Green Berets React to Saving Private Ryan
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My wife’s uncle was on the beach on D-Day. He told me that day was the first time he ever seen a plastic bag. They gave him one to put his rifle in. He was later wounded at St. Lo. He passed away a couple years ago at 100. I really don’t have anyone to share this story with, so I thought I would share it here.
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Veteran stories are always welcome here!
@@FNGACADEMYyou guys should put a “Veteran’s Stories” page on your website.
Thanks for sharing
Nowadays we are up to our eyeballs in plastic bags. Those were simpler times.
My great grandpa was on Utah beach on D Day. I watched this movie with him once and it’s the only time I ever saw him cry. He watched quietly and repeated the names of his squad buddies and the men he had lost on the beach. He could still tell you everything about those men he lost, their names, about them, their families, everything. He told me later that since he made it home and they didn’t, he had to remember them, because if people forgot them then they would truly die.
Wow, that really goes to show how much love he had for his men and buddies. He passed on those stories and memories of those men to you, it’s your turn now to keep their memories along with your great grandpa alive
What a sweet tribute ... and what a good man!
My wife's uncle was there as an original member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. He wounded twice (mortar shrapnel and shot) but still managed to make it up the hill with his group. He was awarded a purple heart and a bronze star for his valor that day. An amazing man!
Was he C co at Omaha or point du hoc with the rest of the batallion?
I saw this at the post theater at Benning when it came out. Our small group instructor from the Infantry School took us. When Tom Hanks stands up and leads the way off the beach, the instructor just said, “That’s what Follow Me looks like.”
The Post Commander at Fort Drum made us watch it at the theater too.
The opening scene was so realistic, veterans had to leave the theater because it triggered PTS.
My grandfather went to go to see it..He was there storming the beach he also had to walk out. He said it was the most realistic fight scene he ever saw in a war movie
Here in Germany a lot of old people couldn't bare to watch this, and for whatever reason it was shoved under the rug, like it's no big deal
My grandfather had to leave also. He had to take a dump.
My dad served in the military. He didn't leave but I could tell it made him uncomfortable based on his own service experiences. Three of his paternal uncles were there at Normandy. One of which was a medic.
@@eldritchmorgasm4018I can assure you the war was not shoved under the rug like it was no big deal in Germany. And if you’re talking about the movie, it’s still a FUCKIN MOVIE
Side note, those steel pilings were used later to build plows that were used on Shermans to dig up hedgerows later on after we moved inland! ‘MERICA!!!!!
The fact about the Czech soldiers shot by the American soldiers during D-day, because they didn't know who they were or what they were saying, gives me a new prospective on that scene! I honestly never felt as bad about it, though the fact they were unarmed made me a little weird, I definitely feel bad now that I know they weren't even Germans, let alone Nazi's! Makes you think a little different about things in this movie and in life in general, very cool facts, thanks and Merry Christmas!
Nah, the one Soldier who fired on them knew they weren't German. He mocks him in a bad Czech accent, not a bad German one.
@@rollomaughfling380
What?
Everything they say, they say with an American accent. They don't care where the guys are from.
These are always a highlight of the week. I almost cried laughing over Sean's story about the General. Y'all should do an episode or two just sharing stories of things like that.
I befriended a DDAY medic and asked him about this movie “close enough but not enough bodies” they were stacking American and Germans to make way for the liberators. His stories were epic. Made it to the end
Good on him mate
His stories need to be written down somewhere. We are losing the direct first hand accounts due to age.
@@douglascampbell9809 they are written down and recorded at a university.
On the note of that little factoid about the Czech conscripts. Another misconception in the movie that sometimes goes unnoticed is when Fisch gets stabbed to death in the climax, most people always believe that its the character "Steamboat Willy" from earlier in the film. It's actually not, as you see that it's an SS trooper who kills him, while Steamboat Willy is a regular Wermacht infantryman. The moment he spares Upham, according to Spielberg, was supposed to show moments in combat when someone just decides that killing someone isn’t worth it after fighting someone to the death for your own life. They goofed the moment by selecting a German actor who looked too eerily similar to Steamboat Willy, and most people watching the movie believe that it's him and letting Upham live out of compassion for their earlier interaction.
