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00:00-02:07 Intro
02:07-14:26 Episode 9 - Why We Fight
14:26-29:12 Episode 10 - Points
29:12-36:03 My Thoughts!
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Let's give Addie a round of applause for officially completing Band of Brothers. 👏👏 Happy St. Patrick's Day, Addie. I plan on watching this show around the Memorial Day weekend.
I never get tired of people seeing this, that's an amazing film making legacy
@@krisfrederick5001may I recommend a series to watch along side Band? Reel History goes through each episode and tells background info both of the War and the production. I found it very interesting.
Well done Addie 👏 👏
“We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company” is a must watch now that you’ve completed the series.
Allow me to second that.
This. The first hand accounts are incredible and invaluable.
Another shout here. Essential viewing!
Leibgott actually fell off the grid for a few years after the war. He actually became a barber in the Central Valley of California. He never spoke of his war experience; his children found out from the Ambrose book & the series, contacted Guarnere, and attended a reunion.
apparently for the concentration camp scene, the actors refused to see the set beforehand so when they filmed they got the authentic reaction. the extras in the camp were patients who were terminally ill and from cancer wards :/
Didn’t know that. Wow
Yup. Cancer patients. Many didn’t live to see their contributions.
Interesting, had wondered about how they'd recruited the obviously damaged concentration camp actors. Seemed impossible it was hollywood makeup magic.
That quote at the end about grandpa not being a hero is Winters reciting something a close friend wrote to him. Winters maintained friendships with many of his fellow soldiers, and this was a letter from Mike Ranney. Ranney was one of the sergeants who protested Winters’ courts martial (he was busted down to private, but ended up being promoted back to his former rank). Ranney was telling Winters about his own grandson. Winters shared that letter because of the sentiment and friendship.
Yeah I don't like how they chopped that part of his interview up to make it look like it was from him but whatever.
@richcheckmaker9789 it's in the documentary. Besides, who cares? It is very much something Dick would have said.
I think if you listen closely to what he says even in the scene from the series, Winters does explain what he means. I think it just goes by quick and you can miss it.
He was the other guy that climbed the tree during the Brecourt Manor assault armed with the M1 Garand. Lipton was armed with an M1A1 Carbine.
@@joeconcepts5552He mentions it before reading the quote but most reactions just have the quote itself.
Dear Addie, my name is Jeff Corbin. I think I’ve sent you a couple of comments but I wanted to let you know how grateful I am that you watch this. My dad and four uncles served in the military and all five of them were there at D-day. Only one of my uncles was in the airborne and he served with the 82nd. He dropped in with the rest of easy company and all the other 101st airborne guys. I know these things probably don’t matter to anyone else, but me, but I just wanted to let you know that Watching your reaction. Made me cry and miss my dad and uncles. Of course they are all gone now. Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re a good person. Jeff Corbin from Utah.
I've seen this dozens of times, but Winters' quote at the end gets me every time.
Every. Single. Time.
That one and the scene in the camp where the man comes up to the soldier and starts kissing his cheeks and crying. I turn into a blubbering blob.
If you cry here you don’t have to surrender your man card.
It's a quote he's reading that one of his men sent to him in a letter. Didn't happen to Winters.
@@richcheckmaker9789 so?
Without a doubt, Band of Brothers is the best series ever produced for television. From top to bottom - writing, directing, camera work, set design and the top notch casting and acting. It hits hard because we feel a part of it and believe these are the real soldiers we're watching.
On a side note, when I was in my teens and 20s I bartended in a few places. One place was a restaurant in the heart of the downtown business district. One of my semi-regular customers was a kind and humble stock broker named Stan. He only ever had one beer, a dark ale, and I could see how he enjoyed that first sip as if it were the last one he'd ever have. A few years later, and a different career for me, I was Christmas shopping in the local mall and stopped at an empty store where some older guys were selling a book they all had a part in. Each of them had been aircrew members during WWII and this book told their stories, plus dozens of others. I bought my copy and, upon reading it, was surprised to read that one of the stories was of an RAF pilot who flew Lancaster bombers. It was Stan, complete with a photo of exactly how I remembered him. I wish I'd had the chance to meet him again but it wasn't in my destiny that our paths would recross.
