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When I was a kid back in the 1970s, my dad had a good friend and partner in his law firm, Mr. Jones, who we called “Jonesy”. Jonesy had been a Marine in WWII and served in the Pacific. I was not at all a war buff as a kid, so I knew nothing about what the Marines had been through. Jonesy was always really good to me and gave me his K-Bar knife, map case, and a few other items he had in the Pacific. I thought it was cool but I definitely didn’t appreciate these items as much as I should have. To me it was just army surplus stuff that you could probably buy at any army surplus store. Jonesy was a fun-loving jovial guy who was always telling jokes and playing pranks. He would also drink himself into oblivion practically every time he came over, often passing out in our living room and staying the night. It wasn’t until years later when I developed an interest in WWII and read books by people like Sledge and Leckie that I realized the kind of hell Jonesy had seen in the Pacific. I can only assume his excessive drinking was his way of coping with the trauma he suffered from the war. I always enjoyed it when he came to visit. He always made time to play board or card games with me (he’d blatantly cheat to win! LOL), and made me feel like he was there to see me as much as he was there to see my dad. He’s one of my most favorite people in my childhood memories.

I love your reactions , you are absolutely stunning 😊

Marley, I would recommend "He Has Seen War" Docu !!! It has the interviews with the Veterans !!!

I know the series is not as dramatic or personal as The Pacific, but if you want to see what the naval sea battle of the Pacific was like, check out the documentary series "Battle 360: The USS Enterprise." It follows the battles of the only carrier to make it all the way through the Pacific War.

Sledge son said he made the mistake of sneaking up on him he almost killed him .

Great Review Marley. If you want to see another great series, I recommend the "John Adams". A great 7 part miniseries abour John Adams, his life and accomplishments as a founder of the United States. Paul Giamatti plays Adams brilliantly. Laura Linney and David Morse also star. Co produced by Tom Hanks. A great series by HBO from 2008. Thank you for the reactions, Marley.

Hey glad to see you finish this, if you want to see more of these vets i highly recommend you watch a documentary called “he has seen war” similar to “we stand alone together” it has both groups of vets talking about coming home and even interviews with families of the vets talking about growing up with their farthers ruclips.net/video/McKV4PqapO8/видео.htmlsi=ccLHizoBsLdndxUT whether you react to on the channel is up to you but. i highly encourage you watch to not only show respect to these men but to also honor and remember them how they truly were, kids who did what had to be down. As the saying goes “we stand on the shoulder of giants” but those giants were humans like you and me and they struggled in their final battle in life but they did so with courage and determination. Well on to more fun facts Sids Australian sweetheart one day came to vist sid and while he was at work mary called him up and said Shirley's was here. And with that meeting some years later one of shirleys sons who was visiting the states ended visiting the Phillips and began talking to one of Sids daughter's this would lead To both families being joined with their marriage The scene with Eugene and his farther played out basically like that, but he was aiming at the bird before he broke down, it was his dads advice instead of shooting birds he study them and this would prompt sledge to go into biology. (Fun fact Eugene‘s family gifted the actor, his actual pipe which we see in the show for representing their father so well. He still has it to this day) John basilone is still a highly revered and legendary marine in fact the USS John Basilone DDG 122 was christened in 2022 and recently it passed its sea trials and will be joining the fleet soon.

Marley, I recommend you now see the 1946 Oscar winning classic The Best Years of Our Lives, about three veterans adjusting to civilian life, one of whom was played by a double amputee. Please also see the powerful documentary Let There Be Light, about the US Army's effort to treat PTSD (known as Shell Shock at the time). Note: Chesty Puller's son, Lewis Puller Jr., was also a Marine. He lost both legs in Vietnam. He wrote a memoir titled Fortunate Son, which won the Pulitzer Prize. Sadly, he committed suicide.

One of the men I knew had been captured by the Japanese in 1942 in Java along with his battalion of the Texas National Guard. They spent the war as slave labor in Burma and Thailand. He had severe PTSD after the war as a result of all the deaths, torture, and starvation he'd seen. He credited the Vietnam veterans for finally getting PTSD recognized and treatments developed for it. He said whenever you went to the VA hospital you could always tell who the WWII veterans were. They'd be the ones quietly suffering in the corners as they waited for their appointments. Meanwhile, the Vietnam veterans would be pounding the appointment desk and screaming at the attendant, "Where the f*** is my treatment?" Those guys got the condition noticed.