Steamboat Willie is the soldier that ends up shooting Captain Miller.
@@VernonELSmith exactly! He does kill Miller, but a lot of people believe that he also stabs Fisch.
My 25ID uncle who did 3 tours absolutely HATED Upham for this scene. To this day calls him a little bitch and a sorry excuse for a soldier.
@erikbremer5299 even him killing Steamboat Willy at the end didn't redeem him. The cowardice was absolutely off the charts.
@@ce6654 Upham was a POG from the Intelligence pool and this was his baptism by fire so to speak. The reality that not everyone can perform under such conditions is what I think is most important about his character and why this movie is so great. WWII was fought by ordinary guys, most of whom were in their late teens to early 20s. Uphams cowardice was a valuable insight into the real human element of the fighting in that war. You can either hack it, or you can't, either way, you're going so you better figure it out.
That scene on Omaha is unbelievably visceral. Multiple WWII vets said this was very realistic and hard to watch bc it brought them back.
Many veteran at that time also walked out at those beginning scene cause it was too real for em giving em flashback ptsd
@@atiagooqkinguliaalu4027 If I'm not mistake, one of the veterans had to leave the theatre with his grandson because he started to smell iron when watching the landing scene
I always watch to the end. I’m old and fat and not looking to be fit or get selected, I just find yalls channel entertaining. My dad was LRRP in Vietnam and I grew up hearing his perspective on things. He was also funny and entertaining so this channel reminds me of that. Merry Christmas to you guys!
The commercial is actually really good. It’s well made and gets you hyped up
Looked pretty good to me, too.
Beers and breakdowns is one of a few things I'll watch all the way thru, mostly because the wheels really start coming off the longer they get. Keep it up! Merry Christmas boys!
lol same. Watching this feels like hanging out with friends I never get to see anymore.
Definitely made it to the end. Your random banter is the best part of this whole thing!
This movie always makes me think of all of the unsung heroes of that war. I live in the Netherlands and even though we got overrun in the blitzkrieg of the low countries we still tried to put up a fight. Brave soldiers held their groudn at our (semi)natural defensive line called the 'Grebbelinie'. It must have been somewhat like what those Germans on D-day experienced with the big exception that our soldiers knew the Germans were coming.
What makes that story real to me is that it was retold to me, by my great grandfather who was actually there. He went in with his company, but he was only one out of three who made it out. When the Germans took over the country he was first sent to a prisoncamp as he had fought against the army that had now become the occupyer. It wasn't long before all of the Dutch soldiers were released, in part in an effort to show the brotherhood that Germans felt towards the Dutch but mainly as a pacifying move against the country. The story, as it is told may not seem that hard as D-day was to the soldiers that lived through that day, however the expressions my great grandfather showed on his face that one time he told me the entire story are something I will never forget. He looked like a man that had been through hell and was reliving every moment of it, as he was telling me about his experience. Even though at the time I was too young to understand all of what he was telling me, now I see what he was trying to say. Movies like this and the FNG Academy channel (along with many other channels that shed a light on the military experience of many generations) help me to understand more and more of what he lived through.
The opening scene is unreal. When I was NCOIC of a portion of the staff at a USAHC in Germany (Medical) I used this for a SGT's time. At the base library I found an old book that was essentially an AAR of the landing at Red 1. It had the landing plan, and then what actually happened. There actually was a boat of Rangers blown into the 29th's AO. The beach is accurate. As the rest of the story goes it's not so historically accurate in the story, but certainly to the gear and tactics.
At my first unit we used to sit around and do a round table for 30 minutes on current events, adjudicated by the E7 that ran the shop. One topic was "what do you do with a prisoner in this case?" It got very contentious. My reply was; "Kill him". She didn't like that very much and told me "You'll be subject to UCMJ for that". I replied I'd rather spend the rest of my life at Leavenworth than write death letters home for the guys in my team.
The movie is bit of a contradiction. While certain narrative aspects and the story are a fantasy, the meticulous effort put into the kit, the sounds, ambience and sets are such that it feels closer to dramatic documentary footage than fiction. I saw a 25th anniversary screening recently; 25 years on nothing comes close as far as big screen WW2 goes.
