My First Time Watching Band Of Brothers | Episode 11 | We Stand Alone Together
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I'm watching We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
Since I have watched all of Band of Brothers, I will be watching the Documentary We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company.
I'm extremely interested to hear the stories of these brave men from easy company
The story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from 1942 to the end of World War II. A collection of fifty portraits illustrated by archive footage and recounted in voice.
Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.
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Release date: 10 November 2001 (USA)
Director: Mark Cowen
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You need to react to the pacific
Hello, Richard Winters wrote a fine book. It's a page turner. You should find and read it.
There was a story that one of the actors recalled about Dick Winters when HBO brought him out. He mentioned that they were all on the back of one of the trucks (with the canopy over it) and that when Mr. Winters opened up the back to say hello to the cast (who were all in uniform) he went pale, didn't say anything and decided to leave the set not long after. The actor mentioned that it looked like Mr. Winters was looking into the past and it was too emotional for him to bear. It goes to show how much love these men had for each other and how hard missing them hits even 60+ years onwards.
OW MY HEART OH GOD. Winters really bloody did love his men. That would've been very jarring and painful as he clearly felt guilt for each and every man that didn't make it home 💔
I think he stated it was like looking into a truck full of ghosts
@@Short_Round1999 yup
I love seeing Ed Tipper in this along with his daughter. Tipper was the one who was hit by a shell in Carentan that Liebgott helps get out of there. It's so wonderful to see that he got to live a full life afterwards.
Thanks, I didn't know that. It's amazing the punishment that the human body can absorb and still come back from.
I can't imagine the trauma he would've held from that experience! But I'm glad he had such a loving daughter and they seemed to have such a sweet bond! ❤️
@@MovieJoobEd tipper became a teacher and got married in his 60s. Kerry, his only daughter shown here, was an attorney and now is a representatives in Colorado
I never knew what happened to him! Glad he made it home.
Even in my small Colorado town i knew WWII veterans, unfortunately last year Mr. Chavez passed at the age of 102. He was a combat medic who went ashore during D-day on Utah beach as a combat medic. He stayed there working in a hospital during most of the war. Most everyone here in town called him grandpa or gramps even though they had no relation. He was a great man and an honest to goodness hero. He even attended church IMMEDIATELY after suffering a heart attack. He was a good man and I miss seeing him around town. Last year we lost a Korean war vet as well, Mr. Encinas he taught at my schools as a substitute and was an incredibly smart and kind man, he humored me and told me stories upon stories of Korea and anything he remembered as a child of WWII. In Mr. Encinas's case he didnt serve during WWII but in my mind he and Mr. Chavez came up, seeing these men recall the wars they servesd in, I miss them both and still have the utmost respect and admiration for them.
They all sound so gentle and kind despite what they have been through, it amazes me. May they all rest in a well-deserved peace. ❤
YES! Such wonderfully mannered guys you just want to hang out with them all day long! May they all rest in absolute peace! ❤️
Thanks again for taking the series all the way to this. The last Easy Company survivor, Bradford Clark Freeman, passed in July of last year. I'll remember them forever.
That is so recent holy cow! May all of Easy Company rest in peace! ❤️
Every time I see this I look at those old guys and think how, if I would have seen them on the street, I probably wouldn't have given them a second thought. It just goes to show me that the normal looking person standing right over there may be someone truly special.
You never know what another person has been through or is still going through. This is why kindness is so underrated! ❤️🥹
The most heartfelt moment of the special was the veteran who still, STILL, seventy years later, just couldn't bring himself to talk about a special, emotional incident. It was still too soon, the wound was still too raw. And it always would be so. Thank you again, ma'am. I know that was rough for you, as it still is for many of us.
That moment with Malarkey, "Better not talk about it." Is just so incredibly heartbreaking, the fact that even now he can't process it.
You are an absolute sweetheart. Glad you enjoyed the show and learned from it. My late grandfather was a ww2 vet. He was in the navy and was on a ship that was bombed by the Japanese. He was injured and died in 2012 with the metal pieces still in his arm. He never wanted them taken out. They were a reminder of what he survived when so many others didn’t. I miss him everyday.
