SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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The first 15 minutes of this movie were filmed so realistically, that many survivors that were at Omaha beach, veterans of that assault, had to walk out of the theater because it was so realistic.
John,
I wish that I could give your comment more than one like.
It breaks my heart that so many people don't recognize the reality of that scene. They think it was graphic just for the sake of the movie.
My Dad was a machine gunner in WWII. They really were the Greatest Generation. It seems that the further away we get from that time - the sacrifices are forgotten. ♡
@@wallyboy6666 Maybe there are some who live their lives without understanding. I don't know any, but maybe there are. But the phrase 'We will never forget' is still true and I think, as a country, a continent or even as a planet that phrase will remain part of us all.
@@codemindful8897
♡ I so hope you're right.
@@jasongerrard8940
I worry about the future - not for me. I'm 58 now. I worry for my very young Grandchildren. ♡
Things that some of the 20 - 40 year olds are doing & trying to do border on socialism. They don't seem to understand what they're bringing down.
The Dday survivor account that stuck with me was a vet who said he had to leave the theater because he was overwhelmed by the smell of diesel in his mind.
My Great Great Grandfather was a combat medic on the D-Day landings ( opening battle ) he was in one of the first landing crafts to hit the beach and was on the beach for 7 hours he eventually suffered a bullet to the leg and a broken shoulder and hyped up on adrenaline he was trying to save as many soldiers as he could eventually he passed out from blood loss and was flown to a hospital in England. He went back to fight at The Battle of The Bulge. He lived to be 97 years old
God bless your great-great grandfather. He was a hero, even though he'd probably deny it.
@@gibsongirl2100 his father fought in the French army in WW1 at Verdun in 1916 and in The Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 he moved to America after the first world war
Damn! Your forefather was a hell of Trooper.
@@gibsongirl2100 it's because war does not have hero's; it's everyday ordinary people doing heroic things. Remember that.
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I'm a vet, I served 2 yrs in combat. My Grandfather was MY HERO, He fought at Dunkirk, then Tobruk in Africa then the Normandy landings first wave. A more humble guy you would never meet. Rip Old boy.
No matter what country the soldiers, sailors, and flyers came from, THEY WERE THE GREATEST GENERATION INDEED!
GOD BLESS HIM!
US Marine, My dad and my brother were Army. I.m glad you made it, and welcome home.
My grandfather was at Dunkirk too..also ended up as a gunner on Lancaster's.. my regards and utter respect to all those who encountered these heroes..
Sweet Lord, he went through all the war long and remained alive... Very lucky guy!
As a man, I have to say that the most moving part of the film is when the elderly Ryan asks his wife to tell him he's a "good man". That should be every husband's desire - to be a good man.
Amem
I always get a tear at that exact moment.
"Tell me I am a good man.
Tell me I've lead a good life"
@@andiloleA tear? I sob uncontrollably whenever I get to that part.
They were called the greatest generation ever. Grew up in a great depression, then thrust into a world war. Sometimes I don't think we're worthy of them. Not many left anymore.
My father jumped into Normandy with the 101st Dog Company. Was wounded twice and stayed all the way through to the surrender. He never really talked about it until I deployed. When I came back, it was one of the few times I ever saw him cry. Years later, we could talk about our experiences. I asked him why it took so long. His reply was simple, "You couldn't understand until you had been there too." RIP dad.
Can't recall who said this, but it seems apt: "Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times".
aside from the racism yea they were pretty cool hahaha
I could not agree more well said
@@619kid1 The US is probably the least racist country on earth
The thing with morphine was; One for pain, two to die. When he asked for a "little more morphine" that was his way of asking the captain to end his suffering there.
I don't think he gave him anything, as he was already gone.
@@caspermilquetoast411 they have little shots of morphine, that’s what he stabbed him in the leg with
Heh, I got my own regime.
Bruh two won't certainly kill you. It depends on the severity of your wound and your own body too. Stop talking smack.
No, that's not an overdose. It's just asking them not to worry about how much they give someone that's just going to die anyway. It's about making their last moments comfortable instead of agonizing. It's so poignant because, as a medic, as soon as he has his injuries completely described to him, he knows damn well that he's about to die.
this movie is a masterpiece of a film. the message the captain leaves with Ryan "earn this", is a message for all of us. A reminder to never forget what those boys did and to live a life worthy of their sacrifice.
Leftists spit on this
@@chrisrobinson4165 Right-wing supporters even more or have you forgotten what Nazis were?
@@robderich8533 You use the work ‘Nazi’ the same way 12 year old boys use ‘faggot’ and ‘retard’.
I'm grateful you said "boys" because that's what most of them were....
@@chrisrobinson4165 sorry you never passed a history class but leftists won World War II
Young lady I have seen this movie many times but never cried until this time. I love your compassion and empathy! Keep it up!!
"Tell me I'm a good man" at the end: that plea to his wife never fails to make most men, including me, break.
For me it's Giovanni Ribisi characters death. I read alot of War history and there are many times soldiers talk about dying men/children calling for their mothers.
@@B355Y This also gets me, as well as the death notification to the mother.
Both my grandfathers were in WWII, one was part of the Normandy landings. His future wife (my grandmother) worked in the notifications office in Chicago, and transcribed the letters from members of the units of those killed to a typed format suitable to give to the family/wife/parent.
This is not a movie I watch in front of anyone, because although I'm a veteran myself, I'm not going to weep in front of others.
@@B355Y That death scene is the most heartbreaking scene ever put on film IMHO.
@@t0dd000 gets me everytime man
@@themidsouthcyclist8880 wow! I couldn't imagine doing your grandmother's job. All the bad news that would have filtered through your grandmother surely had to take a toll on a person. My grandfather served in the RAF during ww2, he told my family some horror stories. Pilots trapped in burning wreckage, finding shoes with feet still in them ect. I feel very fortunate not to be alive in those times. Unimaginable horror that these men, women and children had to live through
My father was drafted into the Army as an 18-year-old young man (he hadn't even finished high school yet) and was dropped right into the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge with the 90th Infantry Division. By some miracle he survived WWII and had traveled across France, Germany, all the way to the Czech border. He refused to watch this movie because he knew how realistic it was, he wasn't interested in re-living the horrors of WWII. He died in 2013 and I miss him every day. Thank you for watching this movie and remembering him and this great generation.
