I remember fondly these two gentlemen. It was October 2004 and I was fresh out of my 2 of 3 back surgeries at Portsmith Naval Hospital, VA. Across the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, at the MacAurther Memorial, BoB’s were having a meet and greet book signing if you will. Changing into my Service Alpha’s (Class A’s) stood in line for my turn. Having my book, DVD’s and camera at the ready. When I finally got to meet them all and exchange brief smiles and thank yous, I believe it was Babe that started giving me shyet for being a Marine. I wasn’t about to engage the interservice rivalry but Wild Bill to his credit took a look at my chest and saw my jump wings. “Leave him alone. He’s one of us”! I’ll always remember Wild Bill with that comment. Better men than me.
I have to say, Bill was quite the character. My son and I, both veterans would meet him in Allentown or at the Mid Atlantic air museum WW2 weekend. He always recognized me as a friend and fellow 101st Airborne veteran. But I was in the 501st and that was all he needed to start up the rivalry between the units. “ oh you better watch your wallets boys, the 501st is here” I would give him some back and he loved it too. They don’t make them like that anymore. RIP airborne buddy.
Ironically I live in Whitehall (Egypt Twp). 10 mins north of Allentown. Made many visits to the Forks Gunshow there. Use to reenact (bad guys) putting on Living History displays at Reading some years back before that event gave up the ghost participation wise.
Ehh...they served in the European Theater. You all were on the other side of the world making do with that 30% of the war effort FDR and Churchill alloted your theater.
God bless you yanks....when ever anyone has a problem....you are there....some of us remember...my father fought side by side with you in normandy....my wifes dad side by side with you in.korea.....god bless you all......
Unfortunately Americans have forgotten the large numbers of British troops who fought in the Ardennes and helped rescue the US Airborne in Bastogne, they rewrite it as a purely American battle now
@@claverhouse1 Yes, u r correct. The northern flank probably would have collapsed without the Brits. Some Brits were actually in Fort, if I recall correctly.
Hotton 666 BRITISH graves.CWCGz🇬🇧 just at Hotton alone died Hanssen lost two tanks and could not get into Hotton and he changed his objectives. Hotton a British upgraded 17 pounder Sherman 🇬🇧 Turret is still at that bridge. Zero Yanks defended Hotton 666 British stopped the Hanssen Panzer colllumn. Not any Yank.
This is so true. I feel sorry for the newer generations that never had the chance to interact with these men and women. My grandfather was a WW2 vet (Normandy), but he never talked about it. I grew up in Texarkana, TX, and he was friends with Bull Randleman. I never knew Mr Randleman as anything other than my Grandpa's buddy who would meet us for lunch every week, along with a few other elderly gentlemen. Imagine my shock and surprise when I saw him during the interview portion of the Band of Brothers TV show when it first aired. I was a senior in high school, and my Grandpa had passed on by that point, and I was living in another part of Texas. I never got the chance to go back and tell Mr Randleman how much he inspired me.
I lived in south Philadelphia and took the bus with Babe all the time. He always wore his airborne jacket and Bill used to go to the diner nearby. I miss those times.
Saved from what ? Whole eastern europe suffered communism, and now just 3 generations later we are heading for a same conflict. Their sacrifices were pointless like any other war before and after them. Non of this makes any sense and we need to stop romanticising veterans - all of them just threw their lives away for nothing (not their fault of course)...
I am a retired career paratrooper and I went to The Netherlands and Belguim for 5 years with DOD afterwards. I went to Bastonge over 40 times. At the American Cemetary in Holland, Margratten, over a 3 year period I started at one end of the rows and completed putting two flags (one US and one Dutch) with the boy scouts. I took a photo each year where I started and ended. It was a great honor to for me to do this for the brothers who were my heros growing up. Over 101 jumps, master parachutiest, and all the surgeries and spinal fusions to go with them. I took my two boys to every WWII Airborne Battlefield. We did the "The Bridge Too Far" in one day. I had a friend in Korea who retired from the US Army but was captured as a Brit Paratrooper in Holland - he was on the movie set and the part about the guy running for the cannister dropped full of red berets was his stick buddy. Terrible war. All the wars are terrible. Only the dead are young forever.