Aww thank you so much! And omg that is incredible! I thank your late grandfather for his service! What I scary thing to experience
@@MovieJoob it would make him so happy to know that the younger generation wants to learn about what all these men went through. He tried often to talk to us about the war when we were kids but we were so young we just did t care at the time. Sounds awful now. I’d do anything to have him back and ask him a million questions. Even my grandma on my dads side joined the navy at 20 to help serve the war effort. She was buried and given a framed USA flag for her part in assisting the war effort all those years ago. Keep wanting to grow and learn. It will only assist you later in life. You’re a doll hun. Be blessed
@@sweetkiss119 Don't blame yourself for not asking more when you were young, you were a kid you couldn't have known! I'm sure just being yourself made your grandparents incredibly happy ❤❤
@@MovieJoob thank you hun!! You’re channel will grow and do well cause you’re caring and sweet and also watch and pay attention without talking over important dialogue. One of my big pet peeves with other reactors.
I just scrolled down through the comments and am amazed at how many show that Jade had read the comment and replied to it. That proves to me that Jade shares these reaction videos with us as if she was sharing them with old friends. Perhaps that is why so many comments mention how nice she is and how much they love her videos. We all seem to detect that we found something special when we first found her videos.
Aww that is so sweet! I genuinely try to respond to as many comments as I can with every video we post! I'm so glad you appreciate it 🙌🥺
Well Done Movie Joob. Not everyone follows through and watches this. It displays the men as they were, without the hollywood glamour. They shine much brighter in my opinion on their own.
They are such genuine, humble men! All people I would love to just sit down and spend the day with, listening to them!!
Man, you can really feel the pain in WInter's voice. Powerful.
I'm currently reading a biography called Fierce Valor. It is the bio of Ronald Spiers. He was born in Scotland but his family move to America and became citizens. Everything you saw in film and so much more is exactly true.
All of these men were VERY special. I really like the way they came to be family among themselves.
Again, as we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.
He is an absolute badass! That sounds fantastic! So much respect to Spiers 🙌
You are one of the gentlest souls i have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. You really soften this hardened cynical heart and I thank you for that Jade
Aww I cannot thank you enough for these kind words! 🥹❤️
There is an interview with one of the last ww1 aviators who was around 100 years old..the last question they asked him was ..when was the last time you dreamt about the war...he said, last night i dream about the war every night.
Yay you watched this! This documentary is really amazing. These men are real heroes.
I'm so glad I did!! It was great! ❤️
Thanks for the reaction. Donald Malarkey's interview segments always gets to me. HBO recently celebrated their 20 yr anniversary for the show with about ten 1 hour episode podcasts with interviews from the producers i.e. Tom Hanks, and a bunch of central actors from the show. They reveal so much more background about the real EZ company members.
For example, with Malarkey, the actor who portrayed him shared that these interviews were actually very therapeutic for Malarkey. This was the first time he ever really opened up about what he was feeling during the war.
Another example, is the epic stories of Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron. The boys from Philadelphia were legendary when it came to drinking and partying all night all the way until the very end. They were a well known charismatic tandem who always livened up any social gathering they would be taking part! I will leave it to the podcast itself to give you the rest of the details of their fun and rascal deeds hahahahaha
Aww hahaha! They were all such incredible and unique men! I hope they lived as happily as possible after all they had been through!
I love the story Frank John Hughes tells about the casting process, and “droppin’ the underbite on ‘em.”
Matthew Settle’s thoughts on Speirs were interesting, as well.
I don't know why, but Maj. Winters relating how the pistol he was given by the German Major had never been fired always chokes me up. Many of the events they recount are emotional, but for some reason that one stands out. I hope that pistol ends up in a museum where future generations can see it... having never been fired.
My father served in the Army in WWII and never really talked about it. I remember one time when I was about 10 years old one of his Army buddies came for a visit. I got introduced to him and his wife, but they didn't talk much. After I went to bed, late into the night I could hear him and my dad breaking out into laughter every so often... obviously reliving all the stories only they could understand.
I've watched BoB five, six times, I believe, and a lot more times indirectly through the eyes of reactors. There were a couple of really good ones, but this was by far the most compassionate, empathetic, caring and respectful reaction of them all. Hats off to you, Jade! You did right by Easy Company.
AWW That has utterly made my day, week, month, year! Thank you so much for those kind words! 🥹❤️
Hi Jade. Great watch! Just a heads up if you do watch The Pacific eventually: there’s a version that shows veteran interviews before the start of each episode (like band of brothers) and brief historical background as well, so definitely watch that one. I believe HBO Max should have that already built into their episodes, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re planing on watching it on. Anyway, just a heads up to make sure you watch the episodes with the interview bits as that’s one of the best parts of the series, just like Band of Brothers!
