First Time Watching BAND OF BROTHERS 1x1 | "Currahee"
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2024
- Join us as we embark on an unforgettable journey with the men of Easy Company in the acclaimed series BAND OF BROTHERS! In this reaction video, witness our genuine reactions and initial impressions as we experience the harrowing events of "Currahee," the first episode of this epic miniseries. From the intense training at Camp Toccoa to the camaraderie forged on the battlefield, this episode sets the stage for an emotional and gripping tale of heroism and sacrifice. Don't miss out on our raw and unfiltered reactions as we pay homage to the brave soldiers of World War II!
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00:00 Introduction
01:24 Reaction
29:01 Recap/Outro - Zábava
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Thank you for watching this with us old veterans. Everyone should know how high the price of freedom is
Been an eye opener & very interesting as well! Almost finished w/ the series🔥
@@DaKidsReactevery time I see someone new reacting to the series it makes my heart feel good!! I see you're almost finished with it so by now you understand the kind of men these were and why they are called the GREATEST GENERATION!!
The series was groundbreaking and one of the things that made it so much of a landmark series and so different than anything that was ever done before is the fact that they had the ACTUAL VETERANS who were still alive to tell the story!!!
I believe that this series SHOULD be shown in SCHOOLS to kids so that they UNDERSTAND and do not forget the history and why they are free as they are today!!!
I hope you guys one day will show it to YOUR kids!!!
There are two more series for you to tackle also done by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg!! The next one is the Pacific which focuses on the Marines who fought in the Pacific Islands against the Japanese!! Very very intense series and has a different vibe than Band of Brothers!!
Once you tackle that series the newest one, which is still streaming, it's called Masters of the Air!! And that series focuses on the 8th Air Force and they're bombing campaign over Germany in 1943 and 1944!!! We focusing especially on the 100th bomb group, which was nicknamed the BLOODY 100th!!
In my opinion of the three series and three different branches of the military that we focus on Masters of the Air might be the one that took the WORST toll on our soldiers!!
Anyway looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions to this and hopefully you'll do the other two series too!!
@@DaKidsReacthope you guys continue with “The Pacific” and the last installment of this trilogy, the new series, “Masters of the Air.”
did you serve in Europe or the Pacific during WWII?
Spoil alert... they all Parrish
Best 10 hours of television ever produced, in my opinion. Enjoy the ride, it'll hit all the emotions
And that is definitely Abraham from The Walking Dead lol
They’ve done an amazing job w/ this series & we are only halfway through! I (swizz) figured that was him🤣
100% best thing ever put on camera
USMC infantry officer here (2011-2020). Really liked y’all’s reaction overall and when you commented “what if you need to shit/dookie”, it made me actually start laughing. Some of the funniest/grossest moments have happened because yeah, when you cram hundreds/thousands of dudes together into tight spaces on a set mission where you can’t say “hey time out, I need to take a shit”…I remember during one live fire training exercise, one of the Marines in our XO’s vehicle got the bubble gut and was trying to crap into an empty MRE box while the vehicle was moving over rough terrain; he got about 90% into the box but then the other 10% got on our FO’s assault pack, he was so pissed haha
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE🙏🏾 we appreciate & your support💙 That’s something we feel people can overlook that is a real possibility out there! That’s crazy🤣 i can’t even imagine how he felt & the anger fuming from your FO! Stories like that will last a lifetime
LOL! "An Army marches on its stomach." Indeed!
Our convoy through the guashta pass SW of sharana hitting 37 IEDs on the way to waza khwa had us shitting in MRE bags in the back of humvees and our rg31s lol
Just a second comment on this. Easy Company credited Sobel with their training. If he hadn't been so hard, they wouldn't have been as effective as the they were. But, the show has just started. The last member of Easy Company died in 2022. One helluva a life. I know how I felt about my fellow soldiers who served in Vietnam when I was in. These guys saw appreciation from Veterans all over.
Whoever is giving yall these suggestions is not missing. This is another 🔥 series.