Your dad is a hero.
My Grandfather had an older brother who served on a tank destroyer and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. His brother was also part of the second wave after the initial D-Day landing.
my grandpa was a marine during the Vietnam war.
My dad was in the royal navy and served on the mulbery harbour after the allies secured the beaches he never really spoke about the war either he died in the late 90s i miss him every day.
I might not be a soldier, but even a civilian can pay respects and salute those who served in one of the most horrific wars imaginable. The remaining veterans have stories that people need to hear so their memory isn’t forgotten.
The scene with the mother kills me every time. She’s thinking the worst has happened and that ONE of her sons has been killed….
Its a inspired piece of storytelling
One of the most moving scenes in cinematic history. She catches a glimpse of the cars coming down the drive and with incredible dignity walks through the door. As the priest exits her shaky legs can no longer support her and she sits before she falls. She exemplifies the courage of millions on the home front. Tragic and beautiful.
This has occurred to me several times but this is the first time I've mentioned it. Notice that in battle official rank is almost meaningless but the qualities of leadership are paramount. It may seem Captain Miller is obeyed because of his rank but he is instead followed because of his presence. The men have no problem talking back to him because they know he does not need false respect. He does not need to shout and the rare times he does simply tells his men he is just as scared are they. They follow him because he has earned it. Even those who have just met him instinctively know this. He has a presence that all true leaders have.
Of the hundreds of kids I've taught over the years, there are two that have stuck in my mind as purely having this quality. It's so hard to put your finger on what it is exactly: one was calm, deferential, not entirely self-assured; the other moody, impatient and kind of a dick, but both had this leadership charisma. It's all the more fascinating because it's effortless, especially in children who are not yet fully self-aware.
“GET ON MY ASS AND FOLLOW ME” sgt hovarth leading the charge into hell.
Thats right. Im ex special forces 1st Lt (Im from Nicaragua) you have to complete 2 courses when youre an officer or sergeant (thats if you can). I graduated from the academy to be commissioned as an officer with a degree in Military science and Tactical Command of General Troops (later special). First you have to do the basic special forces course (its 6 months and some change, then you do the officers course which is complete hell. 11of us special forces officers out of 52 of us graduated) i got sent to a unit and of course they dont give a flying fck about your rank etc. I got there and i told them i was gonna follow the team leader they already had to try and catch up but im not gonna barge in and give orders like i run the place just because of rank. That happened to a friend of mine that got there and he got it bad. People peeing on his boots, hiding his gun, putting crazy glue on his locker because of that issue.
@@cr9477hank you for your service. Would you please explain how anything you said pertains to the movie. I'm trying to put the two together and im having a hard tune doing so. No disrespect or I'll intent just trying to understand. Thank you and God bless
In Vietnam there was a saying, "Rank don't mean shit!" Leaders lead. Time in country mattered.
As a captain, Tom Hank's character commanded a company, which could be around 150 men. So when he says 35 dead, twice that wounded, he is stating that he lost the majority of his men.
Exacty. He was reporting that he had less than 50 men combat capable...less than 1/3 of the number he had going in.
Also how deadpan he kinda delivers the information and his superior is just like...dang...this guy just went through a grinder.....
Are you sure about that? By the time Miller is given the Ryan mission, time has passed. Miller's after action report on the Normandy beach invasion morning would have been given long before he received the Ryan mission. I always thought Miller was reporting casualty figures from a patrol or skirmish his men were involved in the night before. I'll watch that again. You may be right though.
I'm sorry.......I heard him say "35 dead....× 200"!!
He had 35 death among his men.
There were other battallions as well.
All counted, there were about 2500 american soldiers killed on D-Day on June 6th including several hundreds in Omaha beach.
This movie was beat out for Best Picture at the Oscars by "Shakespeare in Love" which no one remembers. If you ask me this is the best executed war film ever. Spielberg at the peak of his craft.
How in God's name did SIL (Not a bad movie, don't get me wrong) beat this?! Was it just that the academy had just awarded him Schindler's List and didn't want him to hog it?
Madness.
@@timaustin2000 I stopped thinking the Academy made sense long ago! haha
@@timaustin2000 Another great Academy injustice: No award for Val Kilmer for his role as Doc Holliday in Tombstone? Seriously? That's one of the most iconic performances in movie history...
@@dat1d00dx17 110% - adore that film and that performance.
@@timaustin2000 And you're right, Shakespeare in Love wasn't bad, it just wasn't important, landmark filmmaking. Saving Private Ryan absolutely is in my opinion.
i watched this in the theater when it came out with some friends. the whole audience sat in their seat when it ended for probably 10 minutes without talking or moving. past all the credits etc almost out of respect. i asked the people waiting to clean the theater outside the doors and they said they had to add an extra couple minutes between showings because the audience had to sort of compose themselves to leave.
Same. It was the most quiet shuffling out of a theater ever. I will never forget it. We went to a matinee and walking out into the bright sunlight felt different. The realization of how awful it must have been for thousands to have suffered so that my friends and I could enjoy our “ordinary” lives watching a movie was heavy. We couldn’t even express how we felt just processing everything. That was a quiet ride home too.
The ending of this movie puts me in tears every time. I’ve seen it probably 25 times and still tear up knowing how many sacrifices were made for us.
Don't feel bad for tearing up during this movie. I served for 10 years, and I cry at the end every time.
I did 4 and just watching this got a few tears
Thank you for your service brother
My respect for your service
If the final scene in that film doesn't tear you up, you have no soul or too self absorbed. Thank you for putting yourself in harm's way.
My respects to you and everyone else who protect us Americans.
This movie is actually fairly realistic, when it first came out Omaha Veterans needed to leave the movie theater because of ptsd they were interviewed afterwards and confirmed it’s exactly how it was. Only thing different is that they were stuck there for 10 hours
@@gbeach85 I didn't.
One veteran recalled smelling the burning diesel of Higgins boats being blown to bits when he watched the opening scene. That’s how bad it was that they can smell a smell that isn’t even there anymore.
Imagine having PTSD from something that happened over 50 years ago. Yes, it scarred many a man, very deeply.