I think that version with the historical background with Hanks narration really spoils the suspense before the episodes, ie this campaign was really easy/hard etc. But everything else is really good about the intros.
Thank you so much for the suggestion!! I live in Australia so I don't have access to HBO Max so hopefully what I can access has the options! 🤞
Loved watching this series with you. Looking forward to watching the Pacific with you as well.
Thank you so very much! 🙌
It’s funny, Major Dick Winters fought at Normandy, Market Garden, the battle of the bulge, led the overtaking of Hitler’s Eagles Nest, led the Brécourt manor assault, and fought all over Germany & Holland, and came out of WWII with ONLY five medals. Whereas General Mark Miley (Joint Chief of Staff) a man who has NEVER seen battle, has a chest full of medals of his elbow all the way up to his shoulder blade. How is this fair? When I was in the Army, we used to call those types of medals “Been there” medals. You didn’t have to do anything, they gave you that medal just for showing up!
The significance of wearing the insignia on the right shoulder is that it indicates the soldier served with that unit in combat. Those that did not see combat wear the insignia on the left shoulder.
Ahh I see! Thank you so much for explaining that to me! I didn't know that!
Proud to have USASOC and SOCPAC as my combat patches. Proud of these men to have the 101st as theirs.
if you look behind Maj. Winters at the the Guidon (sm flag on the wall) was a gift we gave him back in 2000 while at the Battle of the Bulge Reenactment. we also gave Babe & Wild Bill M42 jump jackets that you see them wearing at . a few times Maj Winters would sit with a org 44 dated map and would trace out the entire route of the 506th while sharing stories.
Man every time i hear Bill's voice brings back all those drunken moments with him LOL. Funny story, During the annual Battle of the Bulge Reenactment in PA many years ago during the Prop Blast Bash in the E/506th barracks. we were sitting around with Wild Bill and 1 of are guys says to Bill " I'am going to visit the area were you fought , is their anything you want me to bring back for you?" Bill lowers his beer and looks him right in the eye and says "Yeah, if you could find my leg that would be great" then he smiled and we toasted to Bill's leg many times that night.
During 1 of the events Bill came and got me we sat on a bunk and had a drunk old Grunt to young Grunt talk during which he told me how he really earned his nickname 'Wild Bill" on D-Day and it's not mentioned in the books or shown in the series.
I met Ron Livingston in 2017 while working on a film we talked alot about BOB ( i tried like hell to get a printer, baseball bat & a bottle of VAT69 before he left) and like me him and the cast tried to out Drink Wild Bill & Babe with no luck.I talked with Wild Bill when he got back from visiting the set and he called the cast & crew weak as they couldn't drink.
22:08 mark thats Nixon with his stash of booze
if your every in Philly both Babe & Wild Bill have statutes there & Maj. Winters likeness was use for a statue in Normandy too honor JR. Officers who fought there.
i only regret not being able to thank these brave men in person. This story really impacted me and my view on life and those who serve in our military.
Aww, I'm so glad they impacted your life. I'm sure they'd be so happy to know the effect they had on your life!!
Thank you for your wonderful, heartfelt reactions to this amazing series.
4:56 making them pack it themselves was a way to motivate them to make sure it was packed correctly. They don't do that anymore, instead they will randomly select packers to make jumps with the chutes they've packed. So the motivation to pack it correctly for your own sake is still there.
I can sit all day and listen to every word and not get bored but rather enjoy every single one.
The humbleness of these men is astounding ❤
My dad served in the Pacific theater during the war, he never talked about his experiences to us. Before he passed away he was contacted by the Department of Defense to be interviewed so they could video him telling about his experiences due to the records being lost in a fire. DOD presented us a DVD of the interview, I watched it once, I can't watch it again, it was too painful for him. Rest in peace dad.
I could watch your reactions all day if given the chance and I'd never get bored of coming along with you because it means so much to me just as you mean so much to me. Jade you are absolutely awesome and deserve appreciation, reactions to these are in my top 5. As the grandson of a former navy commander, I can appreciate all those who served.
Aww thank you so much for your lovely words Randy! I appreciate this so much! And thank you for coming with me on these journeys! It has been an honour!