Don't get me wrong I love Band Of Brothers, (for one thing it's true) but I think Lonesome Dove is the best meni series for television. IMO
"From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother..."
St Crispin's Day, Henry V, Shakespeare
That song they sing is an Airborne classic. A bit of gallows humor. The lyrics are quite graphic. At the end: I have watched many reactions, and the series itself. I never finish without tears. My dad was a veteran of WWII in Europe, and went through similar situations. Yes, those who never came home were heroes, but so also those who survived and lived with the memories the rest of their lives. God Bless them all!
I loved hearing how the men of Easy moved on after the war, but was happiest to see Buck and that awesome smile. Buck was my favorite soldier.
Ive seen this series so many times. There hasn't been a time where I didnt cry. We will likely never see courage and sacrifice in such measure ever again. These were men of men
I'm a big tough 62 year-old man Addie, and I still cry at the end of episode 10 -doesn't metter how often I watch it.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
BTW "Why We Fight" was a series of 7 world war II American propaganda films, made by Frank Capra to counter Hilter's own film 'Triump of the Will"
We stand alone together is a must watch.
This show is the greatest piece of entertainment ever produced for television.
Now it’s time to torture yourself with The Pacific 😂
Webster wrote not only a book about sharks but also about his experience in WW2. However, the publishers refused it based on the fact that it was not a heroic book. Publishers wanted The Lone Wolf soldier as a hero book, not a memoir about the war. When Stephen Ambrose was writing Band of Brothers, he discovered that Webster wrote the book and got permission from Webster's family to publish it. Some of what you see in the series came from Webster's book, but a lot was not put in there. He was very honest about his thoughts on the officers (for the most part he thought they were terrible) and on other issues in the war. The title of the book is "Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich" by David Kenyon Webster. It was a great read.
Great book, recommended!
It's strange to watch the interviews. it's hard to picture these men in their youth without seeing the show....yet being a veteran of Gulf War and Somalia, I am almost 54 and can't believe that all the years have gone by that fast.
I legitimately believe this is one of the best pieces of television ever made
Thank you Addie for being willing to committ to this series and for sharing your reactions with the rest of us. The interviews at the end always gets me, and Major Winters' eyes are so powerful.
My BiL won the Emmy for writing episodes 4, 6, and 8. He’s going to be thrilled to learn people are rediscovering the series via UA-cam reactions.
Episode 10 was filmed in Switzerland, right next door to Austria. 👍
Addie - you’re not yet finished.Sooo glad you will react to the accompanying documentary “We Stand Alone Tigether,” for wayyy more interviews from more of the men beyond whom they showed at the close of episode 10. People like Popeye, Bull, Buck, Alley, O’Keefe, Tipper and many others. It serves as a perfect capstone / episode 11 for the miniseries. It also includes a bunch of archival footage and pics and shows some of the vets’ postwar relationship with each other. It also gives lots of context. Winters talks about his thoughts on some of what was portrayed Episode 9: the looting and commandeering German homes to bed his men, and of course the Holocaust.
So glad you watched this series Addie. It's really important that we as society remember what can happen when pure evil is allowed to flourish, as it was with Nazi Germany. I think my first exposure to the Holocaust was in the fifth grade. One of my teachers grew up in the U.S. during WWII, and remembered the blackout curtains that her family drew over the windows in case of an air raid or German spies using lighted windows as location markers for bombers. Over cautious maybe because of the distance, but they were concerned none the less. But I also remember reading "The Diary Of Anne Frank" and that may have been her assignment for us. On a less ominous note, she did say that they heard stories about POW's digging tunnels and escaping German POW camps, but that it wasn't like the CBS comedy Hogan's Heroes.
For those who are unfamiliar with the use of the term "Demoted" in the military, it can signify a lowering of a persons rank (Usually a forfeiture of stripes/brass and/or pay, meant as a punishment for a misdeed). One can also be demoted by a lowering of a person's job level (Not usually meant as a punishment). In Nix's case, he still kept his rank and job, but he was being transferred from Division (A higher level in the military), back down to Battalion (A lower level than Division). So, even though he was technically demoted in job status, he was not demoted as the result of anything he did personally.