I can listen to these guys for hours. They have such a wealth of knowledge and experience that I would never have imagined all they went through and the training they did to get ready for the invasion on D-Day. The utmost respect for them and all their comrades from Easy company PIR 506th 101st Airborne Division. As well as every single person who served and serves today. Thank you 🙏.
The sad reality is worse. They dont just disappear or evaporate, they torn to pieces Im sure torso head limbs were around. Whoever had to clean that up..... it's too much for a man to register that through his eyeballs.
I've been to recovery searches for missing soldiers. We sifted the dirt on possible positions and found a lot of bone fragments and teeth. Thats what was left sometimes of soldiers. Sometimes a larger skull fragment or a shinbone. A direct hit with large caliber leaves not much and often enough, the trenches and foxholes were just closed with the remains inside or not even that. There are places that are still today dangerous to go to because of unexploded ordnance or mines, like the Hürtgenforest in Germany. The countries directly affected by heavy fighting couldn't afford to deploy search and retrieving teams, because the people left had to rebuild.
Yeh hit me hard too up I remember seeing it on the band of brother tv series and it was horrific but hearing them talking about for real was just awful I can't even imagine what it must of been like I honestly don't want to imagine it I guess back then you had no choice but to shrug it off and get on with it there was a war to win and plenty of germans out there trying to do the same to you
@@fosterfuchsyeah I'm painfully aware of that. Had to leave my home 2 times because of controlled detonations of bombs. What I meant is, that until the 60s some regions were so full of unexploded or left behind ordnance, that people just didn't go there, so a lot of fallen soldiers were just left there. My dad was a forester in the 60s. He had the job to reforestate an area were heavy fighting took place in the end phase of the war and he told that the area was still littered with ammo crates and mortar rounds. An official bomb squad wasn't really established yet and they had work to do, so they just threw a lot of stuff in an old quarry where it laid till the 80s. I've been to that area a lot in the early 2000s for hunting and you could still see all the foxholes and some surface finds like bottles or empty rifle cases.
This is awesome. I got to meet these amazing gentlemen, as well as Dick Winters, as they flew together out of PHL for this trip. I was working security and was chosen to take care of these men in a private area as they came through the checkpoint. Being able to serve those men in the smallest of roles was a tremendous honor for me, as was being able to thank them each face to face.
No matter how cold I get in the middle of winter when I happen to be outside, I always remind myself it's not nearly as bad as these men had it. Without adequate gear, during one the coldest winters in living memory, while being shot at. I have no right to complain.
@@stephenbartley8133 I was born and raised in Germany. Without them, I wouldn't be here. My parents met while studying and training for a career in the German Protestant Church. If Germany hadn't been liberated by these men, my parents wouldn't have had the opportunity for this career choice, and they would not have met.
My great uncle paul reigle fought in that battle he never talked about his experiences over there but I'm proud of his service he was a great man very quiet rest easy uncle paul
Quadruple mind-boggling bravery God bless these men for what they endured indescribable unimaginable Terror they must’ve felt one and all least we forget the least we forget😐
Como é impressionante ver homens já em idade tão avançada, voltar assim a um lugar de tanta dor e sofrimento. Hoje em dia, o que mais se vê são jovens depressivos com qual coisa
My uncle Ray Smoot on a road behind the Normandy beaches, was shot and severely wounded on D Day + 2. He was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in a German hospital. My uncle Peter Gable was an MP and walked the Omaha and Utah beaches with General Eisenhower a couple days after that. My dad Edward Gable later on fought in the Battle of the Bulge. They were all heroes to me.
