Watch BAND OF BROTHERS with George Luz.
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- George Luz Jr. and the crew of Mark's Game Room sit down to watch scenes from Band of Brothers featuring George Luz's father. Was the TV series accurate? Join us and find out!
00:00 Intro
00:45 Meet George Luz Jr.
02:29 Fence Cutting
06:09 Jumping into Normandy
11:18 Buck Compton
13:43 Reunions
15:23 Eyes on the Road
17:44 Lt. Spears
19:23 Questions
20:42 The Breaking Point
26:14 Gotta Blast a House
30:03 After the war
31:55 Rick Gomez
35:08 Everyone has a Story
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My favorite George Luz line is "Flies spread disease, so keep yours closed."
same 😂
My favorite Luz line of the series, too.
haha yeah. what a classic line. George Luz was such a comedian. he was a very likeable man it seems!
Me and a couple of friends use this line almost every time we go out drinking.
My favourite is when he hears about an article about the Germans being read by another soldier and turns to Perconte and says so sarcastically, "Hey Frank, this guy over hear is reading an article that says the Germans....are BAD!"
Lmao..like a year into war with them. Just always cracked me up because I felt like it really made his personality and character shine.
Thanks Marks for the opportunity to share some of the stories of my dad and his Band of Brothers!
It was so great hanging out and talking about your Dad! Thanks for sharing so much about him. Come back to the game room sometime!
Amazing men they were.
Thank you for sharing the stories of your heroic Dad.
Did your dad bring home any souvenirs, war trophies or mementos from the war?
@@Nick_B_Bad not a thing.
I was at a Marine Corps Ball... and i met Babe Hefron in in an elevator who was in a hotel for a reunion. best day EVER
I have a dear friend who’s father fought in WW2 at the Battle of the Bulge and others. When my friend was a youngster and in the scouts, his Dad would never go camping with him. When he asked his Dad why, his Dad (who was a saint and very soft spoken man, I was blessed to have met him a few times) said, “Son, I had all the sleeping on the ground I ever wanted in Europe.” That was the end of it. And he was absolutely a family man and loving Father.
Sounds similar to what Dad told us. He said he spent 2 years camping out in Korea
Not sure if that's something common picked up by veterans, or an actual quote from someone that people keep repeating, but I've heard that exact line word for word so many times from so many people.
I’m constantly blown away by how well the casting director did, to find actors to encompass the look and personalities of the soldiers that they portrayed. Maybe the highest quality television of all time.
I think it undoubtedly is the greatest of all time. It will never be made again, it couldn’t in our current climate. There isn’t a single black soldier in the entire show, which is 100% factual for easy company during the war. But tv and movie makers today would make sure that George Luz was black and Winters was a white woman. Around the time it was released the ball was already in motion. Bit of a tangent, I just mourn the loss of what could have been.
@@agentmueller you aint lying
@@agentmueller 💯
@@agentmueller mate your complaining that we include black people these days.
do you know what that makes you?
@@agentmueller I love making stuff up to push false narratives, don't you?
“Don’t give me any orders we’re not in the army anymore” lmao that’s freaking great. Luz has always been one of the men of easy company to fascinate me. All of the men of Easy were just something else entirely you know, a different time for sure but something about Luz his charisma and fun personality it’s still amazes me that 1600 people showed up to his funeral.
Before my veteran father passed away, I had the opportunity to sit with him and watch the full DVD set of "Band of Brothers". He was never a man to spout effusive praises about anything, but he was truly impressed with every facet of this series. Occasionally he would share some of the experiences he'd had with his own Band. Watching this with him over the course of a few days, and making one of his favorite meals for him, probably did more for our relationship than any other experience we'd had prior to it.
That is just a great thing to hear about, thanks for sharing.
Those men were without a doubt the Greatest Generation. God bless all of them for their sacrifice and service to our nation and all of the world.
As a 33yr army veteran I can appreciate what a good officer Sobel was. The reality is he created a fantastic fighting company. Was he flawed? Without doubt. But aren’t we all?
Sobel strikes me as a good trainer but lacking in interpersonal skills. He kinda reminds me of me actually. An introvert who if they are comfortable around you they won’t shut up but gets flustered easily when placed into tough situations with unfamiliar people. And to have to be put into a command position in charge of a bunch of well trained and bored enlisted men must have been it’s own special brand of hell for an introvert! From that point of view I can better relate to sobel!