Also Ron Livingston, who played Nixon, has made several Y.T. podcasts. One addresses the physical training that the actors had to go through just to play their parts. He has several and there are several by other members.
Watching it through your viewpoint has been very enjoyable.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe. That's for you and all your viewers.
This series came out soon after 9/11. A year later, I graduated Navy boot camp.
Episode 2 came out the weekend before 9/11.
@@philipcoggins9512that was episode 1 AND 2.
Source: my BiL won the Emmy for writing the series.
“I hear the sound of the gunfire at the prison gate
Are the liberators here, do I hope or do I fear?
For my father and my brother, it’s too late
But I must help my mother stand up straight”. “Red Sector A”. ~RUSH.
My favorite detail of this whole series comes right at the beginning of Episode 9, and not many people pick up on it because it's SO subtle. Liebgott, in talking about the Germans cleaning up the town, says "all you need is a little Mozart" and Nixon corrects him firmly, saying "That's not Mozart, that's Beethoven."
The reason being, Mozart was Austrian (like Hilter), while Beethoven was true German. A very subtle sign that Nixon recognizes that the German people are finished with Hitler and anything associated with him.
Mine too, such a powerful moment. Although, I saw it differently initially. Not so much as saying the Germans were finally ridding themselves of the destruction by and of hitler, but more that the blame for this destruction didn’t escape the German people. The people of this particular town lived so close to the camps they could practically smell them. Their family members and neighbors worked there. There’s no way they were ignorant of those facts the whole time. This tragedy is German as well as Hitlerian. How I saw it. Love your interpretation as well.
Best thing ever put on television..nuff said!
Great movie covering WWII soldiers returning home is "Best Years of our Lives" filmed in 1946 right after the end of the war. Three soldiers from three different blanches of the service, each with very different issues. A wonderful bittersweet film and well worth watching
I believe The Best Years of Our Lives won "Best Picture" in 1946.
I watch it at least once a year.
I think Addie would enjoy it.
The extras who acted has the prisoners where actual Cancer Patients getting or awaiting treatment. When making the concentration camp scene, behind the scenes people asked many of the actors if they want to see a memorial in order to get ready for it, all of them said no because they wanted to see the concentration camp with virgin eyes like the real E Company did over 80 years ago. The shock and awe from the actors are raw and real. I cry every time when I reach to Episode 9 because has someone who has a degree in history, we can never forget the atrocistes of the Holocaust. (Side Note: Babe Heffron said that the depiction in BoB wasn't accurate - in reality it was 1000 times worse.)
Many people of today especially the young who are forgetting that the Jewish people have lost so much because of one man and many of his followers did to them. That is why Mossad was created in Israel "Central Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations," because when Nazi Germany was losing the war, many high level Nazis escaped to other countries especially to Buenos Aires, Argentina. When Mossad agents get information on a Nazi escapee's they go and get them, send them back to Israel, put them on trial, and finally hanged. Mossad even today are still looking for any Nazis from WWII, even though many are old men and women, Mossad still will hang them for murdering their people.
When Saving Private Ryan came out, I saw it on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us in the theater. All of us were veterans. When it was oversomeone asked an older gentleman what he thought. He said "That was the most accurate depiction of D-Day I have ever seen. As for the real day, it didn't come close." No one doubted him. His hat said it all D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. You are right. As detailed as this was it was no where near the real thing.
It's a life-changing series, isn't it? The first few episodes I remember wondering how on earth I would ever be able to remember their names or tell the men apart form each other, and by the 5th episode I felt like they were old dear friends that I couldn't bear to lose. I have watched this series every couple years since it was released 23 years ago, and now I enjoy watching other people experience it for the first time; it's the closest I'll get to experiencing it for the first time again. And I either tear up or straight up weep like an abandoned toddler at the same exact points; the kid with the chocolate bar, the beautiful woman washing Malarkey's uniform, the kid tasting chocolate for the first time, the hero nurse tossing at the chocolate bar to Eugene (Pour vous!), Buck lying in bed crunching up the letter, 1600 people paying their respects to Luz, and so many more.
