*THE PACIFIC* (Episode 10) REACTION
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The worst thing about treating those combat boys from the Great War wasn't that they had had their flesh torn, it was that they had had their souls torn out. I don't want to look in your eyes someday, and see no spark, no love, no... no life. That would break my heart. - Dr. Edward Sledge Sr.
If only we could all be so lucky to have a father like Eugene Sledge's. I just love how much he understands what his son has been through and that he just needs time and love to heal. "You have no idea what men like him have been through."
Bob staring at Veria during dinner prayer was his way of telling her "I fought to get back home to you".
Many folks miss this very subtle part at the end, when Sledge is laying in the field, holding that flower up to the sun. For a brief moment, the flower passes through the sun & with the sun’s outlining circle along with the flower & pedals from the flower. It looks exactly like the flag of The Empire of Japan. Rather, the Japanese Imperial flag. Slightly implying, as Sledge slowly stood up to walk away and get on with his life. He never stopped seeing it. It was always there inside him. When Sledge met his Wife, he never told her anything about his time in the Pacific. Not even that he served. It wasn’t until the anniversaries came around that folks started reaching back out. That’s when she found out everything & that’s also when she learned of his nickname, Sledge Hammer. She finally met the rest of his buddies that were still alive. Yet upon her meeting Snafu, he told her, don’t ever shake him to wake him up, Sledge will think we’re being attacked, so don’t do it. So, if she ever needed to wake him up at night, she should gently lean into him & in his ear whisper, Sledge Hammer. She never called him that, to her, he was always, Eugene. So, one night a few months later, thinking it would be a cute thing to do, she did. She had no idea what was about to transpire. She stated in a interview. She gently leaned in & called him by his name, Sledge Hammer. She says, his eyes shot wide open, turned towards her, grabbed her & whispered back, what’s wrong, what’s happening, where are they?! She said, it scared the hell outta her. She said for just a few minutes but it felt like an eternity, he was not her husband anymore. It took her some time to wind him back down. She said she’d never do that again. It was always there just below the surface.
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Sorry, you're gonna have to provide some proof of this...
Sledge was married in the early 50s, and his writings were at the encouragement of his wife as a way of coping with the memories of his time in the Pacific theater...
Since those books are what allowed Sledge to reconnect with his fellow soldiers in later life, I highly doubt that his wife was so completely in the dark that she needed to be forewarned about his sleep behavior by Snafu...
Especially considering she'd been sleeping with the man for almost 30 yrs...
@@codymoe4986 Yeah that's what i was thinking, surely she's shook him awake before not to mention every man in those years fought in the war so i cant imagine she just didn't know
I felt, Eugene Sledge’s arc was the most interesting and best written, in “The Pacific”. Seeing the contrast between him, and his brother who fought in Europe, showed how forgotten the Pacific Theater was. It was heartbreaking to see how the government and military used the Marines, during WWII. These boys were turned into killers, when they should have been viewed as heroes. They returned home as broken men, and with no real world skills.
I am really looking forward to the upcoming third installment in the franchise, “Masters of the Air” on AppleTV+. It sounds like they are combining the things that worked from the previous two miniseries. Following a single group (in this case the 100th Air Force), and some of the less glamorous parts of the war (in this case the German POW camps). I also feel Shoshana will really relate to the new miniseries, because Robert Rosenthal (who was Jewish) will be one of the lead characters.
Definitely +1 for Generation Kill next! Before we get Masters in the air :)
hell yeah
Excellent reaction to the series, can I just mention for consideration that there is a third HBO war series. Its called Generation Kill and is centered on the Recon battalion of 1st Marine Division in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Its a very different war but the show was equally acclaimed if not as reacted too.
also remember masters of the air
@@alexthompson8977 Oh yes indeed but technically not HBO since after a tremendous long doing nothing they dropped the rights and its now being made by Apple TV. Be interesting to see what their attitude to reactors is.