@@MovieJoob you are absolutely welcome. You are the only one I'd ever come to view along with. You are my hero and I will always enjoy coming along with you because you mean so much to me
There were several books after the series came out written by the men of Easy Company. The series itself was birthed from Stephen Ambrose's book "Band of Brothers" and from a book that Webster wrote. David Webster's book titled Parachute Infantry was rejected by publishers because it wasn't a action-adventure book with a super soldier, it was a true story and the publishers were not interested. When Ambrose found out about it during his research, he pushed to have it published. It is a very interesting take on what happened. I've read most of the books and will continue until I get them all read.
This documentary made me sob 😭and Easy Company (101st) did find a concentration camp, it happened differently than the miniseries.
If you are ever looking for some more Band of Brothers content, Ron Livingston (the actor that portrays Nixon) filmed a video diary on a camcorder throughout the making of the show. The whole thing is on youtube and it's got some really great stuff and insights into the preparations the actors underwent.
Your comments at the end were spot on. I mentioned before that my dad was in the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division and fought through North Africa and Europe. He was always uneasy when somebody made a big deal of his service. He never knew what to say because he knew so many guys that never made it back, whom he thought deserved all the attention. He talked about his army days a bit here and there, but there was always a subtle barrier there. I never served in the military so I just wouldn’t have been able to relate. But I had plenty of friends that served in the Army, and even though they were generations apart, when my friends came around Dad opened up a lot more and talked a lot more casually about it. Because these young guys had also gone to war and could relate to what he was saying.
Oh wow! I thank your dad for his service!! I can totally understand why they feel they can only open up to those that had experienced it as well. As sad as it is and as welcome as they could be to open up to loved ones about those tough times I completely get why they felt hesitant to. 💔
Love and enjoy your reactions, looking forward too more reactions.
Aww thank you very much!!
Thank you so much for watching the documentary. These were the real men who lived through those amazing and terrifying times. Every time I rewatch this documentary it never ceases to amaze me how grounded, down to earth and humble these men were in real life after everything they experienced; even after becoming celebrities for a while after the HBO miniseries came out. This really was the greatest generation. God bless every one of them.
Thank you for joining me on this journey!! They were indeed so unbelievably humble and down to earth! Not a single ounce of ego or narcissism amongst them and I couldn't respect and admire them more 🥹🥺
Damnit...I'm 39 years old and have seen this show several times. "That" sentence from Winters gets me every single time...here I am tearing up agian...
Aww I don't blame you one bit! It is so emotional!!
Your reaction was heartfelt. You’re such a sweetheart. If other young people like you appreciate the sacrifices these men made for us, there’s hope 🇺🇸🦅
The last of the Easy Company men passed just a few years ago. Thank you, gentlemen, and good night.
Now the cast gets together for reunions to carry on the tradition. Many have gone to D-Day ceremonies, because they feel it is important that no one ever forgets what the men of Easy Company went through.
I heard Michael Cudlitz (the actor of Bull Randleman who was arguably my favourite character/guy) mention in an interview that they did watch parties and barbeques and still meet up for reunions! 🥹
Thanks for helping to keep my grandfather’s unit and generations sacrifices alive Jade!
🤗🤗😘😘
An utter pleasure! I am so lucky to be able to experience this journey whilst being safe and comfortable in my home in Australia!! 🙌
@@MovieJoob You're welcome, Jade! Australia wasn't too safe back then either. One of my uncles got a Japanese bayonet to his forehead (between the eyes and up and across the right) at Cape Gloucester. He shot the soldier as he dove into his foxhole and the momentum carried the body and gun forward striking him during a night-time banzai charge.
Keep smiling!!
Very well done young lady. I love the way you seem to truly appreciate these men and their story.
Aww thank you so very much!!
I want to thank you for your genuine, heartfelt reactions to this fantastic tv series. You truly sound like a wonderful & beautiful soul.
Aww thank you so much for your incredibly kind words! 🥹❤️
I have only two things to say, Band of Brothers is the greatest miniseries ever made, and you are the sweetest and cutest sweetheart on RUclips.
It was so bloody incredible and I'm so glad I experienced it!! And aww thank you so incredibly much! 🥺
Such noble, dedicated and brave men…the world needs more men like them now more than ever but I’m glad that more and more people are watching Band of Brothers and the masterpiece Documentary of Easy Company, we must not forget them and the war they fought in.