As said in the other comment, the military really need to make a difference with being a training officer and a combat officer, those are completely different skill sets.
@@sanguinembwun6475introvert or not sobel was bound to be a bad combat leader we can assume he could’ve cracked under pressure and would be eventually be killed(in stick 66) if he wasn’t transferred
@@xifel72 not in the Australian Army. Every NCO is also an instructor in the Australian Army.
Easy Company vets agreed with you.
Thanks Mark for the opportunity to share the stories of my dad and his buddies.
Hi. Thank you for doing this and helping us get to know your Dad better. I'm curious if your father ever went back and visited Normandy and the other places Easy Co. served. Thank you.
@@rickgriffin7131 thanks Rick it's an honor to be do this. It's actually quite humbling. No my dad never did go back and I'm not sure why. However the reunions each and every year was his main focus.
Are there written memoirs? I didn't know the extent of my grandpa's job (he helped bury victims of the Shoah and shut down) but I am aching to learn more.
@@pamelaoliver8442 he did write short passages of some of he exploits. Webster's book Parachute Infantry has plenty of great content about my dad half way through his book..
My pleasure! It was a real joy to produce.
This is great. Thanks guys. My grandfather was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber. An Australian named Bob Figgis. Did 46 flights and then was shot down and captured by the Germans. Spent 12 months in a prisoner of war camp and was busted out eventually by the Americans. Means a lot to listen to even the children of these immensely brave men. Our freedom should be cherished & fought for. Even with words
Oh man, this is going to make me watch Band of Brothers again. There goes my weekend.
Always worth a re-watch!
me too!
Thank you George Lutz for a great tribute to your dad
For a while for some reason I was fascinated with George Luz for years I've looked all over for an interview with him and never found one, seeing him in a interview is super wild to me
To the best of our knowledge this is the first time this footage has been published, George Luz Jr. provided it to us for use in this video
@@MarksGameRoom If there's any family footage of ordinary times with these men I'm sure many would love to see that too. To see these men enjoying the peace they fought so hard for, would be wonderful.
Iraq combat veteran here. The bonds these fellas made are special. I can vouch for it. I’ll concede the stuff I went through wasn’t as bad as ww2, some of that stuff was absolutely awful. I was in combat for about 5 months of my 12 months overseas but when I was back in Kuwait on base, had internet, food places and a store. These guys had nothing close to those pleasures. They endured horrible conditions. Both wars have their moments and I love the guys I deployed with. Can truly understand why these guys had Reunions, we did also with my unit. Solid stuff seeing these guys reminisce. This series is my favorite, tv or movies, doesn’t matter. Nothing beats band of bothers. I watch it once a year at least and I learn something new every time. We wouldn’t have our freedom today without ww2 veterans, truly grateful.
Thank you for your service. God bless you.
9:21
From George's perspective he was solo. Alone in enemy territory. Little did anyone realize until much later thst the extreme discipline of the airborne infantry caused their regrouping efforts to appear to the Germans to be a far larger invasion force than it actually was. From insertion organization disintegrating came a mirage that fooled them all, courtesy of how well trained and motivated the airborne troopers were. Truly astounding work by all of them.
B.O.B was a Stellar production!
I watch the DVD'S once a year.
It keeps me grateful for the freedom I enjoy because of the service and sacrifice of my father's generation.
Lest We Forget 💖
WW2 had many brave soldiers, Band of Brothers portrays some of them.
So many others are gone and forgotten, Thanks to that show.
These few these Happy few, will be Brothers forever.
To George Luz, Thank for your Service.
I know his son and the best way I can describe them is the way his dad was portrayed in the series, that's exactly who he is in real life 🙂
My Grandfather Infantrymen and his Dad a Paratrooper both fought in Normandy, and both survived the war but sadly both passed away a decade a part. To me it's the Normandy Invasion that brought us together and if my Grandfather Pfc. Edward James Johnson of the 29th Infantry Division and his Dad Sgt. George Luz of the 101st Airborne crossed paths, they would've been best of friends 🙂
The actors meeting and learning the guys is fabulous, they must have been so proud. That's what makes the performances so great, and what makes Band of Brothers so special.
I love that George is carrying the torch for the guys who are all sadly no longer with us. Hopefully we've got a few more years of stories from people like him, Eugene Guarnere and Kerry Tipper (who's only in her 30's!!!) along with all of the great work from Grandkids like Chris Langlois.