My brother and I walked those woods two years ago. It was quiet. Many of the foxholes are still there. It is worth visiting. For me, it felt like walking around in an open-air church
Respect à ces courageux anciens qui ont été envoyé sous prétexte de liberté, et en fait pour de sombres projets d'asservissement de l'Europe affaiblie, scénario qui se répète aujourd'hui...ils ont souffert pour rien...
Why bother with captioning when you can't get 50% of the conversation correct? Just leave it out if you can't understand what they're saying. Everyone else understands what they're saying.
David Websters memoirs, which became a book. Provides great information on the 506 PIR. It's an excellent book from material written during and after the war but 40 yrs before BoB. He gives details on men that were briefly mentioned in BoB, such as Bill Dukeman,kia in Holland.
Bill and Babe went back to Europe, all expenses paid by HBO. HBO even picked up the tab for all the alcohol, $15,000.00 worth! Diabetes be damned! I loved these guts!♥
I'm very sure, with no doubt in my heart, that Guarnere asked one of the camera guys, "Hey, you haven't seen a leg around here, have ya? I think I left one around here." I know I would.
Heros...they all were Heros..nuttin like them now in this country..bet theyre happy they are dead with what this country has become.....i served my whole family served wifes dad did the rhine crossing wounded etc..the most humble man you ever met....
That is so funny that all of the nonsense those two did One got the good conduct medal.. They actually laughed about that at one of the reunions in Bastogne waiting in line to use the bathroom. They were agitated that they actually had to pay to use the restroom there and Babe said we FN saved this town and now we have to pay to piss? Well guys this piss is on me... and paid the money
I watched the series about a year ago. When I first saw the two characters that were based on these guys i was *convinced* thay both Bill and Gaurnere were dead, especially Bill after seeing all the injurieshe had prior. Color be suprised when i find out afew months later that they BOTH LIVED after loosing their legs! And here they are, back in that thoose woods as if they didnt loose apert of themselves there, figuratively and literally. Regardless of differences my respect to those that survived the bulge will always be high.
My uncle was in the town of bostonge before these boys of the airborne came,he told me about the germans probing the lines they would catch them coming across an open field from a tree line.
They dont make them like that anymore. The best of a generation that had strength we never will. I wonder how many generations stand on those broad shoulders.
I was here a few times, the trees are replanted (it is/was a production forest after all) and it's not 100% accurate these days. But the spot overlooking Foy is. Foxholes maintained by local folk. impressive never the less as is the museum Mardasson near by.
My god I hope our sons never have to go what they went through. For almost 80 years the peace they bought with their youth and their lives has held. For 80 years Fascism was kept back.
I remember fondly these two gentlemen. It was October 2004 and I was fresh out of my 2 of 3 back surgeries at Portsmith Naval Hospital, VA. Across the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, at the MacAurther Memorial, BoB’s were having a meet and greet book signing if you will. Changing into my Service Alpha’s (Class A’s) stood in line for my turn. Having my book, DVD’s and camera at the ready. When I finally got to meet them all and exchange brief smiles and thank yous, I believe it was Babe that started giving me shyet for being a Marine. I wasn’t about to engage the interservice rivalry but Wild Bill to his credit took a look at my chest and saw my jump wings. “Leave him alone. He’s one of us”! I’ll always remember Wild Bill with that comment. Better men than me.
I have to say, Bill was quite the character. My son and I, both veterans would meet him in Allentown or at the Mid Atlantic air museum WW2 weekend. He always recognized me as a friend and fellow 101st Airborne veteran. But I was in the 501st and that was all he needed to start up the rivalry between the units. “ oh you better watch your wallets boys, the 501st is here” I would give him some back and he loved it too.
They don’t make them like that anymore. RIP airborne buddy.
Ironically I live in Whitehall (Egypt Twp). 10 mins north of Allentown. Made many visits to the Forks Gunshow there. Use to reenact (bad guys) putting on Living History displays at Reading some years back before that event gave up the ghost participation wise.