The last few moments of the series are perfect. I would have been so pleased and completely satisfied if the series ended with Winters telling us about how he finally found that little farm, but when they surprise us revealing the real men of the 101st it becomes the most perfect ending I think I've ever seen.
Grandfather landed on the beaches on D Day, survived through to demob in '46. Dad served 39 years from the late '50's onwards. I served for a decade including 3 operational theatres.
My corps (part of the British Army) has a lot of records and photographs from the liberation of the camps, what they found, what happened, the capture of guards and subsequent trials and a lot more, most of which isn't worth going into detail here and now.
It is true that there was a lot of animosity from the troops directed at the local civilians, not able to comprehend how they claimed not to have known, when there were accounts of ash settling from the sky on regular occasions.
I'm aware that a British commander ordered the civilians from the local town to one camp, to attend, and see for themselves what the camp was all about, which included a display of macabre items found in the German Camp commandant's accommodation. Some of the most twisted and sick examples of human behaviour I've ever known about.
We were based near Bergan Belsen in the '70's when I was a small kid, and it was commonly visited by service personnel and their families at least once, whilst in Germany. Partly to pay respects, but also to learn and remember what had gone before.
Sadly this wasn't the last time that genocide on a mass scale has been committed by mankind. Makes you wonder just what it will take for us, as a species, to learn.
I cried right along with you, Addie, and I’ve watched this series several times.
I had the privilege of meeting several Easy men, including “Wild Bill” Guarnere, at a WWII weekend in Reading, PA many years ago. I am so grateful for these men and your beautiful reactions to a great series and the sacrifice made by Easy Company.
The actor who played the German general who surrendered to Winters was the same actor who played a different officer in Raiders of the Lost Ark. His character was with Belloq and Tot standing close to the Ark of the Covenant when they opened it.
There is actually an unofficial Episode 11 to this series called "We Stand Alone Together." It is a well worth closing part to this whole series. Well worth Watching. Also, if you want to watch another great series about the founding of the USA. I recommend "John Adams" a great 7 part miniseries about Mr. Adams, a very astute lawyer, co author of the Declaration of Independance, diplomat , our first Vice-President and Second President of the United States. Paul Giamatti does a fantastic as John Adams. He just won a Golden Globe for his new film, "The Holdovers" and was nominated for an Oscar this year for the role. This series is so well done, I think you would love it. Released in 2008 by HBO. It is Executive Co-produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. Starring Paul Giamatti as John Adams. Laura Linney as Abigail Adams and David Morse plays George Washington. Great reaction to a great series, Addie.
I concur on "John Adams." It is such a great series.
Its such a nice thing to watch how genuine Addie is. I think some of the reactors over do it on purpose. But Addie is so authentic to watch. Happy St Patrick's Day! Erin Go Bragh!
They were not only happy for Shifty being the only name in the hat they were all in on it..
A quote that has stayed with me for a very long time:
"I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?"
Grandpa said "No…but I served in a company of heroes."
During my time I saw service in multiple active environments, and as a result of deployments over those years we lost more than 20 people, which in a small part of the Army was massively significant and impactful. Even though it has been 18 years since I left, it has been our duty, those of us that got to go home, to make sure that those that didn't are never forgotten. I've seen children grow into adults without a parent, families moving on without a loved one, and colleagues shedding a tear in remembrance of those lost, myself included.
I've often been asked about my service, the things I did, the things I saw, why, and whether I would so the same again, and so I have had plenty of time to reflect on the decision I made to serve, and just how to answer those kinds of questions on the occasions that they are asked. In recent years the answer I have settled on is this: 'The things you do when you are young'.