@@jmeszi4159 In interviews when D-Day vets asked about the realism... most said it was very accurate except for a couple of things, the smells (as you mentioned) were often as horrific as the sights. The other was the ages... one said the actors were much older than them at the time... "real" Captain Miller would've been the old man like 24-25, the rest 18-22 or so. When the movie was made, Tom Hanks was 40, Matt Damon 27... the youngest actor was older than the "real" Captain Miller.
The history of war... old men send the young to fight and die. I'm sure the real enemy soldiers were of similar age.
This veteran was at D-Day and Okinawa, he was 19 at the time... the biggest invasions of the war: compelling interview!
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Realistic indeed. My grandmother is still living, and she is basicaly the girl from the village scene. She survived only, because when she was leaving their burning house she was exactly at a door when second bomb hit their home and the frame of the door saved her from colapsing house. Put that at perspective. I am here because some fricking doorframe.
These guys were heroes indeed, because the went into literal hell voluntarily. My grandmother is not well. She never was after that I believe. She has epilepsy, and severe flashbacks of the war are became more common as she gets old.
What I want to say- just imagine whole continent living throught this for years. Not days,. weeks, or monhts. Europe was pretty fucked up after this. I think that is reason why not having universal healtcare was never option to discuss. Everybody needed help. Everyone had PTSD. Really terrible.
Every time I watch this movie, I think of my mom. My mom asked me to take her to see this movie. During the scene where Upom is frozen in fear on the steps, the theater was ominously silent. My mother screamed out at the top of her lungs ... 'Get your ass up those stairs!' I have since lost my mom, but I remember just how unapologetic she was for openly, and sometime rather victoriously, sharing her feelings.
I think I would have liked your mom ))
That scene where the mother is about to get the worst news ALWAYS gets me
It has been marked as one of the most realistic depictions of war in any film
Episode 5 from The Pacific is equally realistic.
Every vet who was there says how spot on accurate it is
Indeed. About the only mistake they made is people getting shot underwater. That actually can't happen past a few inches.
Come and See is the most realistic.
The Germans or waffen ss weren't skin heads like depicted in this movie
The thing to remember about the Omaha Beach scene is that it's short. In the movie it took them 10-15 minutes to get off the beach. In real life, it went on for *hours*.
According to veterans who were there, the only things missing from this scene were the smell of blood and gunpowder, and there were a LOT more bodies.
"Talking like you been there before"
@@lordmortarius538
Actually in real account on the Omaha beach, they(Allied) didn't take the beach by force. They were pin down until the German garrison ran out of ammo and left the area.
Could you imagine civil war battles like Antietam?
It was so bad they have to send a Colonel down there and they say when he arrived on the beach he took charged and ignored all the enemy rounds shooting over their heads. Talk about hardcore. Lol!
I was a Corpsman ( Medic) during the Vietnam war and again in Desert Storm....experience that helped me in Med School! After 20 years as a E.R. Doc, now I am a police officer. Thank you Miss Cassie for sharing your tender heart with us, you are the best!
Wow you have led a very interesting and honorable life.Not many MD’s become police officers.I’m impressed,plus your military service too.
Cute! I was a medic during WW1, spent the next 70yrs as a brain surgeon, and have now found a peaceful hobby as a DEA/SWAT agent.
@@echalvorson One of the two claims here was more likely, one of them sounds like cap. You don't need to much the guy. Perhaps we'll get some proof.
I was in the civil war, then fought again in WWI. Was a lawyer for 50 years, now I herd goats in my free time 🤣😂😅
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First WWII movie that made me physically ill...not the actual injuries..but the entire beach and landing craft. it really was like u were there watching it unfold
This movie is a masterpiece, there's no other way to look at it. It's Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks at peak form.
I love your name
not even near a masterpiece.....the story was dull, the script even duller.....its fame rests solely on 2 battle sequences, period.
@@asperhes lmao wtf
@@fabianpatrizio2865 Yeah, I guess you must be right and millions of people loved this movie for no reason ...
Nah Tom Hanks at his peak was when he played Woody
She kept saying “how do they get out of this” but this is literally just them getting into it lol
Lmao true.
She is an innocent to the horror of war. Thank God and our servicemen.
@@flysubcompact well, I agree but also those are some of the travesties of war. This film is about world war 2.
I think she was referring to the situation as a whole... How do they get out of this entire onslaught... And move ahead... I mean my first time watching this I was like how... How did they ever win this?
@@countlitmogaphil392 I'm not bashing her or disrespecting at all. I just found it funny that they were the attackers it that situation.
Tom Hanks has got to be one of the greatest actors that ever lived. What a master of the craft!
He truly is one of the greatest actors of all time. That has already been solidified.
The weird thing is nobody and I mean nobody thought of Tom Hanks as a serious dramatic actor before this, his career was going downhill and then he just surprised everyone with this role.
I've thought for many years that Tom Hanks is this generation's James Stewart.
My grandad was a medic in France. After the war he lived on the streets of Scotland around Lands End Pub, and later took his own life. I never got to meet him, but I can only imagine what he had to witness. Apparently he spoke 6 languages. I wish I coulda talked to him or just hugged him once. God speed.
Giovanni Ribisi's death is still one of the most difficult I've ever had to watch 😥
Yep. That bothered me for a long time...
Also, with him being the medic when he asks for more morphine, he knows that would make it a lethal dose that he’s requesting and the hesitation everyone has while they look at each other is because they all also know he is requesting an OD as the best course of action.
@@tenlow2 I didn’t know it was overdose. I just thought he wanted to ease the pain while he bled out and the hesitation was because they knew they had limited morphine and was giving it up for Wade instead of one of them later who might need it.
@@cheebees yea medics in WWII had to be very careful not to overdose people. Though at times, just like he asked for, if someone is too far gone, that's the more peaceful way to go. If you've ever seen Bands of Brothers, in the crossroads episode the medic yells at the officers because of that very reason, because they told him they didn't know how much morphine they gave him.
You said it. Can't watch it. That and Robert Duvall's death scene in Colors. They're such good actors, they make it look way too realistic. Not looking forward to going through it myself. Hoping it will be a total surprise.
I'm a US Army vet. The same rank as Tom Hank's character in the film. I came here because I was looking for a specific scene and I watched your entire reaction to this amazing film. Many of us regard "Saving Private Ryan" as one of the most realistic Hollywood depictions of combat, ever. I found your reactions and commentary to be very interesting, and even comforting. Ever since I left the service, I've been interested in how normal people process films like this. It didn't take long for me to see that you're a very empathetic human being with a lot of love and compassion in her beautiful heart. Thank you.