We are picking them ourselves lol Saving Private Ryan reaction this weekend😬
@@DaKidsReactjust to give you a little context between Saving Private Ryan and this series, saving Private Ryan takes place on D-Day June the 6th 1944!! Our second episode of Band of Brothers starts on the early morning hours of June the 6th 1944!!
Band of Brothers was in the 2nd battalion of the 506 PIR (parachute Infantry regiment), and Ryan's outfit was the 1st battalion of the 506 th!! Pay attention during the movie and you will hear him say it!! So their outfits would have been very closely tied together!! In essence Ryan could have been one of the thousands of soldiers that you see gathering in episode 2!!😮
I don't think I spoiled it for you!
I'm a simple guy, I love Band of Brothers and I love the word Jawn. I expect you guys to point out more jawns in the future.
🤣 next jawn coming next week💙
One of the all time best series! I appreciate the level of attention you give this… it’s respectful and shows that you’re invested. My great uncle was in the 82nd Airborne (504th), he was shot and killed as he parachuted into Italy in Dec 1943. RIP to all the heroes! 🇺🇸
Definitely has been an amazing series so far! It’s only right that we give our full attention to the shows/movies we watch. We thank him for his service & RIP💙🙏🏾
Interesting fact about Winters that gives a big idea as to why he was such a good leader...he enlisted in August of 1941 and completed training as an enlisted man, then he remained at the camp where he trained to help train other men after him. He was selected for Officer Candidate School in April 1942, and after he finished that training and became an officer in July 1942 he volunteered for the Airborne...so when we see him as a Platoon Leader in Easy, that is his third set of training that Winters is undergoing.
Such a fantastic opening episode to a series. The real guys at the start, the training story, seeing the bonds form, the culmination of those bonds solidifying at the end, and the brief glipse of the awe inspiring scale of that Dday invasion.
Some numbers:
150,000 troops landed in france by sea and air on D day, over a million were grouped in England prior, and would land in the coming days.
over 6000 ships across the allied navies set sail from england to france.
50,000 vehicles were shipped to be surfaced on the beaches,
11,000 planes fought, or delivered troops the night before or on the day.
11,000 men died on the allied side in that one day. 13000 on the Axis side approximately.
That was just day 1, in europe. Not long after the allies deploy across Africa and Asia, largely with the US forces coming to relieve the last holdouts of the british across their crumbling empire, but many nations formed the allies across the world. The war went from 1939 to 1945. D day was June 6th 1944, and the surrender of the german army came on May 8th 1945. The others a bit later with the bombs in japan.
A time of heroes against true evil, and we see that in the journey.
Glad you guys are watching this series. Yes that was Abraham (Michael Cudlitz). The people in the army are separated by groups. It starts with a single soldier, then a squad is made up of several soldiers, a platoon is 3-5 squads, a company is 3-5 platoons, a battalion is 3-5 companies, regiment is 3-5 battalions, 3 regiments make up a division, 2+ divisions is a corps. a kind of fun story to watch if you are interested in WW2 is the story of Jake McNiece told by The Fat Electrician. The dudes nickname was McNasty, so you know its a good story.
don't forget fireteams, the components of a squad, typically 4 soldiers, and a squad might be two fire teams OR three......
@@davidbennett1357army is 2 fireteams marines have 3
What a wonderful surprise!!! You guys are on a roll👏🏽 such an amazing mini series!!
We appreciate you💙 We have been enjoying this series & how real it feels.
You'd be suprised how easily it is to remember names. I used to have the names, birthdays and social security numbers of all 130 guys in my company memorized. 15:00
9:05 For what it's worth, training cadres of special forces type units do stuff similar to this today, for the same reason Sobel did: it worked.
Glad to see you guys watching this series! One of the best, in my opinion. Currahee!
Currahee!
Best mini series ever created. You’re in for a ride.
As a Navy veteran, I appreciate your respect for those that served. Sometimes these guys were killed before they jumped (anti-aircraft flak and bullets, plane exploding or crashing).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE💙 We talked about this in our reactions to later episodes & it’s was sad to see first hand watching. It’s a sad situation overall to be put in & then also to see it happening.