To me, this series will stand the test of time and arguably the best series ever made! Thanks for sharing with us. The Pacific and Masters of the Air, both done by Hanks and Spielberg, were well done also. I'm so glad Spielberg had done these, as it's a wonderful way for the later generations to honor their legacy. These men were extraordinary to put it mildly! They depended on each other, and the world depended on them! Much love and respect, from Peachtree city, GA!! 🇺🇸
Thank you Addie for guiding us through this series. On more interview to watch is with the actor who played Frank Perconte and the interview with the actor who played Liebgott. In fact, I think that the best acting in the entire series was Liebgott sitting down after telling the concentration camp inmates that they had to stay in the camp.
Nixon didn't fire his weapon because his weapon was solely for self defense. Nixon was Army intelligence. His job was to rely information from the front line to forward command and then carry orders to the front lines.
Seeing you love the interviews. You should watch "We Stand Alone Together "
Beautiful ending. Thank you for paying tribute to them and honoring these men
Every Memorial Day weekend I watch this series. I still cry every episode
That last line gets me every time. God Bless our fighting Men and Women.
I love Lipton's quote at the end "Henry the fifth was talking to his men and he said from this day to the ending of the world we and it shall be remembered. We lucky few, we band of brothers, for he who sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother."
That "This place reminds me of Bastogne" line was an in-joke they threw in to lighten the mood of the otherwise heavy episode. The production crew had created their own forest to film the forest scenes on, so this was the same set, just without snow on it.
Grandpa said "No, but I served the company of heroes." TEARS every time.
Glad you finally watched arguably the best show ever made. Now onto The Pacific
Oh boy...the penultimate and most impactful episode...have courage Addie, you can get through it. 👍
Also...something that comes up in the last episode that is not fully explained is the Adjusted Service Rating Score...which is what the "points" they keep referring to is about. The Army needed a system to decide in what order folks would get to go home, since not everyone could go home at the same time. The system heavily prioritized people with children under the age of 18 to get them home as soon as possible, and focused on medals awarded and time in service overseas as other criteria.
In almost 60 years Band of Brothers is the only film or tv I’ve watched that I feel like I’ve actually personally experienced each episode. Very special.
"Why We Fight" was also the name of a series of films produced by Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life) to aid the war effort.
It was rough when we first realized what the camp was. Those scenes in the camp brought us to tears . . .
Addie, your observations at the end are pretty spot on. 'How do you go back to normal life?'
I don't think you ever really do. There are always memories, things in ordinary life that remind you of certain events.
There's lots of examples I could give, but I'll mention just one. I had a pistol with me everywhere I went, for 6 months. It never left my side. In the toilet, shower, it was never more than an arm's reach away. When I slept, I slept with it under my hip. It was always loaded. When the tour ended, I would find myself often thinking I didn't have something with me, the way you might check for your car keys, or wallet, and then the realisation that what was missing was my pistol.
About 4 or 5 months after getting back from one particular tour, I realised that all was not right. After making the difficult decision to seek help, I was diagnosed with PTSD, and hypervigilance. Treatment for PTSD doesn't make it go away, rather it tries to equip you with coping mechanisms that manage things to a greater or lesser extent, dependant on all kinds of other factors.
I can't compare my experiences with those from WWII, different times, so many different factors, but I have met numerous veterans from all eras, including WWII, and despite the differences in age, and circumstance I can say that the conversations regarding the impact of war, and service, are the same. It spans the generations in such a unique way that I cannot think of another example.
Even though veterans may have served a certain number of years, for those that have seen active service, it really is a lifetime, as it never leaves you.
ALL of them...boys and girls, men and women, ladies and gentlemen... THE BRAVEST AND TOUGH AS NAILS PERSONS THAT EVER walked this World. They endured hell, in combat zones or not.., trying to bring peace...and they did. And they REBUILD it. Deepest respect for this generation. Salute, from Brazil
"We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers" comes from Shakespeare, Henry V, when the King addresses his troops before the critical battle.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's next to a British Legion home that housed mostly 1st World War vets. As kids me and my friends would talk to them and run errands for them all the time. We never asked about the war because if they didn't talk about it, it was rude to ask. Some amazing couples that gave you a whole new perspective even if we didnt realize it at the time.