I still cry watching this movie. I have family and friends that have served. Thank you for your service!
@@Sebastian__. You're very welcome and it's my pleasure 🪖
Check out The Outpost if you haven't already brother.
Hooah, CPT.
My son told me he wanted to join the Army. I told him before he joined that I wanted him to watch this movie. I respected his decision to join the Army but I wanted him to be aware of the realities of war when making that decision and wanted him to be fully informed. I didn't want him joining based how they portrayed it in other films and from recruiting officers. And thank you for your service.
Your reaction to this movie was one of the most honest, heartfelt reactions to this movie that I've seen. You fully understood the brutality of war, the psychology of combatants, and interpersonal nuances between the characters. I could also tell the effect that the movie had on you. Well done.
your joking?
My brother was a fighter pilot in the AF (F-16s) and I'll never forget his reaction after watching the first 10 minutes of this film - I'm a wimp (not his exact words but this is a family channel). Each combat veteran has lived through their own version of hell but there's something about what the soldiers at Omaha went through that is especially poignant and worthy of respect.
"How can they be talking about normal things?" It's actually a well known psychological reaction. It's sort of mind doing it's thing trying to normalize matters to overcome the stressful situation. Similiar with how soldiers under this sort of threat often make fun of the situation. It's a coping mechanism.
Especially when you realize that your future is probably limited to just a few hours. Been there.
In Trashcanistan, we used to joke about the worst possible way to die we could imagine.
The movie Stalag 17 is great at this. It’s a comedy taking place in a German POW camp, and although the men are joking around and enjoying themselves, the subtext is how much they are all about ready to snap at any given moment, desperately trying to cling to some manner of normal.
From a former military soldier, stick your phycology! When not fighting, ALL soldiers talk in a normal way.
Bingo.
"It's raining, where are they going to sleep?" "How can they talk like normal conversations with all that's going on?"
Those are reasonable questions. As a service member, especially in combat arms & through multiple combat tours, you become "constructively ignorant" to weather, pain, misery, homesickness and other concepts like that.
What you do learn is that you actually look back at those times and laugh about how bad it sucked, how miserable you were and how absurd/funny it is afterwards.
That's due to the fact that you're never alone in those situations and environments. You're there with your buddies who shared in that particular part of hell with you. You use your gifts of military humor and sarcasm to get you through it. You have conversations ranging from what's for chow, cars, financial planning, body functions, etc.
As strange as it sounds, these behaviors help you cope and keep driving on.
you sound like my ex-wife's father. he was in the royal marine commandos from 1941-46! he always talked about the 'funny' things that happened!
his best mate was in the 6th airborne division!
@rene montero I was in tactical, highly deployable units my whole career in the Air Force. We called it Embracing the Suck. Essentially just a short way of saying exactly what you're talking about. Thanks for your service.
And the sense of humour hat civvies never will understand. That's how we cope with it, it's our protective shield.
What Tony Haynes said is spot on MY GOD how perfect a statement Thank You.
I was a paratrooper for 20 years...we called it.....embracing the suck. Well said on your part.
I saw this movie in the Theater when it came out. When the movie was over the entire audience walked out in silence. Not a word was spoken. It is the first time I remember that happening.
The fact that the guys kept re-writing the letter to Vin Diesels dad every time it was damaged is always a touching nuance that most people over look.
I agree
Vin Diesel's dad?
@@Gutslinger yeah in the movie
@@kevinpitts22able Lol I'm so confused. I haven't watched the full movie since I was a little kid, so I don't remember any letters. And the Vin Diesel's dad part confuses me. You referring to the actor, Vin Diesel?
@@Gutslinger the character Vin Diesel plays in the movie lol he gets shot by a sniper and as he’s dying he pulls out a letter he wrote to his dad and is telling his friend, “It’s a letter to my dad...it’s got blood on it.” Every time the letter gets damaged in the movie, they take turns re-writing it so it can be mailed home to his dad.
My father-in-law, a WWII vet, was visibly shaken by this movie. He told us later of soldiers storming the beach at Normandy who were tripping on their own intestines as they ran ahead. We civilians have NO CLUE how much we owe them all.
I was there it wasn’t that bad
@@-qj6psYou are going to enjoy life so much more when you turn from a maggot into a fly.
@@corbinhbucknerjr558 I’ve evnjoyed 97 years on this earth
Every time I enter the voting booth at my local polling place, I recite these words - "Someone died so I could vote today." This movie amplifies that sentiment.
It also matters who you vote for! 🤨
@@cameronblack3202 That's the truth!
Also, P-51s weren't known to be Tank Busters. That honor goes to the P-47 Thunderbolt, affectionately known as "The Jug" because it looks like a flying cigar. The successor to the P-47 Thunderbolt is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is nicknamed "The Warthog" because the gun in the nose of the plane makes it look like a pig's snout.
"How can they be talking about normal things in this situation?" My dear, that's the only way to keep your sanity in these situations. You pretend like it's nothing.
My dear
4 deployments as an Infantryman. Can confirm.
@@scabash ehhhh imma just pretend its not there
@@napalmpudding you can tell its a boomer comment ROFL
@@scabash it's always their assumed superiority. plain as day
As a veteran I thank you for watching this movie❤
thank you for your service!
As a vet, it's the one military movie I can't rewatch.
@@frankieb9444 Thank you for your service Frankie. My father was a forward mortar scout on Iwo Jima. He never came back the same.
@@solvingpolitics3172 my dad was in multiple wars too. I guess what you are describing is something every former soldier can relate to. When he fought in the war in Sarajevo his best friend got shot before his eyes. He’s became an alcoholic since the emotions and memories were too much to handle for him. He wakes up by the slightest sounds at night for example. There is not a single good thing about war... change my mind
@@NSugga war is the worst idea humans have ever had. Sometimes it leads to good things though. More Americans died in the Civil War than any other, but it ended slavery. World War II killed 60 million people, but it stopped the Holocaust and freed Western Europe from the Nazis. It’s just a shame we sometimes have to fight wars to change the world.