As an Ex British Para, I love your Para Baseball Cap, with the Pegasus emblem :)
Much love & respect guys :)
My dad fought in the Pacific. He wouldn’t talk about it, until I was near graduation. I was his youngest son.
His dad was meant to come home....my Uncle Bill Robinson parachuted into Normandy on D-Day with the 82nd Airborne near St. Mere Eglise. He also mentioned tracer fire coming up all around them as they came down and hearing men screaming in their chutes. He also mentioned seeing body parts of soldiers stuck in the trees of the men hit as they came down...how any of these men made it home is a miracle.
My dad was in the Army in WW II as a combat engineer,but would seldom talk about,I remember him talking about the Battle of The Bulge but all would say that he saw bodies stacked up like cord wood,He also mentioned that he met up with two of his brothers somewhere in Germany,One was a radio man on a B-17 and the other was in the artillery,They sat and played a game of cards.He brought back some German officers swords but never told us how or where he got them.Much respect to all the men of Easy Co.Also my Uncle on my mothers side was in Patton's army that "relieved" Easy Co and had two Bronze stars and a Purple Heart to prove it.
Oh my word, that was good. George Jnrs love for his father is palpable and he talks with such pride not only for his father, but all of the veterans of Easy Company. You'll struggle to top this episode, Mark! 😂 And thank you George for sharing such personal moments with us.
Thanks! It was a joy to produce this episode. I'm hoping to do more with the children of WW2 veterans.
My uncle James Owens fought in the Ardennes Offensive all the way into Germany. The only souvenirs he brought home to my knowledge was a German wife and as many of her porcelain dolls and a handmade clock and their first son James Jimmy. They're all gone now including both of their sons.
My uncle was on Eisenhower staff as a carpenter. He did the woodwork insides of the war wagons.
This program was an exelent experence for me
Thanks for this video, Mark.
My father also fought in WWII.
He was with the 5th Marines in the South Pacific. As many of the WWII vets he didn't talk much about combat, but did tell me a few story's. Some funny, some not so much.
I lost my dad in 1992 . He was my hero, my friend and mentor.
I heard in your video about the WWII monument in DC, I had the chance to visit the monument once, and when I got to the South Pacific section, I lost it.
I don't know if the tears were happy or sad, but I do know the pride I felt knowing that finally those men and women who gave so much were recognized for their sacrifice, both living and dead.
Thank you for sharing about your Dad. The WWII monument is an incredibly powerful place to remember men like him.
Thanks for sharing this. Semper Fi.
George, I too was fortunate to have a father that was able to share at lest some of his combat experiences with me. My dad was a Marine that drove a tank on Iwo Jima. So thankful that he could share. I also met his friends at reunions that started in 1965.
I just watched Band of Brothers for the first time recently. These men deserve more than two days--Memorial Day and Veteran's Day. They I hope to be able to honor them with how I live my life. Thank you and all those who have served or who are serving. RIP fellas.
I also grew up in Providence, In the west end in the shadow of the Cranston St. Armory. To see a hometown boy make good is really gratifying. Please keep up the good work. I will be watching!
As a veteran of the 101st Airborne, a lover of military history (because it is the great changer in history) and a lover of the show and men of Bamd of Brothers, I really appreciate sharing these insights. My first marriage was within eyesight and walking distance of the Toccoa camp where they trained for this tremendous endeavor.
My dad was a B-17 pilot in WW II. He was shot down on July 26, 1943 on his 3rd mission, and spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA. He never talked about any of his experiences except that he told me that the movie "12 O'clock High" was representative of his experience, and that the fictional novel "I Must be Dead" was an accurate description of his life as a POW.
After extensive research in both US and German records, I know that flak killed
There were other small hints. He told me that when he arrived at Stalag Luft III, the South Camp for the American officer aircrew wasn't yet finished and so he was placed in North Camp with the British. While there he said that he supported the Great Escape with tunnels Tom, Dick, and Harry. He didn't say what role he played, but as a Yank, my best guess is that he was a lookout for a short period of time.
Today I feel like a total moron for not having the sense to ask my dad about his experiences. Instead, I had to spend years of research to discover what he didn't tell me. It was decades before I found an organization that had all of the documentation on most of the POW's. What I learned about my dad shocked me about what he went through.
He died on active duty in 1971 at age 51, and he is buried in Arlington Cemetery. My mother died 31 years later and is buried with him.