And doing a brief check on a show I know they do Servant just reactions to the trailer nothing for the show,
There is a really great documentary called "He Has Seen War" that has commentary from some of the Band of Brothers and The Pacific soldiers. I think its originally an HBO documentary, but it can be found on RUclips. Its a great doc that deals with the mental toll the war took on them.
Thanks for viewing and sharing your experience with THIS one and Band of Brothers, and thanks for understanding and accepting the gravity of the sacrifices and experiences of the people shown within them. As a vet myself, my buddies and I never felt the weight and honor of being called "heroes" - we never saw ourselves that way - but have always seen THOSE of the Greatest Generation - who literally helped save the world - as OUR superheroes.
Seeing a younger generation understand and appreciate the significance of those men and women is awesome. I do hope you continue to watch these types of films/shows. MIDWAY (2019), among others, is another of the great and true stories in the era and would be a great watch.
Series showed the young, so many lost and their potential with it. No one went unscathed. Many survivors never recovered, many accomplished great things. How would today's young Americans compare should they go thru similar circumstances?
Great job. I really enjoy your honest reactions.. Unlike many of my peers, The Pacific Series is my favorite. Thanks again.
My mother's uncle was in the Pacific. He survived the Bataan Death March and was a POW for a time. The Japanese soldiers were vicious towards their enemies. He had the scars from the torture they inflicted on him. My grandfather was stationed in the European theater, which is where he met my grandmother, who was English. After the war he became an alcoholic. As I've become older and watch realistic war movies like this, I understand why he drank himself to death.
Back then PTSD was barely recognized as a thing and the general public had little understanding or compassion for it. It took Audie Murphy, the most decorated American of that war publicly speaking out about it before the country would acknowledge that men who have been through war would be traumatized by it.
Audie Murphy was involved in some of the bloodiest battles in the European war and would often write poetry about his experiences. His most famous being "The Crosses Grow on Anzio"
Oh, gather 'round me, comrades; and
listen while I speak
Of a war, a war, a war where hell is
six feet deep.
Along the shore, the cannons roar. Oh
how can a soldier sleep?
The going's slow on Anzio. And hell is
six feet deep.
Praise be to God for this captured sod that
rich with blood does seep.
With yours and mine, like butchered
swine's; and hell is six feet deep.
That death awaits there's no debate;
no triumph will we reap.
The crosses grow on Anzio, where hell is
six feet deep.
As for Sledge's book "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa," it is considered one of the most vivid and authentic stories of an enlisted man fighting on the frontline and is absolutely worth a read. Both it and Lecke's book "Helmet for my Pillow" were practically required reading in the Marine Corps when I was in.
You should watch generation kill for your next HBO war series.
Thank you for reacting to this series. I always enjoy watching people react to what the Pacific Theater was like. This series is ultimately what made me enlist because I wanted to be apart of the brotherhood that the Marine Corps has. The type of bond you create with your fellow Marines that you go through the suck with is a bond you will never get with anybody else; and frankly, nobody will ever understand that unless they've gone through the same thing. I was fortunate to not see combat, but I can't imagine going through any of that with my buddies. And thank you for understanding Eugene's fight with PTSD.
Great job. You show empathy and understanding towards these men.
Have you seen them laugh at the Czech conscripts murdered by US soldiers during "Saving Private Ryan?"
Love you guys! Another HBO war mini-series that you can watch is Generation Kill. It follows members of the Marine Recon in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It’s definitely different, but then again, it’s 60ish years after WWII so isn’t everything? A solid series worth responding to, though it is quite edgy.
Leckie would have gotten his job back anyway since there was a law put in place back then to ensure all serving men returning will have a place and not go into unemployment. Goverment kinda learned from its failings after WW1.
Sledge became quite anti-war after his experiences. He held a few anti-war lectures that you can find on RUclips. If interested, you might find it illuminating.
Great reaction you guys. Y’all earned a sub! Such a great series.
When Robert looked at Vera- he was telling her he fought for her.