Oh man.....what a great series...you're gonna love it !! My dad served in Europe in '44
We thank him for his service🙏🏾
I am so glad you decided to watch this! It's easily one of the best historical depictions of WWII. Almost entirely based on real people and events, this series avoids all the tropes and traps other war movies fall into.
This series is incredible. You'll grow to really appreciate what all the service members from this generation went through. They saved to world!
Great reaction! The sacrifices of WW2 veterans must not be forgotten. They grew up dirt poor and starving during The Great Depression, then as soon as they turned 18 they volunteered for war. That's why they're called the "Greatest Generation". My grandpa served in the U.S. Navy during WW2 and Korea....the stories he told....
We thank him for his service🙏🏾
@25:30 Someone wrote to another soldier in Bill Guarnere's platoon and told them Guarnere's brother was killed in combat in Italy. Guarnere took that person's jacket by accident when he went to go see the movie and then, when he read the other person's letter, found out about his own brother being killed. It wasn't completely clear the way they filmed it.
Christianson, the one who drank all his water from his canteen when they were told not to was played by Michael Fassbender before he really made it big in Hollywood with x men etc.
Even just watching, you will be different by the end. Glad you both are watching.
100%
Good reaction, gentlemen. Enjoyed it a lot. You saw the situation better than others I've watched and even offered some contrasting views. Good on you. Looking forward to watching more reactions to this series with you.
We appreciate you & your support! We try our best to put ourselves in the shoes of the characters/people to give us an understanding of how they may have been feeling/thinking while trying to also give alternative perspectives. Can’t wait to bring these reactions for you all💙🙏🏾
Thank you for doing this show. These men need to be remembered, we wouldnt be here without them. As someones whos been to dozens of Military funerals, i deeply appreciate you guys watching this🙏
Appreciate the love and it’s a pleasure, like you said these men need to be remembered and we are happy to hear their amazing stories.
Great video. Thanks for the great reaction. As the saying goes, "We learn from history, so we have a better chance to not repeat it." That's why the older I've gotten the more I appreciate history, and appreciate what generations like the WWII generations did to make our lives better today - most of us would not be here today, if it wasn't for them.
We appreciate you & thank you for the support! Learning from the past is very important as it can give us hindsight which can help us in the future as we go through life. Seeing what they went through was hard to watch but also should be watched!
I will be waiting anxiously for the subsequent reactions to come out. I've watched and liked many of your videos, but now I am subscribing to tune in to future reactions. Keep it up, gentlemen!
We appreciate you & your support throughout our CZcams journey!
They are parachuting into northern France, beyond the beaches, before the beach landings begin
Yall picking and making straight bangers one after another! Hope yall have fun on this emotional rollercoaster of a series and good luck at the competitions!!! Love from 🇫🇮
We appreciate you! This series has been amazing so far & we still have 5 episodes left😬 Thank you, we appreciate that & much love 💙
This show is INSANE my guys. Like EASY top 5 shows ever made, no question. Can't wait to watch it with you guys.
Easy company is legendary. These dudes were all straight badasses doing some unreal stuff.
Definitely has been insane so far & love the different POV’s & plot they have! Easy company was on of a kind!
What impresses me with this series, is how closely they tried to stick to the truth/facts. Most films that are based on true events are good to be 11-15% in accuracy...this one (due to the fact that there were still living veterans of Easy at the time to cooperate with) worked a lot hard to be as close as possible, within reason. I believe this is why so many are drawn to it, becuase it didn't try to add to or deviate from the actual battles, actual events, and actual dialogue. Plus, the cinematography makes you feel as if you are right along with the men of Easy. Thank you both for taking the time to react to this series, and for being willing to share that with the world.
From what we have watched so far (on Ep 6), we can agree w/ you about feeling as if we were there. From the opening scenes of having the veterans speak, gets you invested into the show while also being able to pay respects to them! Can’t wait to see where it takes us & thank you for supporting us💙🙏🏾
If you're going all the way with this...be prepared to grow, laugh, learn and suffer with these characters. The first episode is in some ways my favorite, if only for the innocence and the fact that I know what lies ahead for these men. This was when their biggest threats were "Army noodles with ketchup." I love the power move Winters makes by literally grabbing the pen out of Sobel's hand while he was abusing his power...it's brilliant, and a true story. "Jumping into Band of Brothers..." That's funny. It's a 12 hour Saving Private Ryan in quality...CURRAHEE! ♠
My theory. He put that letter in his jacket intentionally so Bill could get the news more casually and on his own.