(Before people get pedantic, I am aware of the Niland brothers in Steven Ambrose’s D-Day book.)
@@hduEh-9lorZM I think the point is they get a LOT of things right. They stray from the story, but I think that's less important.
I wonder how she'd react to how the Airborne treated POWs during the Normandy invasion
Edit: And there was quite literally no spare assets for the POWs, so feeding them and keeping them guzzling H20 like a thotty would shrimply be impossible.
@@wheezer6695 This was the early 90s. That whole thing of the US having clean hands in the war was still alive and well. And to her credit, she was right legally. I just have no issue doing the needful if I had to. Not for me, but for my guys. In the case of Lone Survivor it's much harder as it's a kid, which changes things.
@@The2ndFirst Just use dark magic to make the kid disappear in a cloud of satan farts
The scene in Black Hawk Down, I think the mentioned the artery slipped up too high near the guy's pelvis so they couldn't use a tourniket. They only could try to dig it up and clamp it. I can imagine why the guy passed out from the pain.
Exactly, the USAF PJ couldn't get the artery pierce as it was mangled and slipped into his Pelvis.
Always make it to the end! These videos are gold and you guys are amazing! Y’all not only help me through hard times but hundreds if not thousands of other people. Thank you for everything y’all do!
I always make it to the end. Your commentary and recollections of things that happened in your service are always worth watching to the end!
Dude the female general story cracks me up! I’m an ex-squid and it brought me flashbacks of being stuck in an Admirals staff
During D-Day on Omaha Beach in Normandy, General Norman Cota of the 29th Infantry Division created the Ranger motto (albeit unintentionally). When he asked a Lieutenant of the Ranger Regiment what unit he was a part of and the Lt responded, the General then ordered, “Well godd*mmit, if you’re Rangers, lead the way!”
“And get us the fuck if this beach” was the end of the statement
I like to queue up multiple episodes together to binge-watch, so I always make it through to the end! Love the channel!
Made it to the end. You guys crack me up and your reviews are spot on!
A lot of those obstacles on the beach were actually there to prevent tanks from making progress up the beach. the Americans and British both had floating tanks that were supposed to arrive first and provide cover for landers. They practiced in a lake then a secret beach before the actual attack and 3 sank. The British made corrections and dropped the tanks off close to the beach so most made it. The Americans on Omaha Beach dropped their tanks off further away and almost all of them sank and right off the bat infantry had no cover and almost every person on or in those tanks drowned.
They were also there to rip the bottoms out of landing craft.
The american officers actually didn't listen when the british and Canadians tried to tell them to release them closer. Those lost tanks and men and the casualties was because of American arrogance
@@afriendlycadian9857 Because the Brits and Canadians got a lot of things right previously.
At Dieppe for instance. A true shining example of how a well honed plan goes as it's supposed to because you're smarter than the rest of us.
@@The2ndFirst did I touch a nerve yank. It's fact that british and Canadian officers warned the american officers that its too far out. Should you never listen to those with more experience wether it be from failure or victory
Seas were far rougher at Omaha so it's hard to say they all sank due to being deployed improperly.
Kurt's calves are real moneymakers. You might want to add more shots of them to the commercial.
thinking about an only fans lmao
@@FNGACADEMY Kurt's 2024 Calf Calendar
I second that!
@@FNGACADEMY 😂
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I watch EVERY episode all the way through. Your takes on these movies are AWESOME! Shawn and Kurt kill it every time. Love you too Abel. Merry Christmas boys.
I was never in military, but as a kid I survived four years of Siege of Sarajevo, war in Bosnia. We were pounded every day with all kind of artillery, being shot at with anti aircraft cannons and guns... You name it. And when I saw this movie in theatre just three years after the war in my country ended I was wrecked. All the trauma came back in that landing scene. Being pinned down behind the tree for hours while some dude kept shooting burst after burst of 7.62mm high rate of fire machine gun, and I was like 13 years old, felt familiar watching that landing. Regarding running, why do I have a feeling Buck runs like Tom Cruise? And I know you have to sell your product, but no one loves to carry heavy load on the back for hours. It's convenient, but love it? 😂 Great episode guys. ABEL!