You keep good company. Semper Fi
Ehh...they served in the European Theater. You all were on the other side of the world making do with that 30% of the war effort FDR and Churchill alloted your theater.
No. Sounds like you are a good man too sir.
The men decide the war, but sometimes, the war decides the man.
Thank you for your service.
God bless you yanks....when ever anyone has a problem....you are there....some of us remember...my father fought side by side with you in normandy....my wifes dad side by side with you in.korea.....god bless you all......
The U.S., Britain, Canada and other countries made great allies.
Sadly, not anymore. Today, young people join the U.S. services to received free sex changes operations.
Unfortunately Americans have forgotten the large numbers of British troops who fought in the Ardennes and helped rescue the US Airborne in Bastogne, they rewrite it as a purely American battle now
@@claverhouse1 Yes, u r correct. The northern flank probably would have collapsed without the Brits. Some Brits were actually in Fort, if I recall correctly.
Hotton
666 BRITISH graves.CWCGz🇬🇧 just at Hotton alone died
Hanssen lost two tanks and could not get into Hotton and he changed his objectives.
Hotton a British upgraded 17 pounder Sherman 🇬🇧 Turret is still at that bridge.
Zero Yanks defended Hotton
666 British stopped the Hanssen Panzer colllumn.
Not any Yank.
60 years later and they still clearly remember the battle, the friends they lost,the cold,the snow.
They formed part of the greatest generation. Heroes is a word thrown like confetti these days but they were true heroes.
This is so true. I feel sorry for the newer generations that never had the chance to interact with these men and women. My grandfather was a WW2 vet (Normandy), but he never talked about it. I grew up in Texarkana, TX, and he was friends with Bull Randleman. I never knew Mr Randleman as anything other than my Grandpa's buddy who would meet us for lunch every week, along with a few other elderly gentlemen. Imagine my shock and surprise when I saw him during the interview portion of the Band of Brothers TV show when it first aired. I was a senior in high school, and my Grandpa had passed on by that point, and I was living in another part of Texas. I never got the chance to go back and tell Mr Randleman how much he inspired me.
I lived in south Philadelphia and took the bus with Babe all the time. He always wore his airborne jacket and Bill used to go to the diner nearby. I miss those times.
The image of them standing on the edge of that tree line is powerful.
Like looking at two ghosts
Thank you will never be enough
These men saved us, saved a generation, saved future generations
They’d be sick to see how their sacrifice was worthless.
@@WarfraeGet help lil bro 😭
Saved from what ? Whole eastern europe suffered communism, and now just 3 generations later we are heading for a same conflict. Their sacrifices were pointless like any other war before and after them. Non of this makes any sense and we need to stop romanticising veterans - all of them just threw their lives away for nothing (not their fault of course)...
@@akshaanmehra128 Shut up, jeet.
100% correct, word can’t express enough Thank You to the Greatest Generation for OUR FREEDOM.
I am a retired career paratrooper and I went to The Netherlands and Belguim for 5 years with DOD afterwards. I went to Bastonge over 40 times. At the American Cemetary in Holland, Margratten, over a 3 year period I started at one end of the rows and completed putting two flags (one US and one Dutch) with the boy scouts. I took a photo each year where I started and ended. It was a great honor to for me to do this for the brothers who were my heros growing up. Over 101 jumps, master parachutiest, and all the surgeries and spinal fusions to go with them. I took my two boys to every WWII Airborne Battlefield. We did the "The Bridge Too Far" in one day. I had a friend in Korea who retired from the US Army but was captured as a Brit Paratrooper in Holland - he was on the movie set and the part about the guy running for the cannister dropped full of red berets was his stick buddy. Terrible war. All the wars are terrible. Only the dead are young forever.
Thank you for your service and commitment
🫡
"There's no snow." And the trees aren't exploding.
