlin, saw Check Point Charlie, and other sites.
My father served in England, France and Germany as a mechanic (participating in the Battle of the Bulge). Post-war he was an engineer for Hughes Aircraft.
a fun note. When they went into town and to the Eagles Nest, a French unit was entering the town from the other side so there were 2 groups entering the town. 2 soldiers in the french unit actually climbed up and looted the Eagles nest before EZ company troops went up there and were the first to loot the Eagles Nest.
Really enjoyed y'all reaction for this series. I hope you will continue with "We Stand Alone Together" which is a short documentary with these men doing interviews. And then "The Pacific" is a must to see a very different sort of war, and with a focus on the mental toll of those who served.
I got to meet some of the real guys at a talk we had at the division theater when I came back from Afghanistan. It was a complete surprise and I thought the roof was going to come off the place when they came out. That show was the reason I went to Airborne school, and to see the real guys after we came back was some unbelievable full circle shit I couldn't even make up. I cry just thinking about sometimes. Thank you for reaching to this.
Dad was just 12 when the war ended, but his 3 older brothers all served. His next nearest in age was 11 years older. Uncle Ray was a 21 year-old Lieutenant when he served as the bombardier on a B-29 bomber. On their 24th mission, a German plane colided with them over Germany. All the men jumped out safely with their parachutes. They were all captured and force-marched 350 miles to Stalag Luft 3, the prisoner of war camp made famous by the Steve McQueen movie, The Great Escape, which was based on the true story.
He made it back home safely to Belmont, MA. When he knocked on the front door, his mother (my grandmother) asked what he wanted. "It's ME!!" said Ray. "Who are you?" "Mom, it's me, your son Raymond." She burst into tears. She didn't recognize her own son because he was so emaciated and aged by his experience.
Ray went to Boston University Law School, then started his own business, selling trinkets to business executives for their offices. Clocks, lamps, pens, paper weights, lighters, wall art and such. Sold them through a catalog, similar to Sears & Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. Did very well. Died in his mid-80s in Sarasota, Florida.
My father was a brig chaser in the Navy during Korea. He said he saw more unarmed combat than most but never against the enemy, lol. Used car salesman in Missouri after coming home.
Myself, 22 year Marine vet. We lost more people outside of combat than during. Alcohol and motor vehicles or a combination of the two. A few suicides and sometimes just crap luck. It's hard losing a brother no matter what but we spend endless hours sitting through required training to try to avoid all the dumb shi7 and people still do it.
Generation Kill (on HBO) is my generation, ten years later. I was a SSgt in 2003 and in near direct support of those units, but from the air. Almost the perfect snapshot of the Marine Corps at the time. Ya'll should check it out.
Such a great ending to the best miniseries. I love the ending. It's so well done. My grandfather served under WWII in Europe under Patton. Fought it Italy and Germany.
You just about managed to keep it together, great series is absolutely right, so great it really should be shown in schools all across democracy’s throughout the world! You guys have given an amazing reaction to this whole series, thanks so much. Both my grandfathers served, one in the British army and one in the Royal Navy, so proud of them Hugh became a gamekeeper then a publican, Bill was a stevedore becoming the foreman at the local docks in Dundee.
You now have to watch "We stand alone together." A lot of interviews by Easy Company and insight of what they went through.
At the end Winters shows again what kind of man and soldier he was, it was never about him, it was always about his men. Even though without him the war would have been very different for many of his men.
The Dick Winters collection is at the Gettysburg Museum in Gettysburg, PA. The Museum is privately owned.
I Recomend reacting to "We stand alone together" its the documentary that was paired with the show and has a lot more footage from the beginning interviews with the actual men
They're doing it. Next Tuesday on CZcams.
@@moose2577 oh sick thanks for letting me know!
My Grampie was a drill sergeant (he got scarlet fever so he didn't go overseas) and my Grammie worked in the post office in Ottawa with the CWAC.
My Grampie worked at the Ford factory in town & my Grammie worked at Eatons & was a homemaker.