'Lest we forget'
His facial expression in that instant when Winters said the German any surrendered. Absolutely perfect.
Two of my favorite moments from ep 9 that often rarely get mentioned are:
1. Webster saying "Bullshit!" to the baker. So many German citizens claimed they had no idea about the concentration camps... but many of them knew. They had to. They just didn't want to admit it to themselves that they were supporters of the most evil regime in the history of the world. Webster wasn't buying that shit.
2. The German woman from the house house was disgusted with Nixon's disrespect of her husband' photo (who I'm sure she clearly loved). But when she sees him again, she has a new look: one of pure shame and guilt. And since her husband was a decorated officer, he either knew about and supported these camps, could have even directed a camp, or he was still fighting on the side capable of it. So the audacity of her original anger with Nixon was thrown right back at her 1000x more. And she knows it.
Undoubtedly, she was the one who warned the guards that the GIs were coming.
Your comment is of an opinion not fact.
Many Germans knew about the camps but not all to the extent or details. Some offered food and tried to help, other engaged in their labour and as early as 1933.
The German officer photo was shown as a deceased soldier (black ribbon on the frame) and more so an Army officer of Major or Lt Colonel and not necessarily with any factual evidence that he was aware of details of the Nazi atrocities.
I'm sure many did know but what are you going to do about it living under a totalitarian dictatorship. Some with courage did and ended being shot. The great majority just kept their mouths shut although I'm sure a disturbing number approved. Of course the victims of the Soviet Gulags and labor camps also need to be remembered and those would have continued in operation well after this episode.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thank you for your emotional and respectful reactions and reviews for these American Hero’s
I'm sure it's been mentioned before, but it is incredible to think how young they actually were. For instance:
Winters - 26
Guarnere - 21
Compton - 23
Nixon - 26
Sobel - 32
"Bull" Randleman - 24
Malarkey - 23
Lipton - 24
"Shifty" Powers - 21
And of course, others were younger. It's unbelievable what they went through at such a young age. Something to think about.
There's more to watch: the box set included a documentary called "We Stand Alone Together," which took historical footage and extended interviews with the vets of the company, that you should watch. All of it was shot 25 years ago, so it's very sad to say that every member who served in Easy Company has now passed on, but it's still a great snapshot of how they still connected in the years after the war.
The timing in which this show was created and made available to watch was just perfect. Most of the Easy Company men were still alive to give interviews, and being included in each episode brought home to us a bigger sense of realism and familiarity. In other words, we were more aware that this happened to real people and we were following their journey with them. I think that fact above all else; besides the outstanding production value, casting, directing style, editing, music score, cinematography etc. is what sets Band of Brothers apart as everyone's favorite war series. And I feel that is what drives the emotional punch at the end of the last episode. Thank you so much for your reactions to this show, I never get tired of re-watching this show with good reactors. I am so glad you will be watching the documentary of "We Stand Alone Together" and I really hope you will be posting your reactions to that one as well. Cheers.
I've seen interviews with some of the actors in recent years. I think they actually have reunions like the original Easy company survivors did for decades. It's interesting how the actors whose real life counterparts were still alive said that when they talked to these men, most were reluctant to talk about themselves. but when asked about another Easy man, they were more than willing to share stories and anecdotes about their buddies.
I've watched a couple reactions to this series recently so I'll come back to it later on. That being said, I'm here for the waterworks that are pretty much guaranteed in "Why We Fight". 😉😭
Big hugs for Addie, she's a trooper. ☮❤
The real Shifty Powers has such a great voice and such a wonderful attitude "That man and I could of been good friends". Most of these people were just normal men - then you see the camp and realsie some were demons in human skinsuits.
Could have.
@@sumelar so that's what you wanted to focus on ... really. Okay.
There's an interesting mention near the end of someone returning to Berlin as the Governor of Spandau Prison.
Interestingly, Spandau Prison by the 1980's had just one remaining prisoner, Rudolf Hess. He was guarded by members of the Royal Military Police. The prison was demolished in 1987, after Rudolf Hess died.
One of those officers appointed to protect Hess, in the 1980's would later become a Colonel, and would be one of my last Commanding Officers before I retired.