Love these videos, thank you for your service and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas!
Made it to the end😂 Great holiday selection. Any other time I would have liked more weapons and tactics from these history pieces. You guys rock! Merry Christmas
I watch basically every episode from beginning to end. Appreciate you guys.
Love and appreciate everything you do Buck, Kurt and Able. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Just like to say, if your shows were 2 housr long we'd still watch it to the end.
Made it to the end ❤ The General story was awesome 😂 Merry Christmas 🎄
16:29 Read the book Black Hawk Down, it is excellent and it goes into far greater detail about a lot of things and it will explain to you that the femoral artery was severed too high up to apply a tourniquet therefore the highly trained and competent Ranger Battalion medic was attempting to clamp it with a hemostat. The book is so good that it is required reading at the Army War College (or at least it used to be).
That sounds right. From what I recall, the artery was retracting back into the pelvis, so the tourniquet wouldn't be able to effectively place pressure on the bleed.
I've been binge-watching these react videos for the past week and I always stay till the end, It's hard not to. You guys are always vibing, it draws me in every time, keep it up !!
I got to the end and I could’ve watched your full movie reaction. I love hearing vets share their experiences, historical facts, and opinions of war films
I highly recommend you guys watch and react to The Longest Day. Not only is it pretty accurate to what actually happened, but it also had more than a few veterans in major roles, including one who portrayed his commanding officer!
Longest day is one of my favorite movies along with midway
love this episode and can't wait for part 2, I also love that Alesis Strike in the background, got the same one
Watched it right to the end!! You guys are awesome!!
The end story about that general was fantastic. That's exactly what's wrong with our leadership.
I've always considered the sniper shot to the eye as a tribute to Carlos Hathcock from the Vietnan era. If you don't know him, he's worth your time to research..
I always make it to the end. Thanks for making these episodes again and again! I had a running experience very similar to the one you guys talked about, that brought back great memories!
Awesome reaction. You guys crack me up. Keep up the amazing work and thanks for your service.
I always watch these to the end, love these vids guys. I’m going to boot camp in 2 days, I’m infantry and I got an opt 40 contract, you guys are inspirations to me.
that is a great contract! well done! The Ranger cadre are secretly in your corner remember that...
That look on Sean's face finding out about the body breach 😂😂😂
Every time I watch it’s always to the end. I will be purchasing your book as well. You guys are awesome. 👍🏼
I always watch till the END!!! You guys rock!!!
MADE IT TO THE END!!! It was totally AWESOME. I almost peed my pants with laughter. I got my girlfriend into your show, and I thank you for both your service to our country and your contribution to my relationship. I salute all you guys (but not that twaffle of a general). :) Looking forward to Part 2.
Always make it to the end! Sometimes forget you're watching a movie and just enjoy the random things you talk about 😂
YES, I made it to the end. This was one of the more entertaining reactions you guys have done, especially the General story😂😂
I made it to the end. You guys are hilarious. I was laughing. Thank you for making me laugh Christmas morning.
That glider scene I read was based off of Brigadier General Don Pratt who was the assistant divisional commander of the 101st.
He was originally supposed to come in by sea with the reserves but requested and got permission to land with the gliders.
Some sources mention the extra steel and others don't and the cause of death also varies.
Sources say after the glider slid across wet pastures and crashed into a tree either the whiplash broke Pratt's neck or the jeep inside broke loose and crushed him.
I made it to the end of your awesome show, once again :)
Big greetings from an old guy from Thailand. Keep posting your great content.
Oh and yes, your new commercial looks real great.
Watched all the way thru. Good work boys 💪
I made it to the end and past that great rucking v. running discussion and the "bounce". Thanks for the vids.
In regards to the bangalores, I think my favorite line about it is in The Big Red One: "I'd love to meet the asshole who invented it!"😅😅😅😅😅😅
I had a platoon daddy back at my unit and no bullshit he was exactly like the commander Tom Hanks was playing. Really good leadership 👍🏼
It's good to see fellow brothers do something that Helps all of us troops and Veterans alike. You guys are appreciated.