The pipe that sledge smokes from belonged to the real Eugene sledge. It was given to actor Joe Mazzello by sledge’s family as a thank you for portraying Eugene. Unfortunately none of the marines portrayed in the show are still alive. R.V. Burgin was the last, passing away at 96 in 2019.

This was a truly powerful conclusion to a remarkable series.

I almost got to meet Sledge in 1995. I was stationed on Okinawa & he was part of a group of veterans returning for the 50th anniversary of the battle. His book had recently come out and I was hoping to get it autographed. But alas, the USAF decided I needed to be in Korea for a few weeks to hold back the communist horde. C’est la vie.

Thanks Marley for your reactions and commentay on this series you are great. This was especially sad when John Basilone' widow visited his parents. Watching for next reactions.

I am a new subscriber and I hope to see a first time reaction to Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott and Aliens (1986) directed by James Cameron and The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter as well:).

Hello Marley's, How was your Monday, everything okay? 🙋🏻‍♂️💕 The series was interesting but I didn't like the explicit sexual scenes at all because they were unnecessary, it reminded me of Game of Thrones when there were even rape scenes and that even made me nauseous 😢 What do you think?

Marley, soldiers returning from WW2 and Korea had it much better than the men returning from Vietnam. The WW2 and Korean vets had the opportunity to wind down from the war as a unit. Not coming home immediately after the war gave them time together and a chance to "decompress". It was the best therapy for them. Vietnam soldiers came back one at a time. As soon as their tour was over they were flown back home. One day they'd be in a search and destroy mission and the next day they'd be back in the US. WW2 vets were welcomed home as heroes while Vietnam War vets were called baby killers. What the US did to its Vietnam Vets was disgraceful. It was a war started by our politicians who knowingly lied and run by politicians with rules of engagement that made no sense. As my best friend once told me, "the whole damn thing was one gigantic cluster f_€k."😢

Growing up in the 50s I got to know a few WW2 vets. One was my Dad who had dual citizenship (born in Tampa raised in Cuba with Cuban parents and Cuban siblings, except for his older brother) and left Cuba right after Pearl Harbor to enlist in the Army. He was seriously wounded during training and was discharged in 43. My best friend's father was in the Navy and wounded when a Kamikaze slammed into his cruiser during the Battle for Okinawa. He carried shrapnel in his body till the day he died. Domingo, one of my Dad's friends served in the Merchant Marine. His ship was torpedoed twice. He and my Dad would sit out on our front porch and mostly talk politics, but he did answer my questions about his war experience. My late father-in-law was a waist gunner on a B-24 Liberator. He served in Africa and Italy from 42-45. His younger brother fought in Korea and was twice decorated. One thing all these men had in common is they came home and led rewarding fruitful lives. They never gave me the impression that they thought they were anything special. The only combat vet I knew that had trouble adjusting was my best friend, who did 2 tours of duty as a combat Marine in Vietnam. He died in 97 a victim of Agent Orange.😢 The way I see it, every generation that serves is that generation's greatest. The citizen soldier that risks everything for our freedom. I honor each and every one of them; past, present, and future.

Great reaction!

hands down most brutal episode of the show.

I think you have to be American to like this. I found it interesting but Americans will have much of a reaction to all of the iconic moments in U.S. history.

War is a nightmare and hell you never come home from, first in the noise and then in the quiet.

Great reaction!

Great reaction as usual! Keep going - can’t wait for episode 8

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That was Reagan the got shot in 1981

My uncle, Marcy Francis, 96th Infantry was killed here on April 5, 1945 after serving in the Pacific Campaign for 3 years.

They showed basic training for Doss at Fort Jackson, the same place I did basic training. All of the barracks today are 3 story brick buildings called 'starships' but some of those old ww2 wooden barracks like they show in this film are still there. Unused and mostly condemned now, the few that remain.

Really sad how the end came for Winters. He ended up getting Parkinsons disease and died of it in 2011 at the age of 92. His wife died about a year later and the family said she died from the heartbreak of losing her husband. There is a memorial statue called The Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France. If you are ever in Normandy it's a moving place to visit.

