I met Sgt.Don Malarkey in 2008 in McMinnville Oregon, after attending his discussion about his time during WW2 with the 101st. During the Q and A session afterwards, a guy asked him how accurate the series Band of Brothers was, and Malarkey said that he wanted to clarify a few things about that. He said that the grenade explosions were to big and the shelling that they endured in the Bois Jaques outside of Bastogne wasn't intense enough. Malarkey was bothered by the inaccurate portrayal of Albert Blithe in the series, saying that Blithe didn't lay around hiding for a day after jumping into Normandy, and he didn't loose his sight. He said Blithe was a good soldier and fought in Korea and Vietnam, and that Easy Company wasn't the only company from the 506th in the woods outside of Bastogne. He expressed that he was just one man amongst many that deserved to be mentioned in the series. He said that Joe Toye was the toughest SOB in Easy Company and Shifty Powers was the best shot in the company, and had incredible eyesight. While in the Bois Jacque during the battle of the bulge, Shifty shot a German sniper out of a tree down in Foy. Malarkey said it was at least a thousand yard shot. Malarkey said that only Shifty had seen him and could have made that shot. Another time Shifty had counted 7 trees down the hill in Foy and Dick Winters came to Shifty's fox hole to have a look for himself. It turned out that the German's had brought in an 88 mm artillery piece and had put branches on it to hide it amongst the other trees. Winters called in an artillery strike and that took care of the new tree in Foy. He said that Sobel made E Company what it was, due to all of the training and discipline under him, but was in agreement that he did not want Sobel leading him into combat. During maneuvers in England, Sobel had gotten the company lost, and George Luz did in fact imitate the voice of Col.Sink while hiding behind some bushes, telling Sobel to cut the fence and get the company moving. E company later had to help round up the cows that had gotten out. Malarkey said that loosing his best friend Muck, and Penkala in the Bois Jacque by a direct hit from an 88 mm round still bothered him, as well as seeing Toye and Guarnere wounded put him into a deep depression that he struggled with every winter after WW2. RIP Sgt. Don Malarkey 7/31/21-9/30/2017 and to all that have served and to those that paid the ultimate price. Thank You.
How lucky to be able to meet him before he passed and hear his memories first hand. All of these men went through things my generation can't even imagine. My grandfather was a pilot in WW2, first in Europe and then the Pacific. I wish he was still alive so I could get his war stories, but he passed when I was still in school.
arkansaswookie The European theater and the Pacific to include Korea and Vietnam soldiers paved the way for Marines like myself and those men and women who were active during those conflicts deserved more than what they didn’t get. I always give my time to any veteran wherever I meet one wether it’s at the VA or out and about traveling-some have even become friends and family. Thank you for your input. Semper FI
these guys were lucky to be documented and honored but there were so many soldiers from my country they never make it back or never mentioned in history more than 80 thousands of soldiers of India died under British army and they are not even mentioned in any part of the war nobody knows their stories.
vivek sharma That is when people like you if you know the history put it together and place a narrative on it for us to hear and see. You have to think in today’s cyber world where people are mostly on their phones (which is bad) and have that accessibility to have it and see it right away!! Look, I am an American of parents from Mexico. In Mexico we have been in every American war and my ancestors are never mentioned but I know about it and the information is out there but to me it’s my job to see it and research it and out on blast for people to know but today’s generation don’t want to know because they believe that it has nothing to do with them when indirectly it does. So maybe one day I’ll put it together and ask a friend or family member to put out there for you to see because I don’t do social media platforms other than RUclips. Will see, but many should study history-it’s an eye opener of what you can find and read about especially the story of those who been their and those who’s story has been written down somewhere!! It’s actually exiting and it gives you answers to why things are the way they are!! Good luck.
It’s hard to believe that over 20 years has passed since this was released and all of the heros are no longer with us. I’m glad that they were celebrated before they were all gone, and now they will live on forever. There simply will never be another generation like them, this country is in a pathetic state today
Yet here we all are. Watching the series or the interviews year after year. Shedding the same tears we did the first time and remembering our own grandparents 😢 it’s a beautiful creation to keep a memory alive. I wish we had a British version. (We had the SAS series but it’s more tongue in cheek then BOB was)
Shifty Powers is such a sweet soul. Two things stick out to me: when everyone's describing how awful the Normandy jump was, but he mostly talks about how bad the guys on the beaches must've had it. And later, at the end of the war, he talks about how the German soldiers were for the most part just regular guys fighting for the other side, and who knows, maybe they could've been friends under other circumstances, so be bore no ill will. What a guy.