I served 21 years in the US Marine Corps as an infantry officer with 3 years in combat. I hope my dad is proud of my in heaven. And my mom was the greatest. I don't thin any kid could had better parents that I had.
Sobel is one thing but imagine how Albert Blithe's people feel having him portrayed as a coward who died. when he actually had a distinguished career that lasted long after ww2.
Actually he wasn't portrayed as a coward but someone who had hysterical blindness, recovers from it and then acts heroically volunteering to reconnoiter a farmhouse and is wounded in the process. I think you are misperceiving the process of dealing with combat.
He's not really shown as a coward lol
If you remember the first time Blythe was shown after they parachuted into Germany, he did seem to have some courage issues.@@idiot_city5244
Exactly. His role was actually a very good portrayal of a soldier being literally lost, blinded and shellshocked by the terrors of war but was still able to get back on track. No soldier should ever be condemned for feeling the terrors of war and hesitates to fight at some point or another. That's why I admire how Major Winters and Lieutenant Lipton never shows contempt but instead shows compassion and understanding to those soldiers wounded not only physically but emotionally.
@@user-cf6en4ps4zcoward? Absolutely not. Coward is someone whose fear controls them. What was portrayed was a man who fought on in spite of crippling fear. I thought his portrayal was immensely human.
I dearly love the guys from Band Of Brothers!! And I'm so thankful for their service and scrafice. But it always seems to me, that guys who served in the Pacific always get short shift in comparison. Not as much is said, or accolades given to the guys, or about the horrific fighting conditions that went on in the Pacific Campaign. My heart goes out to each and every one of the guys who experienced combat in Europe and the Pacific!! It was a hellaous experience no matter where the fighting was.
My grandpa served in the Army in the Pacific. All he got was a shot in the rear end from a Japanese sniper lol. Thank God grandpa was a klepto who saw a shiny piece of metal that he bent over to check lol.
SOBEL LATER SSERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR WITH THE RANGERS IN KOREA. RETIRED AS A LT. COL.
Jesus, Calm down. Grandpa, your blood pressures are high.
He found his element, glad to know.
My father-inlaw was an infantryman in the 309th 78th infantry. He participated in the first "bloody" battle of Kesternich where he was captured. He had documented his expereince, never speaking of the war again. Great man, may he RIP.
This is amazing video....watched band of brothers 20+ times all absolute heroes, just managed to get a signed B O B book signed by Don Malarkey, Brad Freeman and Ed Mauser cannot wait to read... My grandad was William George Morriss (Happy) from Royal engineers he served right across north Africa, Scilly and Italy including monte casino, Egypt, Tobruk and was always under enemy fire he was also in the british expeditionry forces so was at dunkirk. I have all his medals and relevant war items he didn't say much to my dad about the war and i think he had serious ongoing ptsd from it one thing he did say is that monte casino almost destroyed him.. what a generation they all were amazing any of them managed to survive 🇬🇧
Awesome video. As a former paratrooper from the 82nd we were pretty much required to learn the exploits of our forefathers so to speak. Every year we had a division convention which was a reunion of ww2 and some ww1 (not many though) vets. Quite a few from other divisions (most previously served in the 82nd). Because of this it peaked my interest in all their exploits. As an 82nd guy we harassed 101st guys constantly but most definitely gave a lot of respect to the ww2 and Vietnam vets of the 101st. I may have met some Easy company vets in Valley Forge PA during one such convention
Band of Brothers is THE BEST. Having said that, I wish to thank all involved with the making of this AND the soldiers who served.
I miss my friend wild Bill, we were good friends since he found out my great uncle was in e company, but Bill never knew a stranger either. He talked about how funny George was.
Massive respect to all the guys from Easy, but also an absolute massive respect to the British Para cap being worn in this amazing podcast . 🙏🙏
Thank you for posting this. What that generation did for not only our country, but the world, can never be forgotten or taken for granted.
I know the band of brothers were real, but after watching this I can somehow see them being real people, maybe even a neighbor. Thanks for the gathering and bringing us a new insight.
My all time favorite series on tv.
My grandfather served during the korean war and vietnam, i havent been able to talk much with him and i regret it more than ever.. he did talk to me about some things, but i wish i could learn more about his first hand experiences..
Luz was one of my most favorite characters from the series. God bless these soldiers. That generation was the BEST of us. 🇺🇸
I never thought I could be so enthralled watching a group of guys watch a movie. But this was incredible!!