You weren't over dramatic, your emotions are valid, I balled my eyes out.
I watch this with my wife in the theater on the big screen and it was just amazing but yet very dramatic and very emotional.
One of the best movies I've ever seen.
To all those who lost their lives protecting our country, even now thank you 🙏
Literally one of the very best movies ever made and might be the very best that will ever be made. So incredibly powerful. I mean,..REALLY damn powerful.
"that's a good guy right?"
no. that's just a guy.
"we were all orcs in the trenches" -J.R.R. Tolkien
and J R R Tolkien was in the trenches of WW1, so more than likely he speaks from his own personal experience.
@@jameslinton2836 Finally someone wise have spoken, not this clueless lady
The trenches of WW1 which was fought solely due to alliances vs the battlefields of WW2 fought over aggressiveness literally from 3 countries (the axis powers all invaded first, making it a defensive war for the allies) and literal genocide and human experimentation aren’t comparable. In the case of WW2 the Germans and Japanese were clearly the “bad guys”. Not necessarily the infantry soldiers themselves but the actions of their militaries and governments as a whole were purely aggressive and bad
@@jameslinton2836 ^
@@jameslinton2836 "war turns good men into monsters"
My grandpa went onto Omaha beach on the 7th... he said the first thing he thought was how can these guys sleep lying in the rocks like that... it was a second later that reality hit him they weren’t sleeping
Your grandpa is part of that greatest generation ever. To fight the way they did for so long is a testament to the courage of those men. Bless your grandpa and all the men who fought in ww2
Yeah the first and second waves pretty much got annihilated. I definitely would rather show up on the 7th.
My father was in the channel, his group was never sent in... but he was awake and listening to fighting for hours. He said they could hear not only the gunfire, but the batteries from the ships and shore. He said you went past terrified into a state where either you went into a mode of hyper alertness. I can't imagine the terror those guys had to feel hearing what faced them.
My grandma operated a drill press for the war effort
There arent many WW2 vets left 😢😭 My grandparents were both in the Navy. We have letters sent to my grandfather that got returned because during transit the Japanese took Guam, where he was stationed :(
He served on the destroyer U.S.S John D. Ford and later with Naval Intelligence (where he met my grandmother). He passed away in '04 🕆 and my grandmother in 2019 🕆 😭😭😭
I am a vet, lost 13 brothers in Afghanistan in 2010, worst year of my life. You are right, war is horrific.
I always remember my grandad telling us stories, 1 back of a British ship and him and his friends were on the guns at the back of the ship and a German plane flew over and blew his friends head off...So nasty
After my grandfather passed, I learned that he was on Corrigidor when it was surrendered to the Japanese in 1941. He endured 3-1/2 years of brutality as a P.O.W. and wrote a book about it. Makes every complaint I ever had seem so trivial.
My great grandfather was a Japanese POW too. Could never get him to speak about it right up to when he died. He would always go silent. As I got older I began to learn what others went through. He was a sergeant and I’d imagine he’d be a target of torture for information, but like I said he never spoke a word of it. RIP
@Mike Carson Whats the book title?
@@davidday2373 My Time In Hell by Andrew D Carson
Yep, my grandfather was in France in WW 1 , said it taught him what's important and what isn't.
What was the book?
Thank you for watching this movie.
she's such a sweet empathetic soul
its nice that she watched it even tho its kinda sad that she does not understand the full depth of this masterpiece. this movie is cinema history just like full metal jacket
Yes it is intense and extremely well done as well as emotional. Thank you!!
@@alexandersiebert4302 its good,but it doesn't reach the emotional depth of Schindler's List.Now that was a masterpiece.
It's a great film!
I served in combat in 1969 in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne….what you watched in Private Ryan was exactly like the combat I faced. God Bless you.
Sweetie i cry everytime i watch this. I had relatives that were there. I wish the rest of this country would watch this to see what was sacrificed to keep us safe. What you are doing is very commendable. Thank you
When he says "35 dead" he means just out of his Ranger company of about 150 men.
Yeah she's not great at piecing things together but she's not a soldier so
Wait what?
@@cpob2013 lol, you do not have to be a soldier for that
@@KnoxzyGaming ?
She perfectly exemplified I think everyone who wasn’t actually there’s first reaction to seeing this film. The VA had to set up a crisis help line for vets who saw this movie
The first time i watched this movie I had trouble sleeping. I had two great Uncles who fought in WWII, one was in Bastogne when it got surrounded. What they really went thru hit me while watching this.
My Grandpa is a ww2 navy veteran for the Beach Battalion in this movie they showed a scene of that unit their job was to get tanks into the beach, my grandfather saw a 15 year old Navy Medic die after saving another soldiers life and every time he sees a kid young wearing glasses he tears up, he told me that kid died from a Shell Shrapnel that sliced his right side of his face that he died quickly I think the kids name is Eugene but I don’t want to ask him due to ptsd according when asked
@@redrider6580 Same here brother my grandfather is a navy veteran who served on D Day as a beach battalion they are described in the beginning of this movie
@JJM Fixed. Simple mistake.
Live close to the US national WW2 museum. When I watched this movie, I was able to talk with veterans from dday to the battle of Berlin, axis and allied. Hearing their stories just puts all the chaos in this movie into perspective: War is Hell
"The most intense movie scene I have ever seen"
Intense and very very extremely accurate. This is what D-Day and landing on those beaches was like in WWII.
A movie you may want to check out is called "The Outpost" it's from the Afghanistan War of these recent years and shows how utterly stupid upper brass leadership can be. I knew some of the guys that died in that hell hole.
Is that the one about "Restrepo"?
correction: this was what it was like at Omaha Beach ... the rest of the beaches, Gold, Sword, Utah & Juno were a cakewalk compared to Omaha ... & Pont Du Hac
When the movie first came out I remember actual WW2 vets went to see it, and they said this movie pretty much nails D-Day. The only thing one guy mentioned is everything was on fire, there was black smoke everywhere. They probably had to omit some of that just so you could see the actual fighting.. but besides that, they said it was spot on.
That opening scene caused many veterans to leave the theatre in horror because it was such a realistic portrayal of what war is like. Like that's actually what it would have looked like.
Veterans have gone on record saying the only thing missing from that opening scene was the smell.