@@jimisnotunique Yeah, I didn't discover BoB until around six months after Shifty left us. Speaking for myself, I was simply gutted to find that he only lived about 25 min. away from me and the chance to meet him was lost forever before I even knew of his existence.
It breaks my heart that all of these amazing men have now passed away. I would've loved to spend time with them and listen to their storys. I'm greatful this documentary was put together.
my thoughts are the same. I would spend all day asking them questions which they might not prefer to answer but still I would love to spend time with them and give my utmost respect and gratitude. HATS OFF TO YOU SIT
@@albundy7198 your ignorance of what this countries stands for given to us by our constitution and bill of rights shows me that you have never serves one day in a uniform or swore an oath to give your own life to defend it
One of the most powerful images I’ve ever seen is Bill Guarnere walking through the Ardennes 70 odd years later, unassisted, missing the leg he gave up saving another man. Chills
@@luketimewalker I was going to add, "Wait, that must be the joke." Because Marty McFly is a TIME traveler. But I was afraid I'd be wrong. I had a feeling that you were gonna tell me that that IS Michael. Thank you for telling me! I can just imagine how Doc would react if he came across a galaxy far, far away...."Great Scott!!!"
@@angryeric2961 Delusional scumbag. Democrats behave like nazis these days so shut you ignorant mouth. These vets would be horrified if they saw what the dems stand for these days. so your idea that people should vote red if they respect these vets has to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever read on the internet. You should be deeply ashamed of yourself clown.
+unirrational I guess in a way we are lucky to idiolise the people you mentioned. Thanks to the men of Easy Co. we live in a time of relative peace and can appreciate things like the arts. Not taking anything away from the heroes in the movie above.
A lot of people do a lot of good and that's great. Really. But when was the last time Little Richard put his life on the line to defend your freedom to express the opinion you just did?
There were plenty of good Germans too. It's not like the good guys lined up against the bad guys. The difference was Hitler, who brought misery to everyone. The German people suffered horribly under him.
These stories should be part of school curriculum. This will help kids learn of the history, understand what the world has gone through and that peace is something that has been fought hard for. And this would be a great way to pay respect to these great men and keep them alive in our memories.
@@sydurgraham7760 idk what your problem is because he's right. People are clueless about history and look what's happening. If people had a little perspective they might chill the fuck out.
6 million people have taken over an hour of their time just on this video alone just to hear about the lives of our fore fathers/grandfather's. Let that sink in and show how much love and respect we have for them year after year
kinskifilms historical significance & to inspire the ideals of hard work & sacrifice & to show kids what can still happen today. The best way to avoid mistakes on our horizon is to learn from history. I think progress can be great and all but the pampering of everyone’s feelings & this atmosphere of wanting to always be a victim is not helpful. I think there are too many great lessons to list really.
jonnsmusich I can maybe agree to that to an extent but we can learn many lessons from the past which is why we all agree that is was a good idea for herodotus to pass down some history for us and we have continued to do so. But, sure each generation must find its way through the times in which it finds itself I can agree to that.
I miss this generation. Lost my dad in '98 and father in law March of this year. They were both Vietnam veterans. I was an Army medic myself. We are too quickly losing some of the best people, even those still left from Vietnam. It's sad.
This documentary should be shown at all schools world wide. We seem to come to an generation who doesn’t know enough about WWII. As being an 30 year old it’s almost the last generation who had grandfathers who served or had been in war. We should teach our children what happened ♥️🙏🏻
I'm 34 and my grandfather was in the Korean War. My husband is 35 and his grandfather was a ww2 vet. I know what you mean though, if you were a certain age then you'd expect most people you met had a male relative that was drafted to ww2, Korea, or Vietnam.
Very true. My great uncle Jean stormed the beaches when he was a just a few days shy of his 15th b day(he used his brothers birth certificate) and when I look at my 19 year son, it brings tears to my eyes.
@@isaacshaver6218 My late grandpa - a brazilian Pracinha - was barely 20 years old when he was drafted to fight the nazis in Monte Castello, young fellas used to be made of steel back then ....