32:10 Sobel did jump on D-Day and Market Garden but not with Easy. From what I've read, he actually can lead.
There are some parts left out by the show which understandable including how some of the men made Sobel's situation worse by tampering with Sobel's equipment. Also about Sobel and Winter grudge, there are two sides of that story. But don't think about it, it's a tv show after all, not historical document.
Sobel, while proficient in finding each paratrooper candidate's STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS, nonetheless was labeled a "chicken shit" officer by author Stephen Ambrose -- bullying and punishments for petty regulation violations. Another possible adjective for Sobel's type is "martinet," anyone in authority with a tendency to cruelty. Those men who wrote the refusal to serve under Sobel were very brave men, fighting for common sense at home even before fighting an flesh-and-blood enemy in Europe. I'm duly impressed by Winters as he lends a hand to EACH ONE OF THE MEN IN HIS UNIT, helping them up and looking them in the eyes, before boarding those planes.
I think "Ross" said Currahee was 3 mi. up / 3 mi. down. As to it being "harder" back then, it was (harder times, harder war). WW1, the Great Depression & WW2 produced tough generations of American Men. Times & Technique change. As does equipment, technology & tactics. Pretty much every generation of Americans has answered the call when needed & done what was needed at the time. Easy to underestimate people, but never a good idea to underestimate the US military (yesterday & today). Those who have have regretted it. From all us Vets (as said below) Thanks for watching Fellas!!!
Salute, sir! Thank you for your service!
Band Of Brothers is some of the greatest tv ever produced! You will love it!
You guys are in for a roller coaster ride of emotions. Last week I finished watching Haylo & KIss react to this series. Now, I'm excited to watch Da Kids react to it. I didn't get to see this when it first aired on HBO, "I didn't have cable". (If you know, you know.) Anyway, I have seen the series multiple times since and I have watched several reactors. As a retired Air Force Veteran I understand the Brotherhood aspect of the Men, fortunately, I never had to experience the emotional aspect these Brotherhood of Men did.
We have been in for a roller coaster being on ep 6 (watching that tonight) I (swizz) am subbed to Haylo & Kiss on YT on my acct & haven’t watched any reactions yet but will once we are done reacting to the whole series! We both played sports & collegiate sports so we understand that brotherhood as well going through that trauma bonding together through workouts, losses, etc (obv this is on a whole other level)! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE💙🙏🏾
@DaKidsReact thank you. Believe me, it was a pleasure to serve. Not all of the time, most of the time. I got to live in England for nine years and Germany for three years, consecutively, so that was nice.
This is by far the greatest show ever aired. It was perfect from start to finish. I envy you guys for being able to watch it for the first time. Enjoy!!!
Currahee is 3 miles up and 3 miles down. Once you reach the top, the hard part is not necessarily over as the road to the top is up and down the whole way. Even on the 3 miles down there are uphill sections.
Great reaction, guys. It's always good to see people who want to learn about the price paid by our greatest generation to protect the freedoms we enjoy. Great insights, too. I subscribed so I can enjoy the journey with you. CURRAHEE!!
We appreciate you, your support & WELCOME💙
Sobel was in the National Guard before the US got into WW2, and he had years of experience. He was a brutal trainer, and some of Easy Company men gave him credit for preparing them for combat, but he wasn't a good leader, and he was not cut out for combat.
That's why they called me wild Bill. I did a lot of killing on D-Day.
~Bill Guarnere
Man you guys watch the best stuff and are killing it rn. Wish yall nothing but success 🙏
We appreciate you & your support this means a lot to us! Much love💙
Your thoughts about the danger of riding an airplane into combat are insightful. Even worse, I believe, was riding in a glider pulled behind an airplane before it is released to 'glide' to the ground. Lots of the gliders had bad landings, and Walter Cronkite, later a famous news broadcaster on TV, rode into WW2 on a glider himself. He said riding inside a glider was like riding inside a snare drum - The glider was a box covered in cloth-even less protection than an airplane.