Thank you! It was an incredibly special day for us.
Thanks for that. A. Great movie series, I gave my father a dvd set. He too was a WW2 vet and POW in Germany. He told me many stories the good and the bad.
10:36 Even in today’s so called professional army, we’re still just regular guys. No different than anyone else, we just enlist or commission when most other don’t. That being said, I really appreciate vids like this that shows the real side of life before, during and after. Thanks
Thank you guys for this piece it ss a real treasure to capture these stories so they can be around forever.
I'm one of the few lucky ones to have my grandmother to ask questions and hear stories like these about the times of war. She will be 102 in October, still lives at home on her own. During the war, she and my grandfather, loaded up on a train like so many others at the time and went to Willow Run Mi and worked in the bomber factory. She would go on to work at the Dept of the Army in Washington, later moved to the Pentagon as a secretary where she retired in the late 70's.
She has been one of the most influential forces on me my entire life, it's been a priceless gift to have her wisdom from a lifetime of experiences
As you know, it is important to collect and preserve these first hand stories because once these people are gone, so is their knowledge and history.
As I get older, few things make an impression as much as Band of Brothers did for me and it gave me so much more to have talks with my grandma about.
These people were absolutely the greatest generation, not because they chose to be, but because they had to be, there was no choice. The war affected everyone, every household, every family. It must be remembered.
My great grandpa was army in the pacific. He died a few years back, and he was one of the ones who never talked about the war. All I know is he was a machine gunner who ran guard duty, but when I tried to ask him more he clammed up and didnt talk the rest of the day. Growing up my uncles weren't allowed to watch war movies or anything like that.
My father hardly spoke about his service during WW 2. He served about both Escort Carriers named USS Block Island, starting with the first one the only US Aircraft Carrier to be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during the war.
This was a fantastic interview/review, I could listen to stories about those guys and George Luz in particular for hours! It was also touching how George Jr. and the surviving veterans embraced Michael Sobel and his attempt to show another side of his own father! Absolutely wonderful!
My father was in the royal navy and never spoke of the war until 1995 a year before he died!!
Major Winters said as a Credit to Luz’s Character, 1200 Attened his Funeral.
I pray that these amazing stories and the sacrifices that these heroic men made will not disappear in the fog of time. Their lives and experiences should never be forgotten.
Amazing, loved watching and god bless all the WWII vets from a fellow US ARMY Vet Medic 💪🏽😎🇺🇲
9:33 Luz describes how he could see the Navy shells fly through the air. When I was in high school, my friend invited me to carpool with him and his cousin. We would pickup his cousin’s dad on the way home. Mr. Rendon was at Omaha Beach on D-Day. He told us a few stories of his war experiences. He too described how they hid behind the sea wall waiting for the Navy bombardment to end before advancing and watching the 16” shells fly through the air.
My dad walked in to RELEIVE the 101st in Bastogne!! 3rd Army 80th Division 318th Infantry 🇺🇲👍Thank You Dad 3 Bronze Stars🙏🥂
This was so amazing to watch. This just adds to the history of these great men from WWII and the unbelivable job they did. True heroes for sure. I live in Rhode Island and when I first saw the series in its original debut I was so glad to see one the men the story was around was from my state. Well done to all in volved keep George Luz's memory alive and well!!
My father was in Vietnam for 3 tours as an infantryman and he never talked about it until ONE time he brought out his photo albums and we went through them. I'd seen him cry before that day but I'd never seen him cry like that.
I wish he was the kind of guy to write down what he had been through but I found out that day why he never did.
This was just an awesome conversation. Jr. is so humble about how much this stuff actually means to him
As a Paratrooper and an RTO (Radio, Telephone Operator) I was a standard Infantryman and the Plt. Sgt. Decided I was the new Radio Op. This is was in Desert Storm with the 82nd.
Excellent work Mark, and George Jr- thanks so much for sharing all the unique info that made your dad who he was- I know you're very proud. My father's name was George also and tried to serve in WWII but was not accepted due to his poor eyesight. All my uncles (dad's brothers) served and just a couple years ago lost my cousin Bud Swengel, who served in Bastogne and was actually very gracious and open to talking about it. As a WWII historian myself, am So Very glad Spielberg & Hanks did their best to recreate the story of this incredible group of men who most likely reflected most of the brave service men and women who fought. Am very glad you are open to discussing it as well, and your honest appraisal of your memories George Luz Jr.- your Dad was Quite the character am sure and helped shed some light on a very daunting task ahead of all the men.