You’re 30? Stop pretending like there isn’t a gigantic swath of World War II nerds in every graduating class. Maybe you just have a shitty personality?
Very insightful for a younger person who,unlike people my age, knew many family members, neighbors, teachers,ect who served in WWII. It's so important that young people today,and those yet to be born,know what these men,and all the millions of others who served, did for all of us.
Bill Guarnere 4/28/23 - 3/8/14 (90 yrs old) died of an aneurysm in Philly. Survived by his 2 sons, 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. The Governor of the State of Pennsylvania ordered state wide flags to be flown at Half-Staff to honor this great man and true American Hero.
A true hero. A hero amongst heroes. May God watch over him and may he be reunited with the members of Easy Company that went before him. Sir, I salute you. R.I.P
Babe Hefron's part about living every day with the knowledge that someone took a bullet meant for him always gets me. 55 years later and it's still fresh in his mind.
Im Dutch. May 4 is the day on which the Netherlands commemorates its victims of war. Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) takes place each year on May 5, the day after Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking). It is a celebration of the Netherlands being freed from Nazi occupation after World War II. Thank you Easy company and the other companies + Canadian, British, Polish, , Belgian, French, and Czech servicemen for liberating us.
This should be shown in our schools. These gentlemen are the very last of decent human beings, I have seen this a thousand times and it still gets me to this day. I served but thank god never saw conflict on this scale, I pray that my son never does. I am not sure if he will or won’t but we are again making the same mistakes that could again lead us into war.
When Mr. Suerth mentioned his mother and got emotional it really hit me. When this was filmed it was almost 60 years after he was wounded and it was still with him. I'm in awe of these great men.
I'm struggling in my life right now. This reminds me that I have so much to be thankful for because of these men. Thank you guys for everything you did.
They grew up on the Depression, they fought for his country and for the entire world... truly a great generation, I am not american, but I would like to thank these men for his sacrifice.
@Robert Bonneau it's a shame people like you take a cheap shot for a simple troll then people come along and see it and think it's real. Rinse and repeat long enough and it becomes reality, fake news online is the next big enemy and will be used to wage wars mark my words. So if you see someone posting stupid shit call it out, like the guy above me.
So sad that this generation are now dying out - a lot of young people could learn a lot about humanity from these men. I'm 21 and I look up to these men more than anybody else.
What he say in the end... "grandpa, where you a hero in the war?" - "no, but grandpa served in a company of heroes." Now THAT is a true man and hero in my heart. All the respect to those people. - from Denmark.
‘Band Of Brothers’ Had a profound effect on me as a younger man.. I’m 37 now but damn did it touch my heart and feel immense pride in my country. I love America 🇺🇸
I was honored to be a part of the 506 in Ramadi, Iraq. We did our best to make these men proud but there was no way we could've ever come close to filling their boots. It'll be a sad day when their generation is gone. They made America great!
I was in Kurdistan with 10th Mountain and Baquba with the Big Red One. That was intense, but NOTHING compared to what those dudes endured. Much respect, to them and you.
@@26michaeluk I was in Baquba for my second and third deployments. While Baquba didn't get us much press as Ramadi, Fallujah or Baghdad, it was still in the Sunni Triangle and fucking intense, at least when it flared up.
In the D-Day memorial in Normandy, there’s an inscription carved in the polished rock near the fountain/water feature that says “From the heart of our land comes the blood of our youth, given to you in the name of freedom”. Gives me goose bumps whenever I see the picture and remember reading it in person
My aunt lived next to Babe and I would always get to go next door to his house as a young teen. I still have the airborne cover he signed and gave me. He would never talk about what had happened over there but he did show me some really cool things he brought back. I was a big history buff and was grateful to have been able to know him.
@40:29 Babe's words are perhaps the most real expression of what the survivors go through that I have ever heard. I admire these men not only for what they did when called upon, but for their ability to live and survive with what they have seen and experienced. "Survivors' guilt" is something we hear about a lot, but maybe it's better for us to think of it as "survivors' burden". It is a heavy load that they carried every day of their lives, long after they set down their rucksacks.
While watching the full miniseries and seeing the interviews with the then-unnamed soldiers at the beginning of each episode, I knew instantly which one Guarnere was. Frank John Hughes did such a brilliant job of portraying him, and I hope he did Wild Bill proud.
"there i was with a trench knife, a canteen, and 6 candy bars... ready to fight the german army." god i miss when men were men . i miss your stories, RIP grandfather.