You'll never forget the smell, almost like burnt rubber and skunk..weird, I know. On another note and what really gets me is that soldiers who fought on the beach and then were at Ia Drang in Vietnam.. said the sound was like nothing they'd had ever heard.
Some veterans have said that while watching this movie they could smell gasoline.
Blood. I heard a Korean War vet tell an anecdote about his service. He said he came upon a scene where there were some KIA in a fox hole or something after a brutal battle. He said there was a familiar smell there that he could not place. Later he remembered what that smell was. It was the smell of the slaughterhouse he had worked in before the war.
@@drakulie Wow. There is just no way people, myself included, can imagine what combat soldiers experience. That becomes apparent when small unexpected details like that are brought out. I never would have imagined.
@@drakulie plot twist: it was a drive-in cinema with a fuel leak on one's car
Just wanted to say that your reaction to black hawk down helped me through something that I've been dealing with..I was a combat medic in Iraq, and November is hard for me. Your reaction showed me that people still care, and I appreciate that. Thank you
Thank you
Afghanistan vet, 68w. You aren't alone brother. Thank you
HUGS!!
Thank you brother!
Hope you’re ok 11mths on.
@Zombie Turd I hear ya Brother! I served three tours in Vietnam as an AF PJ, so I know the feeling all to well. The end of January is always hard for me. During my first tour, I rescued an injured A6 pilot and got him back to the SF camp at Lang Vei. About 2 hours after walking in the gate, the camp was attacked as part of Tet and the siege at Khe Sahn.
Welcome Home Brother and thank you for your service! All gave some, some gave all!
My mom's brother, my uncle Jim McPhee, was a Combat Medic on Omaha Beach that morning, so he was doing the things that the character Wade was doing.
Jim never talked about the war very much. When he did it was usually about the funny things that happened (like the night his platoon was pinned down by a sniper in a tree that turned out to be a lump on the branch).
ahhhhh he said the Easy Company...Band of brothers 😁
The Omaha beach scene was so accurate that when this movie was released in theatres, the US Department of Veteran Affairs opened up a temporary hotline therapy for veterans of D-day to cope.
Damn, talk about tearing open old wounds. 😔 The opening scene is indeed shocking and the image of the soldier with his guts hanging crying for mommy is forever etched into my brain and make me tear up. War fricking sucks...
Her: "How do they possibly get out of this?" Me: "Oh you sweet summer child..."
"Oh boy, here I go killing again!" :D
"Enough for what, Sam?"
"Well, for the trip home, Mr. Frodo!"
LOL This is what I said!
"It's pouring rain, where are they gonna sleep?"
Get out? Maybe...that's the job.
I believe I have now become incapable of watching a quality movie without hearing and witnessing your compassionate and emotional reaction to everything you view on screen, you are a very special, quality lady, I adore all which both you and your sister so intensely articulate when absorbing, and enduring, the real-time horrors associated with man's inhumanity to fellow man. Thank you for all you splendidly do. x
They had counselors in the theaters shortly after the first weekend of the release because veterans and/or their families, and families of men who died in war were seriously anguished and traumatized by it.
So many movies glorify the heroism. And while there's nothing necessarily wrong with that it's equally necessary to show the cruelty, the vicious irony, the cowardice and senselessness of it as well. And no movie has done that better
It is hard to imagine her making it past the first 10 minutes.
Band of Brothers next? :-)
Big Red 1 (1980)
Enemy at the Gates. You gotta go for broke.
The pacific when?
@@BaconBeast11 If she really wants to suffer..pacific definitely.
"Earn this." Was not an admonishment to Ryan to earn it. It was an admonishment to all of us to earn the sacrifice of those who fought, for us.
Fuck right it is
@@bark1actual785
Profanity not needed, youngster.
Well, yes, it was. Anything you want to add on to it, feel free.
I had not thought of it that way. Well put.
Well said sir.
I remember leaving the theater and not a word was spoken, complete silence. Everyone was profoundly touched. A most powerful movie.
More important than saving Ryan, They held that bridge which was a hell of a lot more important and SAVED thousands of lives. Yes, their sacrifice was worth it.
Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.
Father Mulcahy: How do you figure that, Hawkeye?
Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?
Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.
Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
why does these quote sound familiar…?
@@southpaw4102 M.A.S.H. One of the greatest TV shows ever. And I've seen that scene replayed a lot in memes recently. Can't say I know why, but as old as it is, it has been on people's minds lately.
Next time you see some really old guy and he's maybe moving a little too slow in front of you, or he's driving with his turn signal on all the time, or he's asleep sitting on a bench in the park... he may have gone through all this.
Now it's the Viet Nam vets who are getting old. They went through the meat-grinder too...
Just have a little patience, a little respect... If you know they're a vet, give them a smile and a thankyou. They never asked for that, but they certainly earned it...
I learned this the hard way. As a very young airman on night flying, I asked an old Flight Sergeant pilot, who was doddery and half deaf, what his gold wings were for. He was most apologetic when he explained that he flew Mosquitos on a Pathfinder squadron. I have never forgotten that.
Only if they have been in a real war. Any other so called Vet should get no respect. If you didn't fight and bleed, you are not shit.
@@jamesellis33 Dude, war is fucking war ? Dont talk that shit like u been in a real war yourself
i f'king love saving private ryan, greatrest of all times, it changed my life when i watched at 8 yo (got military inspirations in my teenages)... but as a adult i must tell yall, just watch "come and see" believe me, i only watched once in 2016. to this day i have a very direct raw response to war. that movie will break your shit.
One of the best things you can say to a Vietnam vet is, "Welcome home." Most never got shown this courtesy. They were scorned by a mostly anti war populace back home.
The next time you hear someone yell, I have rights, watch this film, and you will get an idea of just how their rights were bought and paid for in blood
You seem to have this confused with the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
This wasn't Hollywood, this was real life. This is the sacrifice of my fellow Veterans, the greatest generation of Veterans.
my uncle landed on omaha beach he said if you lived 3 minutes you were doing good, he died a few years ago and left me a German sniper rifle and a Luger he had killed the previous owners, and his M1 Garand I had to promise they would never be fired again, I clean them about once a month one day I will give them to my boy. my dad was shot 4 times in Germany and died an old man I have his flag and memories, I am glad you played that movie it is a reminder of how horrible of a sacrifice these great men gave for us hell most of them weren't old enough to buy a beer
Incidentally, I don't know if anyone else brought this up but the first "Ryan" they find, is portrayed by Nathan Fillion ("Firefly", "Castle", "The Rookie")!