My grandpa served in the pacific. He never spoke a word about it unless it was him talking about being busted down ranks more times than they landed on beaches. Apparently, it was a lot.
My grandfather fought with the greatest generation..under 4 great generals from Africa to Europe and the Pacific...ty4sharing great stuff honestly
Thank you for posting this. Wonder interview and accounts of the greatest generation.
Great video guys, Luz is probably my favorite character of the series. I myself was fortunate enough to have a father that served in the pacific during WWII.
Thank you for this. I love hearing these stories! You can only get so much from documentaries but hearing 1st hand accounts are absolutely priceless. PRICELESS!
Thank you for showing this ! My father, Perry Walker Sparks was in the First Infantry. He served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and then became permanently disabled in the third wave of Omaha Beach. He spent a lot of time in Army hospitals for physical and mental problems for the rest of his life.. He was my hero, and a very kind man.
Love Grandma Debbie
My dad fought in the Pacific during WWII. He won several medals (I knew nothing about them until he was in the hospital with a brain tumor) but never spoke about anything that happened. He told me where he fought ( New Guinea, Guam, Guadalcanal) but nothing about the battles themselves. My dad was the most honest, humble man I’ve ever met. It absolutely destroyed me that, on his deathbed, he was absolutely terrified. He was crying to Jesus for Him to not send him to hell, for the things he had to do during the war. It was absolutely heart wrenching to watch
Hell is reserved for the ones who started it not the ones who finished it, I personally don't know if I believe in all that but if it is your dad is where heroes belong.
My grandad served in the Canadian Army in Sicily and Italy - and yes. NEVER talked about it. I think he saw some really terrible things that he just didn't want to think about or remember. He was a good man. He was (understandably) rather emotionally distant most of the time and was happiest working in his garden alone and loved his raspberry patch and cherry trees. He didn't care much for violence or war and was very pacifistic, especially considering he was a combat veteran. I remember the war in Afghanistan making him very upset, especially when he saw civilian casualties on the news. It was probably the most emotionally expressive I ever saw him.
Beautiful, thank you all.
My dad was an armorer in 71 fighter squadron. P38 Lightnings. Served on a crew that rotated through several different pilots. They went out and didn’t always return to the airbase in Foggia Italy.
I cannot thank you gentlemen enough for sharing this.
Thanks for this, what a great video. I've read every book on E company guys and George Luz was one of the guys that there wasn't much on. I've often wondered about him.
Such great stories about Luz specially the fence one being true! Thanks for sharing,all!
This series had such a huge impact on my life growing up, I must have watched bob atleast 20 times in full. Such an amazing depiction of the war and the men that were involved. Mad respect to your dad and everyone who served to defend the free world ❤
This is the first time I've seen this. Well done, little brother. I had to smile of the clip of my dad (Kelly Vision) wearing the hat I bought him years ago. However, it was bittersweet to see him on tape. I was visiting him and Mom just 3 days before he was killed.
i recently rewatched band of brothers, so i’ve been consuming all things world war 2 history as a result. this is a fascinating watch. to have the perspective of someone so closely involved with the real conflict really adds a new layer of understanding. thank you!
What a great story, it must have been amazing and inspiring growing up around the Don Malarkeys, The Frank Percontes, The Carwood Liptons...
Truly the greatest generation, the sacrifices these guys made...God bless George Luz and the men of Company E
Great to hear a perspective from the son of a WWII paratrooper! Among other things regarding the series, I have wondered how accurate the end of episode 10 was and the descriptions given about their lives after war. Thank you for sharing this!
Good video. Its funny cuz i have said many times what a big part of WWII had on my life, but i was born in 86 lol. But all my uncles and my grandfather were in the war and luckily my grandfather told me a lot about it. They really made me appreciate what we have and what they fought for. I was very lucky to have had people like that in my life
I had the immense pleasure of meeting Dick Winters at Indian Town Gap as a reenactor participating in the annual Battle of the Bulge reenactment in 1999. He lived near by and at the time, I had no Idea about the Band of Brothers but he educated us and as my German unit mustered the next day, he said you guys look like the Germans I remember!! A HUGE compliment to my unit which was 3 PGD. Lovely gentlemen and I was riveted to everything he told us. He hung out with us Germans more than the Allied units believe it or not.