My heart aches with nothing but sheer respect and love for all of these men. Words aren't even enough to describe how incredibly proud I am of the very brave men that fought such an awful war for all of us to live in freedom today. Real hero's. God bless you all. 🖤 🇺🇲 🇬🇧
Bless these men for choosing to re-live unbearable trauma to give the rest of us a unique glimpse into a peice of history most of us can barely conceive the difficulty of, it truly feels like a privilege.
When “Wild Bill” says the true heroes are buried in the cemeteries and he’s says “not us”, I always smile because my grandfather was the same way: tough, humble and didn’t think of himself as a hero. But to me, he was my hero!
as the next generation after these people...yes I'm a boomer...sue me...each and every one I ever met said the same thing...the heroes are the ones that didn't come back....and these were guys that had chests full of medals...battlefield commissions...you name it they had it.
Probably the most honest, sincere account of men at war you could ever hear. An emotional record of history as told thru’ the experiences of the men from the Screaming Eagles. I salute them. This piece of history should be promulgated in schools to educate folk in what my father’s generation had to sacrifice. RIP.
Most of these guys are gone now. Dear lord I wish they were still alive so we could learn the lessons they have to teach. RIP Dick, Bill, Buck, Smokey, Nixon, Babe, One Lung, Luz, Perco, Martin, Bull, and all the rest of them. God bless them.
These are some MEN. I live right outside Hershey Pennsylvania. Dick Winters did indeed come back and lived in a quiet little corner of Hershey. He died not that long ago. And we miss him.
I grew up not too far from you, in a small little town called Columbia, Pennsylvania I’m not to sure about the rest of Pennsylvania but I do think I can generalize that much of the Susquehanna Valley is extremely proud of our veteran community.
If a salute from a civilian would have meant anything to Maj. Winters, I would like to have given him one. A lot of good men got to come home alive because of him. RIP.
I dont know these man, any of them, all those soldiers, but great respect, they jumped out of planes, died for freedom, had victory, and now im sitting here, living in freedom.
I can't get over Popeye apologizing for being wounded because he knew it was bad for the unit. Not only a great soldier, but just a great dude all around. Like imagine you've just been hit by a grenade, you have no idea at that point if you're going to live or die, yet you still apologize to your comrades for being wounded. What a freaking guy.
Some of the greatest men who ever walked the Earth. The marvelous aspect of their mortal greatness is how average they were in life. They were not kings or tycoons, they did not hail from the establishment families. They were farmers, laborers, salt of the Earth. Their nation called upon them to save the world, and they accomplished the mission.
George Luz worked pretty blue collar jobs, nothing fancy. I think it was something like 1200+ people turned up for his funeral, no pretence to be there just respect for the man.
@@jimplummer4879 tragic, would have loved to hear his thoughts and memories. From what I've been able to find and read, it seems like he was portrayed well.
Pet3r38 I can tell you that the Mk V was used during the war in Vietnam, well after the 40’s. Made of wood. You’re probably the guy nobody wants at a party.
Such humility, Winters had. "If I had been harder and better, a lot more of my men would have gone home." and this coming from one of the most brilliant strategic minds of the war. That poignant statement made me cry.
Under incredible conditions, these guys prevailed. Looking back at how they could’ve done better is their regret that their buddies died. As someone looking from the outside, it’s incredible that anyone survived. I hear all the time from this generation that the real heroes are lying in those fields, and although I understand that sentiment, they were right there fighting with them. I respect these guys so much. God bless and keep them, they can sleep peacefully now.
Major Richard Winters should be as well known and discussed in history books,classrooms,ect as Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, and all the other big brass!
156 dislikes? That's fine. That's your opinion. Remember this though: "If not for the these men and the greatest generation you wouldn't be able to voice your opinion." You don't have to like it but I certainly hope that you respect these men.
Bob Kline Amen on that! Imagine if the Axis forces won the war? ..... how we could not like those men ? The ones that fought for us ? Well I like them and I thanked on them .
@Rick Sautner Many young men from all sides just like our own didnt want to go but were drafted to say no was prison or death but they all turned out hero`s one way or another despite who their leaders were.