Rest in Peace to the brave and noble men of Easy Company, 501st Parachute infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division🇺🇸
P.S. if i remember hearing on one of the videos of Richard Winters correctly that he was actually recommended the highest reward in the military for the battle at Brécourt Manor which was the “Medal of Honor” but unfortunately only one per Division can be rewarded the medal so he got the second highest medal “ The Distinguished Service Cross” but still a truly exceptional act of leadership.
They were such incredible men!! If it lifts your spirits I heard in an interview from Michael Cudlitz (the actor who plays Bull Randleman) that many of the surviving men from Easy Company that he met had agreed and felt that modern servicemen in the Army/Navy Etc were extremely similar to how they were when they went to war and had similar values and reasons to sign up to the army etc. Which really made my heart happy that they could see themselves and their brethren in modern servicemen and women! 🥹
@@MovieJoob Absolutely, it’s beautiful to see men and women want to carry that tradition, tactics and honor the men of Easy Company, wanting to be a soldier to fight for a better and peaceful future.
To listen to these men. Textbook example of humility. People throughout history need to view/understand what these men did. I recently gave a lesson at church on Perspective. Seeing what Easy Company endured during their time in the European Theater should give us ALL a lesson in perspective. It's so easy to pity one's situation, and indeed there are situations today that are horrendous and I don't mean to make light of them...but I wonder how many today could truly face what Easy faced. You said it well. Too young! So many "kids" 18 to 22 who were never given a chance to live life...in order to thwart a GREAT evil. As always, thank you Jade for YOUR service in keeping the story of Easy Company alive into the future. Peace.
Thank YOU for joining me on this incredible journey of incredible men! It was such an honour! They were so humble indeed, not feeling overly prideful or egotistical and I definitely want my generation and Z and Alpha to take lessons from for sure!
In a park in Philadelphia, there is a bronze statue of Edward 'Babe' Heffron. In the statue there is a bronze heart containing ashes of Babe and his beloved wife.
When Bill Guarnere passed, at some point after his death a bronze statue of him joined that of Babe Heffron in the park, fitting as the two were best of friends after the war and lived close to each other.
Oh my gosh that is so beautiful! What a lovely tribute! ❤️
The gun that was given to Winter's wasn't a "Luger" it was actually a Walther PP (Police Pistol). The model PP had a fixed barrel that acted as the guide rod for the recoil spring. This meant the spring slid over the barrel during operation. This sliding action would burnish the barrel's blue finish (look up gun bluing).
In reality it is unlikely the gun was never "proof tested" but it had never seen significant use either as a police weapon or when it was in service of the war.
Ahh that is interesting!! I am very much a gun noob and know next to nothing about guns so thank you for this information!
Jade, there are companies that organize "Band of Brothers" tours, visiting many of the sites and battlefields where Easy Company trained and fought, including Georgia, England, France, Holland and Germany. I plan on taking one of those tours with some family members in the next couple years. After we go, I would be glad to let you know if I think it's worthwhile and something you should consider. Your reactions and comments to this documentary and all of Band of Brothers were heartfelt, and it seems like something you might wish to explore further if the opportunity is right. Thank you for sharing, you've made a MovieJoob fan and follower out of me.
Oh wow that is so awesome! I would definitely love to hear all about it!
And thank you so much for your support ❤️
I loved your "Hell yeah!" when Guarnere showed off his tattoo,
I'm sure these men would've loved hanging out with you as much as you would with them :)
THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY! Aww thank you so much! 🥹🥹🥹
They were truly the best of us.
This is so touching, and triggers my own memories of the folks I served with in both branches of military I was assigned to ❤ 🇺🇸 🎥
From traumatic memories to such joyfully brotherhood, it can bring such forever memories..... I miss, and think of, my buddies from those days often...but one knows...you can never go back... So smile a smile of fondness and or appreciation for those cherished memories of your long past friends... Hoping maybe they remember you as well...and with such tenderness.
Aww I am so sorry that it brings back tough memories. I can't imagine what you and your combat brothers went through. Thank you all for your service! ❤️
@@MovieJoob wonderful fun memories also... I can always get myself laughing in the day by recalling those memories etched into my mind and heart..... As a wilderness survivalist in later life I've come to comprehend that any and all hardships in life are but tools for one's own mental and emotional growth.