Both of my grandfathers were in WWII and rarely spoke of their role in the war. I inherited quite a lot of paperwork/records after my grandmother passed at 102 in 2022 and I briefly thumbed through the stuff with nothing but respect for him and his part. He passed away at 52 in 1970 and all the years I had all these questions I would have loved to have been able ask him but I was only 5 yrs old when he passed. There is a reason why they were the greatest generation who selflessly gave their lives to rid the world of evil. It breaks my heart that our world has seemed to have forgotten the lessons from these great men and women and we are rapidly heading into a rinse and repeat of history so soon after that generation passed away. Im sure many would be rolling over in their graves if they could see the BS that is going on in our country now. This was a great video and have watched Band of Brothers darn near every Memorial Day since 1st seeing it in 04 in IRQ. They did a great job with the series.
The 101st monument at Arlington is something else to behold. Impressive!
Because I am Canadian, it motivated me to make it into the Canadian Airborne Regiment. If I was born American.......
Really wonderful guys, thanks to you all for taking the time to give us this.
❤shame I can only like this once. Brilliant.
"where is everyone!?" "I have no idea" man George Luz and Bill Garner where the two men in the company who I had found their humor the most entertaining from the first episode. From which I gravitated toward enjoying their presence on the screen as my top two favorite soldiers in BoB and Easy Co. I respect each and every soldier from Easy Company with the highest regards, however, yes the way George could defuse a very stressful situation with his lighthearted humor, impersonations and just his characteristics as a person, I just fell in love with his spirit. Like you Mark I had no prior knowledge of George living in Providence Ri, till the last episode and when that tid bit of info was given my interest for Mr.Luz became all too clear to me. As a kid I grew up in New Bedford Massachusetts and learning tonight that he is of Portuguese decent man it just shows how worlds collide and how small a world it truly can be. God Bless America God Bless Geroge Luz and all the men of Easy Company. Thank you Mark for this video you have shared with Geroge Luz Jr. it was truly a pleasure to watch God Bless.
It's really nice to share in such moments. My dad was a 2nd battalion Ranger and I know first hand how meaningful it is to share such memories. Thanks for posting on utube
My Dad fought in Korea 1950-51. The first 6 months of that war was absolutely terrible. I separate that time frame based on lack of supplies. Rifles and grenades against Tanks. Anyway, as a kid I would try to get my Dad to talk about it. He told me apologizing saying if he talked about it too much, the nightmares would start up.
Miss you Dad
Love the line, "Where'd everybody go?!" "I have no idea!"
Priceless.
This was fantastic! Thank you for doing this 😊
Thank you for doing this! Loved every moment. Miss hearing my Grandfather talk about his time in Germany. When he enlisted, he wanted to become a pilot. They had lines up at the train station, and depending on what car you chose, was your mos. He was only a handful of people left before the pilot car had filled up, and they shifted over, and boom, he became an infantry machine gunner on top of a Sherman with the 20th armored for the war.
My pop was written up in the Saturday Evening Post for his involvement in the battle for Foy. He laid on the hood of a jeep laying down fire as they blasted their way through the village to get themselves and some wounded back to safety.
Capt. RV Tye 506th
Really GREAT to see this . I'm 69 now and had several WW2 vets as friends and mentors . Jim Lyons was a B-24 pilot that flew at Poletsi , Ralph Pascal came in on a glider on D-Day . Jim helped me get my Pilots license and Ralph got me into deer hunting and shooting for which I late became a 5 time US NRA National Rifle Champion , thank you Ralph and Jim for helping me through life .
For us, lucky enough to have fathers that fight in world war two there’s nothing like the pride you feel. my father, both his brothers and my mother, his father, all fight in World War II and made it through it. I don’t know about my grandfather, but my father and my uncles saw real action. They weren’t behind the scenes guys. my father was part of every major naval battle in the Pacific.
My father was an officer in 12 th Army Group headquarters at Liege during the Battle of the Bulge. He was tasked with getting all the cooks, drivers, HQ staff, etc. outfitted and dug in for defensive positions against the expected German onslaught. He told me they had no idea what was happening at headquarters and it was bedlam and total confusion.
Great video as it reminds me what my dad, 4 uncles and father in law endured and went through for our generation and coming ones. Truly the Greatest Generation bar none.