If you are having trouble understanding just how horrific World War 2, and war in general really was. These men went through battles 50 years before these interviews, and they still are tearing up. My Grandfather was in the Pacific Campaign and when it would thunder he would get really shakey and anxious because it reminded of him of shelling.
when Malarkey said that the shelling wasnt intense enough it made me think how could anyone have survived that, let alone an entire company of soldiers make it out alive. to out do the shelling, you also endured that with foxholes that wasnt deeper than a foot, and the soldiers living out the deep freeze in their jump suits, with no winter clothing.
Back in the 70's my mom hired a handyman to remodel our house. He was a former marine who had fought on Iwo Jima, and he would curse the Japanese cars in my neighborhood.
@Jason King Where I'm from we take two minutes of silence every year on the day before we celebrate the end of the war. It is to remember all the fallen soldiers and victims of the war. Only two minutes in a year and even this is too much for some as they feel it is the right moment to get attention for their cause. It's repulsive. In 2010, there was some a-hole that started screaming during the remembrance service in the capital, causing people to fear a terrorist attack and total panic ensued where 63 people got injured. (panic was magnified by someone accidentally dropping their briefcase and someone else thought it must be a bomb). In 2018 some protest group about the colonial past thought it would be a nice moment to ask for attention for the victims from 'their' group. Sometimes, I hate people........ Show some respect for Gods sake.... On the other hand it is a nice tradition. Generally people even stop their cars when driving and total silence can be 'heard' during these two minutes. (if not for some dickhead like above that is)
My father was a WW II veteran. When he spoke about the war he laughed sometimes. Other times he cried. He never watched a war movie but he sure did smile when he spoke about his buddies. I knew him much later in his life. By then he sure knew how to have a good time. I loved that man. He died in 2014. We'll never understand what these men went through. 407,000 died in a three year visit to hell. In the subsequent 80 years we've bitched and moaned about unemployment, inflation, terrorism, politics, and all manner of change. None of that compares to the scale of misery these men survived. And I hope that my grandchildren, when they're old and gray, can say that too. Never again. Thanks dad.
It's right what people say......These were our greatest generation. No matter which Allied country you're from.....We can't compare to these men, and the countless thousands like them throughout WWII.
***** oh ok i get what u meant. they sure failed at that tho lol. second hand equipment and ill-trained conscripts with a record worst then the Wehrmacht
I can never watch this without having a tear. My Grandpa was in the 8th Army Air Corps in WW2 as a B-17 top turret gunner. He never spoke about the war. To think about what these men went through and their sacrifice. Thank you to all veterans and those that have laid their lives down for our freedom.
The Mean Conservative True. On the other hand, Lipton sure seems like he was a mentally strong man. Imagine what he was like in his prime. From accounts I've read, he was a pillar of strength in the Company.
tjdinfl From what I've read, Lipton was very successful in pretty much everything he did after the war because of his natural character. He's probably the most inspirational person to me after Winters.
Its sad hearing his kids talk about him and knowing shifty didn't speak nearly as much as he had the right to. The stories told make me believe he was something else, eyesight and observation skills that were beyond human.
I'm an ex British Army Infantryman. I recently had the pleasure of going to the Eagles nest with some good friends of mine. We drank a bottle of wine in honour of these troops as close as we could get to the same spot that they did back in the day. It was one of the most wonderful and deeply moving experiences I have ever felt in my life.
I'm an ex American Soldier and I also had the pleasure of going to the Eagles nest, kind of a scary bus drive getting to it , but what a view , yeah that was an amazing experience. Cheers from America mate.
The balls on these guys. It’s absolutely unimaginable and I thank everyone involved with making the Band of Brothers show and bringing it to my attention. Ive gone down many rabbit holes reading about these guys and watching interviews after witnessing the show. Utterly fascinating and often leaves me wiping the tears away.
I could sit and listen to these men all day . The utter respect I have for them in beyond words . I’m glad they recorded this so it will never be lost and they will never be forgotten. Thank you so much for all you did for us 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 QS
Yes. This is one of my favorite series and that line gets me every. single. time. From the first time seeing it when it was new and I was in high school to today. Shifty was just a next level human being.