"I treasure the memories of past misfortunes... For they've added to my own bank of fortitude"
"If we're to meet again, we shall rejoice....but if this be our final time together, our parting was well made"
In my long distance hiking and survival years, I'm known as one of the legends of the community.
I always instill in new hikers that "easy days on trail, may be joyous and exciting...but it is the hardships one endures while trying to meet one's own measures for survival that will be engrained in one's heart and mind as the fondest memories of one's life.... The potential for growth is the greatest." ..its The same in the military...in life.
The "prize" isn't reaching the end of a trail....just as in life...its not about getting to the end of one's journey.... The prize is every single day one wakes up and gets to be present on trail...in Nature ...in experiencing life to its fullest. ❤ ✌ 👣
You did a great job in your reactions to this mini series (the best ever made). There have been many books written about Easy Co., and apart from "Band of Brothers', by Stephen Ambrose, there are quite a few biographies and auto biographies from - Winters, Speirs, 'Buck' Compton, Guth, 'Shifty' Powers, Webster, Malarkey and a joint one by Guarnere and 'Babe' Heffron. I may have missed one or two out but they are all worth a read.
I am deeply thankful for your interest in learning and for FEELING so much about these brave men...
Aww! I am deeply thankful for all you lovely people who have joined me on this incredible journey!!
My dad fought in WWII. He only told me where he fought but never anything about the fights. I never probed. I figured that if he wanted me to know, he would have told me. Shortly before he died, he was in the hospital (before moving into an assisted living facility, they needed to assess his needs), my wife and I were moving his belongings and we found a manilla envelope. Inside were a Purple Heart and several other medals for valor. He died a few months later. When we went through his belongings, they weren’t there. He had thrown them away. He never spoke about them.
If, as some have suggested, you watch the Pacific, I'd just warn that it focuses more on the realities of war and what it does to humans, as well as showing the differences between the average German soldier and the Imperial Japanese soldier.
Dear Lady, I would have had a much easier time watching this video if you hadn't cried so much, but what can I say, the honesty of your reactions came through like a search light. Although I had watched Band of Brothers many many times (some more than others -- I don't think that I was able to watch "Breaking Point" more than a handful of times), I hadn't watched this video before. Thanks for presenting it, and being a tender, vulnerable and valuable guide.
Love the show, great reactions, 🙏👍✌️
I love to watch along with you, you make it interesting, and entertaining, and I love to watch your real emotions, your awesome! This is a great documentary, and a great insight to what these brave heroes did, it so unfortunate that every reunion they have, gets smaller and smaller, thank you for reacting to this, and I can't wait to see you next time, take care of yourself...👍👍👍👍👍
Thank YOU as always Michael for your lovely words and being here with me on this journey! 🙌
Thank you for watching this unofficial 11th episode. It gives the series a proper closing. And your empathy gives the respect these heroes deserve.
Two of Meryl Streep's early works deserve your time.
(1) The first was her very first movie, "The Deer Hunter" (1978). It is a POWERFUL movie about the effects of the Vietnam war had on several friends from a small steel mill town, fictionally set southwestern Pennsylvania. In actuality, the places that you will see in the film are in southeastern Ohio in and around where I grew up - and it came out during my junior year in high school (year 11). With my father, his brothers, and all of his cousins having been in Vietnam, coming from the same place where this was filmed, and surrounded by the steel mills and life style Michael Cimino (director) portrayed, this movie captured the feel of the reality of that time, place, and people. It is a longer movie at a 3h 3m run, with three distinctive phases in the film, but it won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Picture for a reason - a very good reason. Meryl Streep was nominated for Best Supporting Actress but didn't win that year.
(2) The second Meryl Streep movie which definitely deserves YOUR attention is her 1982 "Sophie's Choice", which gave her her second academy award; her first was two years earlier for "Kramer vs Kramer" (another must-watch for you, but I will recommend that later). "Sophie's Choice" is a very hard hitting drama bases on Alan Pakula's novel of the same name. Streep plays the title character, Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski, in 1947 Brooklyn. Having immigrated to the US right after the war, Sophie is haunted (mild way of putting it) by what she experienced in the war as a Polish Jew, the circumstances she found herself in, and a choice she had to make. I watched this movie for the first time 41 years ago as a college student and yet the mere mention of this film's title is enough to bring a seriousness and solemness over me. I won't spoil the film for you so I will leave it at this point for you to experience yourself. I have no idea why this film is not talked about more and given the credit it is due.