"Bull, smack him for me please"
great scene
“there’s no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren’t fucking exploding from kraut artillery”
Maaan, what those guys endured...God bless 'em.
God Bless these men. God Bless all who defend freedom for those who can't. 🙏
You dont know what your saying
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting “Wild Bill”. He was one of the most open men I have ever met and had a great sense of humor. RIP Bill
I’m so glad these great men’s memories have been preserved in print and on film. Never forget.
Thank you band of brothers for introducing and inspiring me to this.
I can listen to these guys for hours. They have such a wealth of knowledge and experience that I would never have imagined all they went through and the training they did to get ready for the invasion on D-Day. The utmost respect for them and all their comrades from Easy company PIR 506th 101st Airborne Division.
As well as every single person who served and serves today. Thank you 🙏.
God Bless you incredible heroes. Thank you for the sacrifice you made to secure our freedom.
What a heroes. They would be ashamed how the world turned out after they gave their lives and souls for our freedom
You men are still great and an inspiration to us all. Thank you for your sacrifices and all you've provided for the next generations
Our greatest generation. God bless one and all.
it's haunting to come back to a place 70 years later and just go "oh yeah the died over here"
When they mentioned about Muck and Penkala is so painful. Their whole bodies disappeared…
The sad reality is worse. They dont just disappear or evaporate, they torn to pieces Im sure torso head limbs were around. Whoever had to clean that up..... it's too much for a man to register that through his eyeballs.
I've been to recovery searches for missing soldiers. We sifted the dirt on possible positions and found a lot of bone fragments and teeth. Thats what was left sometimes of soldiers. Sometimes a larger skull fragment or a shinbone. A direct hit with large caliber leaves not much and often enough, the trenches and foxholes were just closed with the remains inside or not even that. There are places that are still today dangerous to go to because of unexploded ordnance or mines, like the Hürtgenforest in Germany. The countries directly affected by heavy fighting couldn't afford to deploy search and retrieving teams, because the people left had to rebuild.
Yeh hit me hard too up I remember seeing it on the band of brother tv series and it was horrific but hearing them talking about for real was just awful I can't even imagine what it must of been like I honestly don't want to imagine it I guess back then you had no choice but to shrug it off and get on with it there was a war to win and plenty of germans out there trying to do the same to you
@@a.m.7165 It's not unusual for unexploded ordnance to be found in German cities during construction projects, to this day.
@@fosterfuchsyeah I'm painfully aware of that. Had to leave my home 2 times because of controlled detonations of bombs. What I meant is, that until the 60s some regions were so full of unexploded or left behind ordnance, that people just didn't go there, so a lot of fallen soldiers were just left there. My dad was a forester in the 60s. He had the job to reforestate an area were heavy fighting took place in the end phase of the war and he told that the area was still littered with ammo crates and mortar rounds. An official bomb squad wasn't really established yet and they had work to do, so they just threw a lot of stuff in an old quarry where it laid till the 80s. I've been to that area a lot in the early 2000s for hunting and you could still see all the foxholes and some surface finds like bottles or empty rifle cases.
Heroes for sure, we owe our freedom to these men.
What freedom……they’d be sick to see what this country has become. A rotten festering corpse
This is awesome. I got to meet these amazing gentlemen, as well as Dick Winters, as they flew together out of PHL for this trip. I was working security and was chosen to take care of these men in a private area as they came through the checkpoint. Being able to serve those men in the smallest of roles was a tremendous honor for me, as was being able to thank them each face to face.
You know when was this interview made?
That would be an incredible honor, thank you for serving those who gave so much for us.
@@AktarusGoldrake-zb8fs 2004
Amazing video of two heroes Reminiscing. Should have more views
real life legends right there
We are allmost in december '24, 80 years after the battle of the bulge... a great anniversary of rememberence is coming very soon...