@@marielooney8746 truly. They’re all so inspiring but he was something else. Grateful this series and documentary were made, honestly breaks my heart that every company in every battalion didn’t get the same level of attention cuz man can you imagine how many Winters and Shiftys there were who never even got interviewed
My dad was in the Army, and may have crossed paths with these guys. He, too, once said that "The Germans were just scared kids like us." That made a good impression on me, that he (and most) solders understand the context and were able to separate the person from the action. On the other hand, a neighbor was in the Pacific during WWII and to his dying day, he hated the Japanese ( and would never buy anything Japanese). I always felt sorry for him, dragging that hate along with him through his entire life. That said, I know some of the Pacific battles were really terrible and he never said why he felt the way he did, so who knows.
My grandfather was in the battle Guadalcanal in the Philippine islands. My brother interviewed him for a college paper. My mother never had the heart to listen to it. It clearly took heavy tolls, but he never let it show to his family. This show always reminds me of him❤️❤️❤️
I can't help it. Every time at the end of BoB and this special when Winters is talking about the young one asking Grandpa if he was a hero in the war, I get choked.
RIP to all these wonderful heroes. One of the best war documentaries I've ever seen. A true, raw account of their brutal experiences (the ups and downs) during the biggest and most IMPORTANT conflict in human history. Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, and ALL of the 506th Infantry Regiment will live FOREVER. 🫡
I'm a modern combat vet and served in the modern 101st, and I'm a paratrooper as well. I stand in total AWE of these brave pioneers and men of the WWII airborne paratroopers. Seems my service is so insignificant as to what they endured. The casualty list of E Company is staggering. Simply staggering.
No offense to brother but theirs was a righteous war. They were not intentionally killing women, babies and old people and their goals had nothing to do with territorial gain or oil.
@@Jb-Raja I'm not judging morality, but in fairness WWII saw massive carpet bombing operations, 2 nuclear bombs on civilian cities, flame throwers, and other pretty horrific wartime activities.... so let's just be accurate in describing warfare. They did what needed to be done to win.
LeadCounsel I stand corrected sir. I guess seeing old frail people makes me feel protective of them but then we will all grow old and we ourselves know how we have lived our lives.
it kills me inside to hear every word they speak to have such emotion and memory attached. I'm in awe that all these men were kids and were asked to do something that no one today would ever think of doing. god bless every single one of them that laid down their life to defend evil in this world and our freedom rest well Easy company.
“When we had a man who was man killed we found that he was at peace and he looked so peaceful and we were glad that he found peace”😭 I believe that is true to its entirety
My Dad was in the 506th 2nd Bat D Company. Growing up I knew that he was in the 101st airborne and I knew that he had survived Bastogne, But BoB really opened my eyes about what my Dad had gone through. He never really talked about the war, there were a couple of weird little stories that he told but nothing serious. I heard from my mother that he hated the whole idea of "hero" and hated the fact that his father talked him up as a hero (though in truth, he did get a DSC for Bastogne). There is (for me) one thing missing from BoB and the followon discussions. My dad suffered from PTSD for basically his whole life. There is a picture of my Dad and six of his buddies (taken in England) and on the back he wrote the names and status of all his buddies. Only two of his buddies survived, the rest were all KIA. Imagine if 50% of the people you worked with died within two months of each other. In 1962 we went to see "the longest day" together. He was in St. Mere Eglise on D-day. He talked about how frightened they were because they could hear tanks coming and how relieved they were when they turned out to be American Tanks coming in from the beaches.
As a teen I must have watched the D-Day movie at least a dozen of times. In the nineties there was a parachute hanging on the front of a church in Sainte Mere Eglise celebrating the sacrifice of the 101st Airborne. I hope it is still there... The American cemetery from Normandy has a field of crosses and tomb stones and a black marble wall where the names of the US fallen soldiers are written. A lot of them were still teenagers when they were KIA. I cried so hard during this documentary that I hardly could see the written comments of this video. In the beginning of the nineties I've also met a few soldiers in Lloret del Mar, Spain and managed to talk to them briefly. They were from UK and US and they've met to share memories of WWII - they've told me. Every single man of the 101st Airborne is a HEROE. May the ones who died rest in peace. Thank you for sharing the testimonies of the heroes who were alive when this documentary was made. No other nation in this whole world would have fought with such bravery for another nation's freedom. That's why the US of A is the country of the brave.
With you - and him, James. My grandfather fought in WW1 and never talked about it. The guys may be heroes in our eyes but they, rightly, were just doing a job. And believe me, we are more than grateful. Enough of the hero bullshit.