Keep your eye's out for the 3rd series "Masters of the Air" which will cover the air war with the 8th Air force. it's still in production
I'm greatly looking forward to that Series!
Please watch the documentary 'He has seen war' now that you've watched both BOB and The Pacific
He Has Seen War, tells the story of return to civilian life including the very difficult challenges with a lot of reflection from wives and children.
A very valuable watch.
Great job reacting to this series. I always comment to everyone at the end of this miniseries that they should absolutely read Sledges book 'With the Old Breed'. It is considered to be the best book ever written from the perspective of a combat infantryman. It's much more detailed and gives you a much better understanding of Sledges mindset and the suffering and physical and mental agony that he and his fellow marines experienced than the Pacific ever could. If you aren't a reader the audiobook is free on RUclips. There is also a recording on RUclips of Eugene Sledge giving a lecture to I believe college students sometime around 1994 or 95 called 'The Cost of War'. I would recommend listening to that as well.
A couple of things…
First, how about a comparison between this and BOB? There is a lot of debate about which is the better series. BOB mostly comes out on top but I would be interested in your reaction.
If you want to know how the vets responded to coming home and dealing with what they had been through you should watch HE Has Seen War. You will learn more about what Bob Leckie and Eugene went through along with many old friends from BOB. You don’t necessarily need to do a reaction but just for your own knowledge you should watch it.
The book Eugene Sledge wrote shows much more how much the Marines suffered during the war than the show gave us. The actor who played Eugene Sledge - Joe Mazzello- did the Audible narration for Sledge’s memoir. It’s worth reading.
hey guys iam new to youre page and just subscribed to it, i just binged watched youre reactions to band of brothers and the pacific i loved them both u guys are doing a tremendous job of these kind of videos keep it up :) :) can u guys do we were soldiers when u guys get a chance if u guys haven't done it already please :)
I loved the ending. Showing the actor vs the real man. Telling us what happened to them.
Leckie looking at Vera at the dinner table = goals
When you enlist you writes check to the USA up to including your life cashable at their whim I say this as a combat veteran Marine
If you're interested in another story about returning veterans, you should check out The Best Years Of Our Lives (1947).
Unrelated to the show... But when you realized that the actor who played Eugene Sledge was the same who played the lil boy in Jurassic Park...
There is a scene in band of brothers and I don't remember the exact phrasing that stated you are already dead you are just waiting for it to happen which is the only way to do your job effectively.......and after you come home it takes a while for you to adjust back to "normal" and sadly some people never fully do it
They are releasing the new series Masters of the Air. It follows the American bombing campaign against the Nazis. Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in the spring.
Eugenes's Book is soooooo good
I love this series. I actually think The Pacific is 100 times better than Band of Brothers...but just my hard opinion....also... a real hidden gem of a movie on netflix is called Kilo Two Bravo....its a brittish movie which normally i dont like any brittish shows or movies...but KB2 is The Exception
16:14 2001*
It's my birthday today but I'd like to say I really enjoyed your reactions and I hope to see you guys react to other series in the future
Happy Birthday!!
@@theperfectmixx thank you 🙏🏾
There’s a copper bust of John Basalone in little Italy San Diego California
You should watch the 1st/2nd episodes again, and you'll gain a greater understanding of Sledge's Father. He being a doctor had treated war vets (and im not sure but may have taken part in WW1) and understood i think what his son would be like coming back. His son understanding is also why he was the person to best helped Sledge upon his return with PTSD.
If you want to follow the stories of more Marines Generation Kill is a must watch next
Yall should watch "Profiles of the Pacific" it tells the story of everyone after the war
Yall two need to watch Glory with Denzel and Morgan Freeman
Y'all should definitely look into "Generation War" it's a German miniseries about German soldiers fighting on the eastern front. Does a great job of humanizing the other side.
Before you close the book on The Pacific, watch all the videos in Profiles of The Pacific. Profiles of the Pacific is interviews with the still living Marines which were profiled, plus their families along with the families of the Marines who had passed when they made the series.