Thank you so very much God bless you
All I can say about Bastogne is that I’m glad I wasn’t there, but I salute to the fullest those who were.👍
No matter how cold I get in the middle of winter when I happen to be outside, I always remind myself it's not nearly as bad as these men had it. Without adequate gear, during one the coldest winters in living memory, while being shot at. I have no right to complain.
The casting was soo good in this show that I was able to tell who they were just by looking at them.
Except Bills actor was too short and Babes actor was too tall.
isn't it just the most interesting thing in the world seeing these two reminiscing in that spot like that.
My father was in Bastogne,.........these men are all gone now,....God Bless them!............
Without them I would'nt be here..
@@stephenbartley8133 I was born and raised in Germany. Without them, I wouldn't be here. My parents met while studying and training for a career in the German Protestant Church. If Germany hadn't been liberated by these men, my parents wouldn't have had the opportunity for this career choice, and they would not have met.
@@stephenbartley8133 глупый Американец)) ты не знаешь что ваша страна вместе с Англией спонсировала нацистов из германии?)))))))
thank's you band of brother's .
Must be surreal for them to peacefully walk around that area. I cant even comprehend being at war, then years later walking around the same site
Such men lived
Good mates...grew up in South Phily...and they both made it to 90...passing away within months of each other.
My great uncle paul reigle fought in that battle he never talked about his experiences over there but I'm proud of his service he was a great man very quiet rest easy uncle paul
Bless these men. Thank you!
Some of the hardest sonsabitches to ever walk the earth. The Greatest Generation.
Quadruple mind-boggling bravery God bless these men for what they endured indescribable unimaginable Terror they must’ve felt one and all least we forget the least we forget😐
These subtitles are appalling.
But the crowd said plenty of artillery. You know how those crowds loved to talk.
Likely just AI generated. Would be better off without them, with how many mistakes there are.
God bless these men and thank you ❤
Memória imorredoura. Honrar é preciso. Gratíssimo.
Finished the series for the nth time. Had to see this video. Still amazed.
2:49 - 2:59 in my opinion, shows how persevering and resilient one can be in hard times
they will always have to be remembered...true heroes!
Man. The casting for the movie was something else. I can recognize these two by the men who portrayed them in the movie. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks fellas!!
I'm sure it was especially powerful to be back there for Guarnere, given that he lost his leg in those woods.
I had the pleasure of having a beer with these 2 when I was a member of the 101st. Met them in DC 1994
🙌🙌
Como é impressionante ver homens já em idade tão avançada, voltar assim a um lugar de tanta dor e sofrimento. Hoje em dia, o que mais se vê são jovens depressivos com qual coisa
Heros, all of them.
My uncle Ray Smoot on a road behind the Normandy beaches, was shot and severely wounded on D Day + 2. He was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in a German hospital.
My uncle Peter Gable was an MP and walked the Omaha and Utah beaches with General Eisenhower a couple days after that.
My dad Edward Gable later on fought in the Battle of the Bulge. They were all heroes to me.
Who did these captions? They need to be fired.
probably a software program.
“Unmerciful Sheldon” 😂
@@Sailor1010 Sheldon was very unmerciful in WWII. What a jerk.
My brother and I walked those woods two years ago. It was quiet. Many of the foxholes are still there. It is worth visiting. For me, it felt like walking around in an open-air church
Thank You!
The world owes these men and their fellow soldiers a heck of a lot.
I love how Guarnere rest his stump on the crutch. Adaptation right there as every infantry solider knows.....
Two heros...
God love them❤
I thank God for men like them!! They saved the free world!!
Never Forget 🙏❤️🔥🇺🇸😎
Respect à ces courageux anciens qui ont été envoyé sous prétexte de liberté, et en fait pour de sombres projets d'asservissement de l'Europe affaiblie, scénario qui se répète aujourd'hui...ils ont souffert pour rien...
The subtitling is horrendous when Bill & Babe are speaking. You shouldn’t subtitle if you’re not sure what the dialogue is.
They truly were americas greatest sons.