Both of my Grandfathers fought in this war. My maternal grandpa was wounded at Bastogne and, after recuperating in a VA hospital for nearly a year, raised a family and owned a construction company. My paternal grandpa served in the Navy in the Pacific theater. He saw action in Guadalcanal. When he came home he raised a really BIG family (11 kids), and went to work in the coal mines in Appalachia.
That's why they were called the Greatest Generation.
I don't know what my grandpa did right after he got back from Vietnam but when I knew him he was a Trucker. Owned his own rig and everything.
My late father-in-law stormed the beach in Normandy & then liberated the concentration camps. He said there was one German soldier left guarding the prisoners, & my father-in-law told him to take off his socks & shoes, at gunpoint, & give them to one of the prisoners who was freezing with bare feet. He said the soldiers were all just kids, some still teenagers. A life-changing experience for him.
The interviews at the end are heart wrenching. Whether it's the first time or the hundredth time you watch it.
Absolutely. This time too I had to wipe my eyes several times. The most I have EVER cried at a movie, however, was a documentary called Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam. It was just actors and actresses reading real letters sent home from soldiers and a few nurses in Vietnam, played over footage from the war. After that one I SOBBED into a towel for probably a solid 5 minutes, and I haven't had opportunity to ever watch it again.
@@duanevp there is a documentary about Band of Brothers called, " We stand alone." It's basically interviews with the soldiers of Easy Company about there experiences in the war. Check it out if you get a chance.
Hello You & Me, I'm glad that you watched this mini-series. Some say it's the best there is. There is another mini-series that I enjoy called " The Rough Riders " It's four episodes, not as in depth, but good. You get to see Colonel Sink again as a different character should you two decide to view it. There is also a fun movie set right after " The Rough Riders called " The Wind and the Lion ". Hoping one day you will choose to view it. There is no Dale Dye in it though, but it does have Steve Kanaly and Geofrey Lewis though. As is often said in Kyoto, Japan: " Hey! " d:)
Band of brothers Podcast that came out in 2021 doe an interview with Damian Lewis and tes that water was absolutely freezing. they greased him up with animal fat to try and help but he got the beginning stages of hypothermia. I always thought that scene was kind of strange even though it's beyond beautiful you know that water is freezing cold.
Both my grandfathers served in the British Army during WW2. My Dad's Dad was an MP in North Africa, and my mother's father died of brain cancer, resulting from war injuries, 10 years after the war, and a little over 10 years before my birth. I do not know where he served, as my mother was too young to know
Babe and Guarnere were life long friends. They visited the set together in England during filming for the show. There are some great stories about their exploits in the HBO Max BoB podcasts that were released last year.
You should watch "From the Earth to the Moon" - Another HBO mini series, about the early space program. Tom Hanks was executive producer. Great show.
7:40 in reality he kept the gun and later found out it hadn't fired a single shot throughout the whole war
Both my grandpas were Navy veterans from the war. My mother's father got lucky. He was drafted, did real well on a test. Oh we're going to send you to Marquette to become an engineer. He graduated and just after that the war was over.
My Dad's Father on the other hand ran away from home at 14 and was living on the railroad tracks, at 16 pearl harbor happened, and he was like sign me up! He had to lie about his age to get in, but no one really gave a shit at the time. He actually got to see a nuclear test in person. Operation Crossroads. I have a plaque of it and a letter signed by President Truman himself thanking him for his service.
Fantastic show that get's even better on rewatch and you recognize characters from the beginning.
My paternal grandparents were both involved in the war - my nan was a land girl, grandad was a Desert Rat and served in Egypt, that’s all I know my grandad never spoke about his time in the war so I don’t know when he joined or when he left. I found out from him on a visit to Bovington Tank Museum he was involved with driving tanks. Some time after the war he worked at Heathrow Airport as a airplane refueller for Esso he was the boss of his team. He gave me a bullet from the war which became my comforter as a kid. He died in 1992 aged 74 from cancer. My Nan died in 1988.
It's called the greatest mini series ever created for a reason.
You know when you've made Mrs. Movies tear up that you've done something right