Finally, WHERE IS YOUR POST OFFICE BOX ADDRESS? I have checked every one of your channels except your behind-the-paywall Patreon for it, and I don't see it! You need to give us the address! I'm certain that I am not the only one out here who has gifts of admiration and appreciation to send to you.
What a lovely reaction. I love how much you love them.
I just want to hug each and every one of them. How I would've loved to show each of them a little bit of softness and kindness that they experienced so little of during that time of their lives! 🥺
You should make the journey to Toccoa GA. someday. There's an awesome museum in town and the remains of Camp Toccoa is still at the foot of Mt Currahee. You can still follow the original trail up the mountain today . .
It's always chilling how Guarnere casually says "I did a lot of killing on D-Day." Winters was later heard saying, he had two men beneath him upon whom he could always count to get things done, natural born killers: Bill Guarnere and Ronald Spiers.
He didn't say they were natural-born killers. Natural-born killers imply they enjoyed killing. He said of the battle of Brecourt Manor- It was no accident that i had selected my best men; Compton, Guarnere, and Malarkey in one group, Lipton, Ranney in the other. These men comprised Easy Company's "killers", they did not enjoy the killing but they were soldiers who instinctively understood the intricacies of battle.
As for Speirs Winters said of him- Spiers was the most brutal man i had ever known in combat, but in combat, you need brutal men. Winters and Spiers enjoyed a close friendship after the war.
This is from Winter's book- Beyond Band of Brothers- which he wrote based on his memoirs
They have all past on to posterity. Yet, their story continues to be told for future generations.
Again, thank you for sharing this journey with all of us. Your reactions throughout the series were simply marvelous.
In addition to doing "The Pacific", might I also suggest something as uplifting....a 1996 12-episode miniseries from HBO, produced by Tom Hanks and Ron Howard, showing a dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program: "From the Earth to the Moon".
Thanks you for watching the greatest generation in history
It saddens me knowing that even though these Men's actions and bravery, have lead to the survival of theses men and their bloodlines. But they still have guilt for the ones they couldnt help. True bravery
THIS comment!! Agreed. 💔
absolutely loved this series and your reactions to these. Did you ever react to The Lost Battalion? If not that's a great movie to look up.
I was born during the Korean War so I grew up with a lot of WWII veterans in my family. One cousin was actually with the 101st. Airborn and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes, at Bastogne and quite a few other places. He carried a piece of shrapnel in his leg for the rest of his life. He didn't want to tell any stories or talk much at all about his experience. I'm sure for many it is just too painful.
Oh wow!! It's unfortunate that he didn't want to talk much about his experience but I also completely understand it! 💔 I hope he lived a long and happy life however!
@@MovieJoob Yes, he had a great life and three very successful children. He was a commercial architect and built many of Boston's large civil projects (buildings, bridges, etc.).
I love your channel and may I suggest one of the best feel good movies is called “Angus “.
Did you miss the ending where Babe Heffron sang Bridget O'Flynn? Or is it on the patreon video?
Sad thing, that no one ever felt the need to share the stories of the soldiers from the other countries involved, like GB and France and all the others in a similar way. As amazing as this series is, those people would deserve this honor too for their sacrifices. But unfortunately, now is too late for that, no one left. If I'm wrong and there is something similar available, it would be good to know about it more.
"it didn't even dawn on me that he had killed people" - said about Shifty Powers, the most lethal shot in all of EZ company. That's crazy. Finding out your relative was a master sniper who might have dropped a hundred germans.
Very great reaction.
Today, in 2023, none of these heroes of the E Company are among us anymore. Their suffering, their sacrifice, and their stories are their legacy. Millions of people we are free today in Europe because of them. They will always be remembered through this TV show. But don't forget, there are still veterans from The Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, Granada, Kuwait, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, ... All of them suffered and sacrificed for us; they all have stories to be heard and they all be remembered.
The same goes for all the other heroes from the allied nations that suffered.. Canada, Australlia, Briitain, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Belgium, France, Poland, Norway, Netherlands etc etc Just a shame that there's not a series made about all of them brave heroes as well.
Heroes -
The things is with young people you forget you get old. Some who died never got to live to an old age and knew nothing but war. Never married and never got to grow old. Lest we forget.