We appreciate that & we feel those are things that are lost when thinking of war, the plane ride, jumping out, the landing in the dark, the emotions & nerves before even getting on the plane!
Love the reaction. Subscribed and thanks for watching something like this.
Appreciate you, your support & WELCOME💙
Can’t wait to see more from you guys man! This is honestly one of the greatest shows ever and you guys seem cool
We appreciate you & thank you for your support💙
It would be really cool if you could react to Masters of the Air, showing now on Apple+, at the same time, at least for the last three chapters of Masters, which premieres tonight. You will appreciate those fliers.
Guys, remember everything you're watching is not a story, it is a historical fact. If you watch the documentaries about Easy company, you'll see that, also the biographies of lieutenant Winters and such. Incredible respect for these men.
Yesssssssssss. The best tv in tv history. So happy for yall
You guys are great, can't wait to see the rest of the series with you
We appreciate you💙
As far as true war stories goes this ranks at the top.
My blood line comes from Germany and I had ancestors fighting on both sides of the war. I find the entire conflict fascinating.
Having family on both sides must have been conflicting during those times. This series has been amazing so far for us!
15:14 keep a keen eye, you’ll notice a lot of World at War weapons in the miniseries, since both pieces of media take place in WWII.
Speaking of World at War, I would recommend watching the Pacific after this. Not only do both pieces of media cover the US Marines fighting the Japanese in WWII, but both also show off their renditions of the Battle of Peleliu and Okinawa.
That’s what the plan is for now
The $50/month bonus in 1942 would be equal to nearly $2,000 today. The $10,000 life insurance policy in 1944 would b like about $172,000 today.
Puts everything into perspective!
These men gave there all for us so we not sucking on cold potato my hats off to those men !
Sobel is insecure about his authority. He sees anyone who is compentent as a threat.
Enjoyed ya'lls reaction! nice job...
We appreciate you💙
Winters was 26 years old. Most of others were much younger
You guys are great. 👍👍
True Detective. Season1. You will trip out on this series
Looking forward to watching this with ya'll. A good recommendation after this series would be The Pacific, which is on the Pacific theatre against the Japanese, which was a far more inhumane and barbaric war. Then Generation Kill, which is during the Iraq war in 2003. It's interesting to watch these because you get a comparison in how war was treated by people back in the 1940's to today.
Happy to have you here w/ us! We have gotten a lot of request for the pacific so it will definitely be added to our list! We personally love watching war stuff bc of the insight & learning what people went through is intriguing for us so we will get to it🙏🏾
Damn, this is real life, history,...
Not finished with the first episode but good conversation so far, guys.
Thank you, we hope you enjoy the reaction(s)🙏🏾
Yes that is Abraham from The walking Dead
Okay... I am going to have to do the Patreon. I got to see the remaining reactions.
helll yeah best show ever
“What if your stomach hurts” 🤣🤣🤣 facts though! I always thought about that
🤣🤣 that’s stuff people don’t think about lol
some of these men were only 17 so dont tell me we cant good things in life because we can if we want to !
I'll never forget the day at the Airport in Kuwait City seeing coffins draped w/American Flags being loaded aboard Air Force planes. We were returning home from Iraq. Put it in perspective (we were walking onto the plane, not being loaded on).
22:53 back then, if you wanted to ship someone a firearm overseas to use, you could do that. In this case, Talbert got a Colt New Service revolver from his town’s Chief of Police. The same worked the other way around as well. If you happened to capture an enemy pistol or rifle, you could ship back home to keep. I actually own a battlefield pick up Japanese rifle from WWII, thing hasn’t had it’s internals cleaned since the 1940s.
That’s a memorable firearm!! That’s amazing to have that still!
Thanks for covering this series. In my estimation one of the best series ever. If I was a tyrant leader of the country I'd mandate every senior in high school watch this series.
This show is going to be epic with you two guys 👍
I’m fully in for this one 👏👏👏👏
…..AND Private Ryan at the same time…..wow!
Is Schindler’s List on the WWII schedule, too…..?