Cant lie, the part where they talk about if Compton is okay is one of the funniest parts in the series
Rest in peace, Greatest generation.
Respect from England 🫡
Warriors respect 🙏
Real men
Hero’s both of them
Why bother with captioning when you can't get 50% of the conversation correct? Just leave it out if you can't understand what they're saying. Everyone else understands what they're saying.
What you don’t understand English ? You need captions 😂
@@liamdriscoll8486 Genius, my point was that it didn't need captions.
David Websters memoirs, which became a book. Provides great information on the 506 PIR. It's an excellent book from material written during and after the war but 40 yrs before BoB. He gives details on men that were briefly mentioned in BoB, such as Bill Dukeman,kia in Holland.
They were both from the same neighborhood in South Philly I think that was cool and they both went back to their old stomping grounds after the war.
Bill and Babe went back to Europe, all expenses paid by HBO. HBO even picked up the tab for all the alcohol, $15,000.00 worth! Diabetes be damned! I loved these guts!♥
2 Heroes...
Such an incredibly important moment to have the captions so fouled up.
Great stuff! “AATW!”
Honras eternas à todos que lutaram na WW2 contra o nazifascismo!!!!!!
👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I can only imagine what's really going through their heads. I don't believe I'll ever be able to go back to the countries I fought in.
those closed captions are ESL at it’s best XD
The greatest generation!
Great Men
RIP heroes 😢
We should never forget the men and women who fought and lost their lives for freedom we have today.
I'm very sure, with no doubt in my heart, that Guarnere asked one of the camera guys, "Hey, you haven't seen a leg around here, have ya? I think I left one around here." I know I would.
Heros...they all were Heros..nuttin like them now in this country..bet theyre happy they are dead with what this country has become.....i served my whole family served wifes dad did the rhine crossing wounded etc..the most humble man you ever met....
This must be an old video. Babe Heffron passed away in December 2013 and Bill Guarnere in March 2014, both at the age of 90
My uncle was there.. 18 yrs old.
The world does not make men like this anymore. Much respect to them!
When real heros existed
Rip lads.
You earned your rest
Looks like Wild Bill earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. Babe earned a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Good Conduct Medal.
That is so funny that all of the nonsense those two did One got the good conduct medal.. They actually laughed about that at one of the reunions in Bastogne waiting in line to use the bathroom. They were agitated that they actually had to pay to use the restroom there and Babe said we FN saved this town and now we have to pay to piss? Well guys this piss is on me... and paid the money
The greatest generation
I watched the series about a year ago. When I first saw the two characters that were based on these guys i was *convinced* thay both Bill and Gaurnere were dead, especially Bill after seeing all the injurieshe had prior. Color be suprised when i find out afew months later that they BOTH LIVED after loosing their legs!
And here they are, back in that thoose woods as if they didnt loose apert of themselves there, figuratively and literally. Regardless of differences my respect to those that survived the bulge will always be high.
Amen, Gentlemen
Thanks. What more can we say
We owe to them, and their brothers and sisters in service to our nation, a debt of respect and gratitude that can never be fully paid
Lest we forget.
I burst into tears when Bill got hit with a mortar while carrying Joe
My uncle was in the town of bostonge before these boys of the airborne came,he told me about the germans probing the lines they would catch them coming across an open field from a tree line.
American courage exemplified. 😢
They dont make them like that anymore. The best of a generation that had strength we never will. I wonder how many generations stand on those broad shoulders.
I was here a few times, the trees are replanted (it is/was a production forest after all) and it's not 100% accurate these days. But the spot overlooking Foy is. Foxholes maintained by local folk. impressive never the less as is the museum Mardasson near by.
My god I hope our sons never have to go what they went through. For almost 80 years the peace they bought with their youth and their lives has held. For 80 years Fascism was kept back.
Please get rid of the closed captions, they are not reciting exactly what is being said. Otherwise, God bless these men. May they all rest in peace.