I thought so
Cayde-6
Cayde-6 was my favorite.
Also HAMMER from Doctor “Horrible’s Sing a Long Blog.”
Whoa really? Another reason Firefly is a long overdue watch for me!
I love going back and watching your previous reactions. Sometimes it helps to see civilians who have never seen combat get a small glimpse of the things we soldiers go though. Maybe not the same war but a lot of the same tough choices, sense of duty, comrade and horrors we face and see. Hats off to you and thank you for being so genuine.
I was drinking coffee when I heard, “Couldn’t it just be a nice walk through a wild flower field?”
I laughed so hard my coffee flew out of my nose.
"WE WERE SOLDIERS" is one of the best Vietnam war movies!! I would love to watch your reaction!! 💪🏻🇺🇲💪🏻🇺🇲💪🏻
It THE best Vietnam war movie
This was based on a true story, but the soldier private Ryan was portraying was actually named, Frederick "Fritz" Niland. In real life, only two of the other three Niland brothers were killed. His brother Robert, died on D-Day and another brother, Preston died the following day, June 7th. The third brother, Edward, a pilot, was shot down over Burma (modern day Myanmar) before D-Day, and was declared as missing in action, presumed dead. Edward was captured by the Japanese and made a POW until May 1945, when the camp was liberated by the British. Edward died in 1984. Fritz (private Ryan) died in 1983.
During the Civil War there were three brothers who died fighting for the Union and the youngest was found and returned home. They didn't face nearly as many obstacles in getting him, but a group of soldiers were sent to find him
I’m not familiar with that story but it’s my understanding that, in concept, it’s based on the Sullivan brothers who all served on a cruiser in the Pacific. A Japanese sub I torpedoed it and all, I want to say, five brothers were lost. The event prompted, to my understanding, at least two changes: siblings couldn’t serve in the same unit or on the same vessel and the last son in every family was exempt from the draft. Oddly enough, though, the scene where Marshall pulls out a letter from Lincoln to a mother who lost all her sons is, I believe, historically accurate. There was such a letter, whether Marshall had it or not. So the phenomenon at the War Department was understood though the Sullivan boys were all posted together.
@@MrSmithla @paul dear was dead on. The Sullivans and the Nilands are two very different stories, both true, but SPR is definitely about the Nilands from Western NY.
Mike Hagen I totally accept your assertion. As I said, I’m not familiar with the incident you or someone else mentioned. I was more promoting the notion that the reaction of the War Department as depicted in the film because, for instance, of the Sullivans was historically accurate. Even up to Marshall, a value taken seriously was to prevent, if at all possible, the death of every male heir of any family. Utmost efforts would be undertaken to prevent that from happening. Ludicrous on the face of it, as acknowledged by those assigned the mission, amidst all that chaos, fog of war and lack of enough information to even formulate a coherent plan, that the War Department would order the mounting of a mission to find one particular man, have no real idea where he actually is or what his status is, nor any advanced communications available today to make inquiries. Not a bit of it. “Walk, ask around, good luck, don’t fail.” It’s certainly true our opponents and even at least one of our allies wouldn’t consider doing the same at any moment in the war and would have viewed us as sentimental saps for even considering it.
Now, I do know, based on research done by others means that this, one of the greatest movies, never mind war movie, can, only at absolute best, earn more than the description ‘based on a true story.’ I don’t recall the film, possibly a Cohen brothers offering, used the language I prefer, “Some of this stuff actually happened.” More descriptive, less ambiguous, I find. The general who affixed a steel plate to a glider at the cost of all aerodynamics and his life, yeah, happened. Rangers coming ashore at Point du Hoc, just next to Omaha, happened but not in the way depicted. They were attempting to eliminate bunkers above their heads but specific ones thought to contain heavy artillery but only held telephone poles. Walking from, essentially, Omaha, for a Ranger or anyone or anything else to where the parachute drops were even supposed to be within 24-48 hours of the invasion, quite impossible. I’ve read the arguments, based on the known locations of enemy troops and it wasn’t possible for some, I want to say, at least a week if not more. Please believe me it doesn’t at all make me happy to speak ill of this project. One of my most cherished possessions is a poster of the film signed by the principal American actors.
When Captain Miller says "Earn This" to Ryan on the bridge, don't just see it as a message to him but a message to all of us who live under the freedom that those men sacrificed their lives for, because that is the debt that we owe to the future.
This was the same generation that banned black citizens from voting and raped European girls by the thousands
Let’s maybe turn the blind worship down a notch
Thank you sir for pointing that out....i needed to hear that..i served as well but i still feel as if i cant truely equate myself to those brave souls...i am forever in their debt
Yes Rich. Yes. Thank you.
That's why it is so heartbreaking (and enraging) in America's history to go from people like this, and what they sacrificed, to people like Schumer, Pelosi, AOC, Waters, Omar, Tlaib, etc.
My uncles went to see this in the theater when it first came out, all 3 were WWII veterans (2 in Europe and 1 in the Pacific) and all three ended up on the floor of the theater in the D-Day landing scene. They scared the other people in the theater that someone went and made the staff stop the movie! All 3 said that the sound was very realistic, the closest they'd ever heard from a movie.
no film before or after is going to be better than this one.
the most realistic, the most shocking, the most raw.
As a retired veteran, I have to thank you for watching this film. Like many here in the comment section, I think you were quite brave to make it all the way through. This is tough film for most people to watch - and I’m one of many that took their WWII-veteran granddads to see this film in theaters. We had to leave within the first 15 minutes because he started to mildly hyperventilate - and after profusely apologizing, I asked him later what affected him the most. He said (almost to himself), “Sound. It was sound. The sound.” It remains one of the biggest regrets in my life - I simply did not expect the realism achieved in this film. He did watch it himself later on DVD in the comfort of his own home and quite enjoyed it (the surround sound in theaters were loud and immersive, I guess)
For you personally, I found your commentary and compassion openly honest, which was quite refreshing - and sadly - rare among your reaction channel compatriots. I wish you the best of luck in the future,
Hopefully you watch a Pixar film or comedy next.🙂 Thanks Again & Take Care.