Strap in for the ride!! And yeah we made sure to give you guys that film around the same time of this! It was only right and we’ll have to see🤔👀
10K bought you a house in those days so that life insurance usually went to Mom or a Wife.
Jarhead is underrated. Good shout.
Was one of my (Sheim) favorite movies for awhile! Love that film!
Pvt. White is going to the infantry, tomorrow.
YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THESES GUYS WERE SPECIAL FORCES
There were a lot of great actors that came out of this series. Always kinda makes me laugh seeing Donnie Wahlberg in this. I always remembered him from New Kids on the block 😂.
Yep, that’s Abraham.
Yep, that's Abraham from The Walking Dead. TWD and his role was 13 years after this though. One of the best mini series ever made, Band of Brothers that is. Are you going to react to the three TWD minis. The episodes with Rick and Michonne just started last Sunday.
I (swizz) watched up until G death & that was it for me & sheim hasn’t seen it at all so we definitely might!
@@DaKidsReact Honestly, those were brutal, brutal deaths. Saying that, Negan, who killed Glenn and Abraham, is one of the best characters they put on The Walking Dead. If you can see a villain, and know he's a complete psycho and still like him, that's talent and Jeffrey Dean Morgan did it amazingly. If your brother hasn't seen it, maybe a redo on those seasons and continue on. Seasons 7 & 8 are probably two of the best seasons the show did.
The Pacific is also a banger....
Added into our schedule to watch🔥
@@DaKidsReact ♥️🔥♥️🔥
Is your girl Kristiina here. Please do The Last Kingdom, pretty please.
love the reference to cod world at war
Reminded me of it especially since i was a HEAVY cod player growing up
@@DaKidsReact yup was one of my favorites too, hope you guys enjoy the show just finished my first rewatch of it!
Bruh after these 10 episodes, you have to watch The Pacific. Its another 10 episode mini series also produced by Steven Spieldberg and Tom Hanks. Much more intense.
This is the first video I'm watching from you two. Trying to place the accent. Baltimore? Philly? Definitely sound mid-Atlantic. The only reason I bring it up is because I could listen to you talk all day.
We are originally from NY but live in Harrisburg PA & went to school near Pittsburgh so we use slang from all areas. We appreciate you 💙
@@DaKidsReact OK. I'm near Pittsburgh too. What school you go too?
I (swizz) went to IUP (football) & sheim went to Lock Haven (football) @@timlois
@@DaKidsReactOh nice. I'm Slippery Rock U.
Dang, AN ARCH RIVAL lol@@timlois
nice reaction
Appreciate the love!
Call of Duty: World at War mentioned! Maybe the most underrated game in the series, I LOVED that game.
Fun fact, the Call of Duty series was directly inspired by Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers!
Great reaction, can't wait for more.
DEFINITELY the most underrated & when Zombies started in the series! First game where legs, arms, etc would blow off from trip mines, shotguns, etc.. That’s something we didn’t know!
We appreciate you & every Thursday🔥
Just subbed from this reaction nice job guys 🎉 I’d suggest the Lord of the Rings Trilogy all extended versions if you guys have not seen them yet. Over 20 years old now and still the best fantasy cinema and story ever written
Not shown in here, but when they're crawling through the barbed wire and pig guts? There was also a machine gun firing live rounds over their heads. Keep. Your head. Down.
Makes that scene much more nerve racking🤯
I've watched a lot of these BoB reactions but you guys are the first to mention, "what if you sh*t your self in battle?" I would say you are well and truly fucked at that point... lmao
🤣🤣 but those are things that are real & raw that most people don’t think about. It came to my mind & i had to say it
@@DaKidsReact Lol, I with you man but that was funny shit though...
100% abraham, but before that, he was Bull Randleman.
Right I saw it as Bull was on the Walking dead
Call of duty world at war was indeed that shit 😂
IYKYK🔥
SOBEL CAN TRAIN HE CAN'T LEAD
His name is Winters not Waters.
First ep, takes times we got it right after.
Are you going to stroke, twist and massage you're beard on camera the entire series man?,...honestly it's unnerving to have to watch. Please stop...Thanks :)