Yeah, it's not really ok to break up with your man while he's off fighting the war and she is home safe and sound. These guys are barely hanging on and you decide you are tired of being lonely so you send a dear john letter? That's the lowest of the low. 5 million ethnic minorities and 6 million Jews. That is more than the entire population of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales combined.

In Winter's book he talked quite a bit about that German soldier he shot in the field in Crossroads. The soldier was so young and was quite surprised by Winters, to the point where he didnt even realize he was in danger. That one stuck with him, and they show it extensively in ep 5.

While they keep acting like they are being put in harms way for a bad reason (to save Ryan), if they werent doing this mission they would be fighting and dying somewhere else. The choices werent 'chill on the beach or save Ryan'. The choices were 'fight and die saving Ryan, or fight and die elsewhere in Normandy'.

Life is like a box of chocolate, it won’t last long if you’re fat

Bangin good. And you're easy on the eyes.

Yes, it is a sad movie, but do not forget the great moments! The first time he heard the sweetest voice in the wide world! Soo many others. It doesn't matter about the history! "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." Thank you for sharing with us!

There's an older, lesser known war miniseries I'd recommend when you're done with this one called 'Generation Kill' about a Marine unit during the '03 invasion into Iraq

Band of Brothers and The Pacific both save a gut punch for Episode 9.

You're the best, Marley. Thanks for sharing.

Hello, check out a movie called, 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Adventure/Drama (1992). It stars Gérard Depardieu, Siqourney Weaver, Armand Assante. It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on indigenous peoples. Directed by Ridley Scott.

I watched BOB when it originally aired back in 2001. I bought it on DVD and I've watched it many times. I didn't see The Pacific when it originally aired. I waited until I found it on DVD. An unpopular opinion, I've never heard anyone else say this. But I prefer The Pacific over BOB. Thanks for watching, especially with the historical context.

The atrocities inflicted by both sides are truly disturbing. Digging the gold teeth out of Japanese soldiers was very common. Other soldiers adorned their foxholes with the skulls of the enemy. The horrifying things that happened are barely hinted at in this series. It was much more disturbing than depicted.

The fanatical and suicidal resistance put up on Saipan, Okinawa and Iwo Jima was a major impetus in decision to use the atomic bombs. Invading Japan itself would have been complete slaughter on both sides.

The battle of Okinawa really pushed the U.S. to drop the atomic bombs. The fighting on Okinawa was so brutal they estimated millions of people would have died in a mainland invasion. There’s multiple stories of Marines not believing the the war was over because they thought they would never surrender. Most Marines thought they would’ve had to kill literally everyone to win. Crazy to think about.

The moment with sledge and women is touching in that it shows sledge regaining his humanity, however it’s not what happened in reality. In reality sledge determined that the women could be saved by a medic and left to go find one. Upon returning with the medic they heard a single gun shot and, much to the disdain of sledge and the medic, out walked another marine who had followed through with the women’s request to end her suffering.

My Great Uncle fought in the Pacific in WW2! He said ( as well as other Pacific Vets I spoke with)That He didn't know what "Atomic" was when he heard about the bombs being dropped! But that it did mean, that he survived the war (many of his friends did not) Once Japan had surrendered! He got through the war without physical wounds ( the effects of Malaria stayed with him for decades) Once home (self medicating) he drank heavily for a period and while drunk broke a leg after a milk truck hit him! He got married QUIT drinking, worked a Job and raised a family! My Great Uncle, a member of the Greatest Generation!

It was estimated that over 10 million Japanese civilians would have died had the Atomic Bombs not ended the war in a week. 2 Years of this episode all across Japan: suicide charges by women and children with sharpened sticks, combat, fire bombing, and starvation.

'Use your intelligence and get these men off the trail." In his book, Eugene Sledge states the insanity of encountering the Japanese POW's when 200 yards away was the front where they were just burning, hacking, shooting, bludgeoning Japanese soldiers.

Good reaction!

The good news is that the last episode, by these standards, is much easier to watch. The psychological costs of war are much more heavily covered in The Pacific. You are correct, they did leave some things out that they felt were too horrific for the show.

Good reaction!