Guys if you ever get the chance you should react to *Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas* Starring *Johnny Depp*
ya'll should watch the miniseries Gallipoli that takes place in ww1
they train them so much to get ready for war but they never train them on what to do after a war
If you want to do another mini-Series try the original “Das Boot” miniseries.
It was a 5 hour (episode?) German miniseries that was cut down to a 2.5 hour movie for US release.
My copy of the miniseries has both german and English language versions voiced by the original actors (Mostly) most famous probably being Jurgen Proctnow the bad guy from Beverly Hills Cops 2
The saddest reality is that these young men in the Marines and Army in both theaters of war would overwhelmingly throw their rifles down if the saw the what U.S. would became in due time.
Now to Generation Kill. With it only being 7 episodes, it's a fairly easy watch.
Grandma & grandpa couldn't sleep in the same bed for years because he would strangle her in his sleep. One night he almost killed her. Still killing japanese.
Would love it if you guys completed the hbo trifecta with generation kill next
You should react to profiles of the pacific that would be a first
gotta watch generation kill now
Can you guys do the battle of Midway
Such a good movie!
@@boothedaniel92 I know rite I might watch it over again
Please not the wonder CGI remake.
Even the original Charlton Heston isn’t my favourite.
I would recommend Tora Tora Tora, Letters from Iwo Jima, Das Boot (The original miniseries of you can get it not the US cut down movie release) and 12 O’clock High.
@@shawnmiller4781 Part of the problem is the choice of narrative structure. The older 1970s film looks at the whole battle, the recent one focuses on the Enterprise. This isn’t wrong per se but if you want to learn about the whole battle the 70’s one is a better choice in spite of the fiction about internment/romance.
The CGI is another issue. The things look impressive on the screen but sacrifice historical accuracy to get there.
Have you guys ever reacted to peaky blinders
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Sledge died in 2001, not 2021.
Great reaction to a great series. One note...most US servicemen in World War 2 were not volunteers...about 10 million of the 16 million that served in WW2 were drafted. In Band of Brothers, all the men in the Paratroopers were volunteers, but that is not the case with the Marines in the Pacific.✌💯
When the war started the Marines were all volunteer but later in the war they needed to draft men in.
That’s why Sedge and the others react the way they did and are in shock when that one replacement on Okinawa (I think) says he was drafted.
You might want to read the opening chapter of A Helmet for My Pillow. Leckie’s experience volunteering was pretty different from what was shown in episode one.
@@shawnmiller4781 That sounds about right, though I am not able to easily find the exact details. The draft that began in 1940 was supposedly for all services, but I know that the Marines had an all volunteer force before then. It looks like the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions were both formed in February of 1941, and it seems you are correct that they were both all volunteer units at the time they formed, and FDR was only able to send Marines to "invade" Iceland in July 1941 because there were no draftees in the units he sent. But as you said, once the war actually started, the Marines did begin to form units containing draftees, and the 3rd Marine Division formed in September 1942 appears to have been the first such unit.💯✌
@@iKvetch558 I want to say it was about late 43, although I can’t look it up at the moment.
This would fit in with with the fact that Sedge was just as flabbergasted at “draftee Marines” and he enlisted later and missed Guadalcanal and the early part of the war but didn’t run across any during his training
@@shawnmiller4781 I did find a specific reference to an executive order from late 1942 that switched all induction to the military to the draft, and that all services were taking from the same pool of draftees after that point in time. It was Executive Order 9279 on Dec. 5, 1942...and supposedly, those earliest drafted Marines would have begun to arrive in the Pacific Theater in mid to late 1943...so you are pretty much spot on.💯
The source I found is an official USMC "pamphlet history" titled "Opening Moves: Marines Gear Up for War" by Henry Shaw Jr.
generation kill is great. bring a lil notebook tho because it takes place in 2003 and there is a ungodly ammount of real military speak that will go over every civilians head
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Now you just need to watch generation kill
I can’t watch y’all’s videos. Y’all are too damn cute.
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