Best one so far dudes merry Christmas can't wait for the next part
Here’s why this channel is the best: there’s no ego or machismo. You dudes talk about military shit like homies. It hits me in my North East Los heart.
appreciate that! we really dont want to become one of those guys ever
great reaction Sean and Kurt. I was wondering if you guys would react to Greyhound please? its a war movie written and starring Tom Hanks about a Fletcher-class Destroyer escorting a convoy of ships across the Atlantic during WW2 and defending them from u-boats, its absolutely incredible.
I live for these to drag on. I appreciate your guys' content. Always awesome videos.
I always watch til the end! Merry Christmas to Buck, Kurt and Abel!
I always watch the entire video! You guys are doing a great job. Very entertaining🙂
Greatings from Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Reine.
The bravest men in the world, and we glorify people who play pro sports. Greatest generation in history.
Great breakdown on the best war movie ever. Buck was like a encyclopedia of knowledge. I have seen this movie a lot and never realized how much i didn't know. This breakdown shows how much work they do and how serious Buck is about his job. I made it to the end as always and can't wait for the next one. ❤
I always get to the end. Your guys comments are funny and the best part lol
Made it to the end, lmao all the way through this one; great job guys!
Man I love watching these. And I love the longer videos on movies like these.
I am proud to say that I always stay till the end! For years. Thank you for your work. I enjoyed so many of your episodes. So many laughs. Shout out to Abel, the first two episodes that you are on the show, you gave some proper movie reviews, definitely can pass off as movies critics.
Yoo yoo always makes it to the end love watching u guys keep up the great work
I always make it to the end you guys crack me up and help feel the brother hood banter I miss so thank you and keep up the great work can’t wait for the next one and the next one and the next one 😂😂😂 cheers gonna have a few more beers.
Thanks for the content and this episode. i stayed till the end, and the commercial was cool. Either way, you wanna show us your merch is good to me. I can't wait for part 2. Thank you, gentlemen
One of many, I would assume. Looking forward to the next episode. Merry Christmas!
Made it to the end as always! Love the content guys
Made it to the end of the episode ! I love watching these! My ex was in 10th group and we were stationed on Brag, Devens & Carson. Watching these reminds me of sitting around and listening to they guys talk. These are really fun to watch. Thank you
Made it to the end, I enjoy listening to the stories you have.
Made it to the end like always, Merry Christmas!
I always watch you guys all the way through.You guys are simply hilarious. Good stuff. Stay safe. Thanks
Made it to the end! Was awesome seeing you guys react to this movie. It's one of the greats.
Yes, I watched to the end. Thanks for the videos. Happy Kwanzaa from Singapore. 😀
Made it to the end. Love your channel!!!
The story/stories at the end are always worth it. Always staying into the end.
I make it to the end of all of your videos. Keep it up guys, great work!
Made it to the end boys, love your shows!
These videos are too good to not watch to the end, too funny
I always watch till the end love your vids keep up the great work
Made it! My grandma had 6 little brothers. They all grew up on the Great Lakes. When Pearl got hit, they went straight to the Pacific. Love this movie, though.
Def my favorite war movie of all time. Quite unlike the John Wayne war movies I grew up watching. I'm an electrician, and I had the pleasure of talking to a D-Day veteran on a service call once. I'll never forget how special that conversation was...and how thankful and proud I am of our military men and women who have given so much to serve our country. To all you veterans and currently enlisted military out there, thank you and God bless you.
Helmet hair, carbon on hands, lack of food, coms at a minimum. So raw
watched it.....till thge end. been. waiting for Private Ryan. keep up the good work
Made it to the end! This episode was funny AF! 👊🏽
Made it to the end!! The hostility was my favorite part! Enjoy the holidays gents!
I think of the market garden episode of band of brothers, they use the body breach for a pickett fence 😂
I love beers and break downs. You guys are hilarious 😂😂😂
Gentlemen I love the content you put out and I always watch to the end. Thanks for the info on the letter I never realized it until you said itit.
To the end. Keep up great work guys and keep the stories comin, best parts of vids
Love the video and always make it to the end
Make it to the end all the time, listening to these at work 🤙
Here till the end. Cheers boys!