Episode 10...But it's not the end: Easy Company is the most ironic name in military history. From D-DAY all the way to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, there was nothing Easy about it. I never want things I love to end, but you want the pain to end for these Men, and the peace to begin. The German Field Marshall's speech is actually what ties the entire concept of of the series together unexpectedly. I implore you to see "We Stand Alone Together" and Ron Livingston's (Nixon) Bootcamp Diary. It makes you appreciate the series even more unbelievably. "Were you a hero in the War Grandpa? Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" Near tears every time. Thank you for taking this journey. Currahee! ♠
For context Addie you really need to see "The Fallen of World War 2"
I remember watching this with the rest of my platoon. I saw a couple battle-hardened men tear up during Maj Winters story at the end. Still gets me every time and I know it's coming.
If you want to hear the Gory Gory song, look up Vincent Speranza Gory Gory. He is an old 101st soldier, who recently passed. He fought in Bastogne and sings the song word for word. You probably already know, but many of the extras in the camp scene never got to see the series. Many were Cancer Patients and didn't survive to see the show. In the surrender scene, they missed out on a huge story. Winters accepted a pistol from a surrendering German, and was shocked to find it was never fired. He never fired it either, even after he brought it home.
The view from the Eagle's Nest is incredible.
It is sad, but although these men seemed immortal, -
The last surviving member of the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company, which was made famous by the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," has passed away. Bradford C. Freeman, who was known to his friends as Mr. B, passed away on July 3, 2022.
Heroes, all. Thank you for your unwavering service.
Addie, it was a great joy to find your channel and watch the series with you. I can't wait for the documentary as it's amazing, and like all of us, thank you for watching the series with us
President Eisenhower (then Allied Supreme Commander General Eisenhower) upon visiting one camp he gathered all town's people in the square with the Bürgermeister(mayor) at the front of them, he basically told them they bury all the bodies because he didn't want anyone to say they didn't know. He also told he make they himself feel ashamed his last name was Eisenhower. His Grandparents and parents (before they married) imagrated from Germany in the 1800s. He first generation American he also graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point.
The writing of episode 9 is so brilliant. We start with the men of Easy Company discussing how in another life the Germans and the men of Easy may have been good friends. It it gives this sense of humanizing the Germans. As the episode goes on we see Janovich reading the article about "why the war is being fought" then a few moments later Webster exclaims "what the fuck are we doing here?" It really makes you realize that up until this point the men of Easy just knew the Germans were "bad" they had no idea the extent of what the Nazis had done as far as the camps. That scene of Perconte sprinting back to regime to find Winters really drives the point home that the men had no idea what they had found. As soon as the men enter the camp the question of "why we fight" is answered immediately.
"Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" gets me every. damn. time. The way his voice trembles is just heartbreaking and also beautiful. RIP to those lost and, at this point, there are very few left. I had a grandpa that was in WWII and I'll never forget his stories.
I would like to hear your thoughts on THE ZONE OF INTEREST that released recently. I found it particularly haunting, and relevant to both the subject matter at hand as well as today. It won 2 Oscars last week (International Feature Film and Sound).
All of the members of Easy company are gone now. And I'm so glad that we have this as a way to tell their story so that we may never forget what these men sacrificed.
Absolutely loved your genuine emotional reaction. Made my eyes well up
If you don't cry at the end of this, you see not human. I have seen this twenty time for sure and I still cry like a baby. Because it's real. It's all real.
I've always said that if I ever wanted to become an actor I'd crush it because if ever I had to do a crying scene I'd just have to THINK OF the finale of this series, and it would work every damn time.
For as long as Band of Brothers has been around I actually watched for the first time last year. You just finished and there will be others who are seeing it for the first time.
I look forward to seeing your reaction to We Stand Alone Together
Thank you for your heartfelt reactions to this award winning miniseries.
In advance, thank you for reacting to the accompanying documentary to the miniseries: We Stand Alone Together. There is no better bookend to this remarkable work.