If you break the gun down, inspect the firing pin and barrel, you can tell if a gun has been fired or not.
Oh interesting!! I've never seen a gun in person, fired or unfired so I am the worlds biggest noob when it comes to guns!
@@MovieJoob Being American, I learned to shoot as a kid and field strip them and clean them. Unfortunately, that’s not a good thing, I’d rather be like you, or live in a country where guns aren’t part of the culture, for better or worse. I’m glad you watched this following Band of Brothers, I got emotional right alongside you!
Hi Jade hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Thank you as always John! ❤️
Worth noting is that the Buck at 3:20 is not the Buck you're familiar with from the show. He was Buck Compton.
My Grandad served in the Korean War 1950-51 USMC Semper-Fi sadly he passed away on May 25th 2001 he was 74 years old his name is Joe C Tucker Jr
"can't believe you had to pack your chute yourself" - who else would you want packing it really? I think you'd want to see for yourself it was done right.
""we were calm" - well it _is_ Lipton saying that.
As you see Pete Toye. It might as well be Joe Toye.. they look exactly the same. Father and son ❤
Spitting image! I'm so glad Pete was willing to be a part of this on behalf of Joe! ❤️
The gun that Winters had from the German Officer is in a Museum, along with other Easy Company items.
your voice is so soothing.. pls make asmr videos, storytelling, book reading or singing something like that..
Aww thank you so much! I would honestly love to one day! Maybe in the distant future when I no longer do a day job that could be like my 4th channel! I would really enjoy it!
And this is why that generation is known as the Greatest Generation 🇺🇸
2 other documentaries i'd highly recommend is Greatest Raid of All Time and Victoria Cross: For Valour by Jeremy Clarkson, both amazing topics and stories with interviews from the soldiers themselves
Cool that you enjoyed the series so much that you are watching the documentary
I did! And just adore these men and hope that they had as peaceful a life as possible afterwards and rest in peace now!!
While it is true that Easy company DID have one of the highest casualty rates of the war, BUT they also had the highest kill ration of any unit during the war which was about 25 to 1
Please provide the source of this information.
If you would like to see the behind the scenes for the actors and what they did to prepare, you can search for Ron Livingston's band of brothers video diary. Perhaps it would be something cool to react to as well.
I don`t remember if he got his name up there in the documentary, but this is Buck Compton 8:09
Many German soldiers were shipped to POW camps in the USA. The hard types (SS etc.) were put in high security camps but the standard soldiers were put in less secure camps and many were used as labor filling in for missing American workers on farms and factories. Many returned to the states after the war and settled there.
And yet far more kind and humane conditions than the SS's death camps. I wonder if they felt the irony during their stay in those camps.
@@MovieJoob Apparently many of the common soldiers who were captured in France and during Market Garden were unaware of the concentration camps. When word of the camps came out after the allies found them the mood about the POW soldiers darkened quite a bit in the USA.
I wish the show showed that Winters expected the luger, and found out ot was never fired.
I can recommend the german series "Generation War" from 2013. It's about WW2 from a german perspective. Mainly from the eastern but also from within Germany itself, throughout the war. I have never seen annyone react to it on RUclips, but it's an underrated series, if you like WW2 content.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I've never heard of it!
Do not begrudge growing old. It is a gift many will never know.
I look forward to aging. Though if I'm anything like my grandma (and I certainly am) I will probably shrink shorter and that will be funny as I am already short!
@@MovieJoob I think you will be lovely at any size/age Jade :)
It's interesting to learn that Winters actually kept the gun he was handed by the German officer. I wonder why they changed that for the show?
I wonder why too!! It's very curious!
@@MovieJoob likely to have one more scene that doesn't depict the Germans as utter monsters, instead having Winters let him keep his sidearm as a mark of respect, one soldier to another.
For your “First Time Watching” series you should check out Inglorious Basterds.
The Winters family had that, never been fired pistol buried with him to ensure it would never be fired
That's beautiful!
At 24:40 he mentions he accepted the firearm... Yet in the HBO series he did not? Was this a change during the production I wonder? How much did they really change or adapt?
I know I was wondering why they depicted him denying it! So interesting!
@@MovieJoob Fantastic reactions all around though. I enjoy seeing other people's perspectives of TV shows a lot and to see it from someone else's opinion was amazing. I couldn't tell if it was because it was your opinion particularly or just the only other similar yet differed opinion I've seen!