Show some love to your grandad from me 👊
And hold this fist pump too 👊.. Try not to feel so bad.
I agree this reaction felt truly honest
the mind is an incredible, and horrible recording device. It does not forget, it only stores away memories, until the switch is flipped on, and the horror is relived(again)!! and thank you for your service,as well, as your granddads. My family tree, we were all veterans, from every branch. We went, we served ,we returned to work in the mills and factories, raise our children, and love our wives.
My goodness, Spielberg's "Schindler's List" would *wreck* you. It's one of the best and most important films ever made and you absolutely should see it but it would be hard.
Exactly.
She needs some lighter movies between this and that thought.
Haven't seen Schindler's list in a long time decent movie and book.
It is one of those films you can only watch once. Not because it is a bad film, because it is brilliantly made, but because your soul can only take it one time.
Yom Hashoa...Holocaust Remembrance Day...is coming April 7...that would be an especially appropriate time to react to Schindler's List. ✌
I actually was worried about you watching this. You are a sensitive and caring person. This was the brutal reality of war. It is ugly and futile. Tom Hanks and all the actors were incredible. I love your reaction. You are truly my favorite
You 100% got it while going through the first 20 minites: it was created to give you a tiny taste of the fear, chaos, sights, sounds, nausea, and brutal loss of the theater of war. Its considered the best depiction of war ever put on film.
Matt Damon's scene with Tom Hanks where he's describing the last time he was with his brothers in the barn was completely ad libbed and unscripted. Damon is an amazing actor.
When they filmed this the other actors did not know who was playing Ryan. So since he was not present during their "boot camp" it created resentment in real life between the actors which was intended.
19:24 best involuntary comedic line of the video.... yeah that’s quite a lot
My third cousin Benjamin J. Vandervort dropped on Normandy with the 82nd Airborne, he was a Lt. Colonel and broke his foot on the jump. He fought 40 days on a broken ankle. John Wayne ended up playing him in the movie "The Longest Day".
When captain miller says "earn this" he's talking to all Americans, lest we forget.
Not just Americans dude. All of us
@@boosterbaboon Amen
that could be applied to the whole free world really.
RIGHT ON!!!!! We all Must remember that!!!
Millions of people from many countries served, and died to win WWII for the Allies..
United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States (from Dec 1941) Australia (bombed more than Pearl Harbor), New Zealand, Canada
South Africa, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Philippines. Thats not even the complete list..
World War II losses of the Soviet Union from all related causes were about 27 MILLION both civilian and military, although exact figures are disputed. A figure of 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era. About 8 1/2 million military.
Without the Soviets, WWII would have been very different.
"How did they get outta this." Against all odds, freedom triumphed and we don't forget it. From a Canadian, we stand on guard for thee
Not only did veterans walk out bc of how realistic it was but the VA (i think it was) set up a special phone line for veterans that needed to call after the movie came out. I remember being a kid and We Were Soldiers came out in theatres and we went to watch it with my grandfather and he hadn’t to get up and go outside a few times and was crying the entire time after the battle started. He wasn’t Army. He was a Marine but he said that movie is the most accurate depiction of the war in Vietnam
THIS movie perfectly demonstrates why the generation during WW2 is called "the Greatest Generation". There was actually a hotline when this movie first came out for service men to call because this movie has since been labeled the most realistic depictions of the war. And some watching it opened up the wounds of war they experienced.
I think you have so many supporters because you have a great heart and people get to experience the movie again with you. And enjoy it even more with your reactions and commentary.
Continued success.
She's precious. Watching it thru her eyes made it fresh and as new as when I saw it in the theater many years ago. Thank you for that!
Amen🤘
I know I said the same thing about a different video she did. She has got such a sweet heart! I thought it was interesting that she was so upset by them being in the rain! It's like baby girl they have much more to worry about then the rain!
Reminds you just how raw and intense this movie was and still is. The practical effects still stand the test of time too. As brutal as it ever was.
This is a very female reaction to this movie. Don't get pissed, it is just a natural thing.
My great-grandfather stormed the beach at Normandy in 1944. He was one of the lucky ones that survived to tell the tale, and he would tell us every Thanksgiving about "operation Neptune. " He was just 18 then. He passed away in 2012, and I still miss him.
When i was a kid i had a neighbor man named "Wally" who also stormed the beach and survived to tell about it. I sure wish i could talk with him now!!!
I was born in Germany and also live here. My grandpa was there too. However, on the other side.
It wasn't easy for most Germans either and if my grandfather had his way he would have run away, but that would have been his death sentence as well. At that time he was 17 years old.
I think it's important to listen to the people who have experienced this terrible story.
God bless your great-grandfather, and all of our wonderful military who risk (and in many cases, give) their lives to protect us.
Im German who's grandfather fought for the wehrmacht, but much respect to your grandfather
Rip to all those brave men who gave their lives to give the rest of us a chance at life.
First time watching one of your vids and had to sub! Actually really enjoyed watching someone else watch a movie Ive seen 15 times over the years alot more than I thought I would. You made it fun and real at the same time. Have a great day!
Me and my great granddad watched this movie when it came out. He served and survived Omaha, he went and was early in the battle. He said before he died in 2011 that this to date was the most accurate movie depicting D-Day. He was 87 then. He died shortly after. Miss you man. RIP geepee.
When asked about war, I once heard someone say “you’re having breakfast with your friends, and by lunch you’re burying them”
War is hell
Sherman said war is hell, possible the single best man at war. A man who had a mental breakdowns outside of war. He knew.
When I was 12 my dad informed me the worst stench is burning flesh. Vietnam
Na man. In 2018 it’s more like learning how to sleep threw IDF. Jarhead is the most relatable war movie to me lol
My uncle a WW2 veteran told me that as a kid, and was the only time he mentioned the war to me
Also, the hardest movies to watch...often times are the best. Good job hanging in there.
I had 3 uncles in the d day invasions. Uncle Ted was only there approximately 25 minutes before being loaded back on a transport to a hospital ship. Uncle Drewey made it all the way to the battle of the bulge. Uncle Sterling went through to VE day. My Dad was in the invasion of Okinawa and made it through to VJ day. All said Saving Private Ryan was as close as any movie has come to showing actual war.