The Why We Fight episode definitely hits very hard. No words can ever adequately describe what happened in the camps and what it must have been like for those who found the camps. Just so very heartbreaking and sad. I love the speech the German general makes to his soldiers and how that also applied to the men of Easy Company. The actor who played the German general, Wolf Kahler, played the Nazi colonel in Raiders Of The Lost Ark. I loved seeing them play the ballgame and Winters telling what they did after the war. The actor who played Buck, Neal McDonough, named his first-born son after Buck. Throughout the series, I loved the relationship between Winters and Nixon and was happy that they remained friends after the war ended. As a Veteran myself, I would loved to have met Winters before he passed away just to shake his hand. In addition to the book Band Of Brothers, there have been other books written since this series came out. Two that I have read are Beyond Band Of Brothers, written by Cole Kingseed and Richard Winters, and Biggest Brother, by Larry Alexander, which is also about Richard Winters. Compton, Malarkey, Lipton and Shifty also wrote books as well. And Babe and Guarnere co-wrote a book together. They remained lifelong friends after the war and were practically inseparable. Looking forward to your reaction to the documentary. I also definitely recommend The Pacific. It is a harder watch than Band Of Brothers as the Pacific was a very different environment and they were fighting an enemy very different from the Germans.
My Memorial Day weekend is never complete until i've finished watching this.
I served in the U.S Army from 97-01 and i consider myself a pretty tough guy, but i've NEVER watched Episode 10 and NOT cried at the end when we get introduced to all the real soldiers.
Great series reaction Addie!
You made it through this amazing series with some insightful commentary and a lot of emotion. Thanks for sharing with us.
The ending really hits you in the feels for sure! The documentary is amazing too. Hope you react to that also. Not everyone does.
The song was Blood upon the Risers.
Great reaction Addie! Thank you for sharing this journey with us. Happy St Pats! ☘️
Shifty saying "Under different circumstances, we might have been good friends" has always stuck with me. In the end we are all humans, with differences in languages and culture. War happens. But we should always seek out our similarities first, and only let our differences lead to conflict when there's no other option.
I once went to Dachau when I was stationed in West Germany from 89 to 91, I witnessed all of the horrors of the Final Solution to the Jewish Question by the Third Reich. In addition I once spoke with an old German who was drafted in 1945 at the age of 15 into the German army. He told me about life under the Third Reich and I'll never to let that happen in America, enough said.
One final thought for you, did you notice one thing was missing from the camps? No children because they were killed upon arrival at the camps, how horrible do you have to be to murder children? 😢
I have worked in child welfare for over a decade now, I have never seen any horrors that equalled what the Nazis did during WW2. 😢
I;ve been to Austria and Switserland and would go back to Austria in a heartbeat.
The Pacific series was produced by the same director... Hope you take the time to watch...
So glad you reacted to this series!
In regards to the prison camp. Easy Company was not the 1st American unit to find it. It was first discovered by the 12th Armored. Easy just got cleanup duty.
I met both Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron at an Airborne function that we got to attend with my father (160th Warrant officer), where neither of whom couldn’t be less interested in what questions my dad and I had, but solely interested in flirting and fawning over my mother haha. Houndogs to the very end.
You did well with this series. They are truly our "greatest generation". My father fought in the Pacific with the Marine Corps, he is the reason I joined the Marines out of high school.
Tom Boyte
GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
My grandfather served in Vietnam. Thank you for serving our country at a time that our military didn't receive the respect that they most certainly deserved.
If you end up watching the Pacific, there are a few more scenes that show how some of the guys were effected when they went back home or were sent out of combat
Still one of the best tv series ever made, and arguably the best war series ever. Since then we got plenty of good shows. Epic shows. Even two follow-ups to BoB - The Pacific, and Masters of the Air (both of which are good), but none like this. When it came out in 2001, this was unprecedented. To see this quality in a television show, and a historical one, based on true events, about such a legendary unit. This was awesome.
You might want to watch "The Best Years of Our Lives" for an insight into how soldiers managed to make the transition back to their lives at home. An Oscar winning movie, it is truly excellent.
Thx for the reactions to a truly great series