@@roryobrien4401 If you "are more than grateful" why can't I express my gratitude without you telling me: "Enough of that hero bullshit". That is so rude. Did you grow up in a barn or have a problem w/ US heroes? Who do you think you are to talk to me this way. Whatever the case is keep your "bullshit" for yourself and don't disrespect me & above all don't disrespect the 101st Airborne w/ dirty words about them in your comments. They are considered heroes in world's history! Have a little bit of respect for their sacrifice. They will not be forgotten. RIP 101st Airborne.
@@carmengilliard7378 I wasn't talking to you but since you've decided I have, I suggest you wise up or grow up fast. These guys would be the first - yes , the FIRST - to say they were anything but what the idiotic media calls heroes. They were humble, ordinary men doing a very difficult and dirty job and the vast majority of them did it well so that we could all be free today. So knock off the goddamn hero bullshit, alright, that's the last thing in the world they would want or would've wanted. And please don't confuse "heroism" with recognition for what they did. And watch Saving Private Ryan too while you're at it and note that Captain Miller was..a schoolteacher. Yes. War is a dirty business. Not for heroes or superheroes. You really should talk to the vets themselves if you can. I did. And don't accuse me of disrespect, you have no idea what you're talking about.
1:04:42 Winters talks about the German Major surrendering his pistol, which have never been fired. That is the key moment of this entire documentary for me.
Op kerstavond 1944 nam mijn moeder mijn hand gedurende de middernachtsmis , en zegde dat wij beden voor die soldaten die voor ons vochten op 200 km van mijn stad Kortrijk. Ik was negen en zal dat nooit vergeten. I am so thankful, fourtin years later the same USA gave me a scholarship to study applied physics.....
I have so much respect for the people of Poland. Where ever the Poles served during WWII they excelled and were top notch soldiers, pilots etc. They suffered so many atrocities at the hands of Russians as well as the Germans.
I've seen this several times over the years, and it never fails to bring me to tears.. Such amazing men. They are American men and did what men should do. Without knowing them personally, I'm so proud of them all. RIP.
I served in the Army (1971-77) and during my time (three years) in the FRG (Germany) I went to Nijmegen Holland three times for the 100 mile military march. The Dutch still loved Americans then. I hope they still do. I loved Holland and I always said if there was any place, other than the United States, in the world I would be glad to live, it was Holland. Clean, orderly and the people were so thankful for the Americans. I hope I can still return one day. I'm 63.
I hope you visit holland and if you do visit me and tell me all of the stories you have greetings from holland with great respect (sorry if my grammar is bad)
The remaining Dutch people who were so thankful and helpfull for the American, British, Canadian and Polish soldiers during World War II are now for the most part being treated very bad. Our goverment doesn't care about that generation...it's really sad. Our country isn't that clean orderly...it was back in the day but not that clean now these days. It's a real shame that the generation who lived through World War II are now treated as trash. Don't get me wrong, it's still a "good" country but shit is going down every year.
steve hale. Don't worry my friend. All européens like american, even if a pool of business men try to make you believing we hate you. We shall never forget the debt we have. It is those bankers than we hate, but american PEOPLE is our friend forever. God bless those young boys who came and gave their life to liberate us and give us our freedom. Sometimes we are like two teenage brothers, but It is fight of little dogs. Come in France, you will be welcomed, and in safety. And It is valid for all Europe. Do not trust lies of medias. Visit us, It will be our pleasure . Friendly.
As an Irish woman myself, living In Galway Ireland. Raising my own children, I see a man of Irish heritage and it makes me so proud. This truely was the best generation. Rest In Peace, to all the band of Brothers in WW2. I wish we all could all have more of their values.
@Dal J Ireland was a "Non-belligerent" neutral party internationally from the 1930s and after the second world war until the 1970s. However, 150,000 Irish volunteered during the war and served alongside the allied nations.
Worst generation you mean? The disregard for human life during ww1 and 2 was astonishing. In modern times like the war in Afghanistan for example over 20 years allied casualtys were around 3500. During ww1 and ww2 that many people were killed per day, and just replaced with the next wave of cannon fodder.
@@McYeroc You're either incredibly ignorant or incredibly naive if you think the first and second world war share the exact same historical context and approach to warfare. To dumb both periods down to such a shallow summary along with everyone involved, willing or otherwise, shows a very distinct lack of critical understanding of the situation and what was at stake. Not to mention the term "Greatest generation" primarily refers to the Allied soldiers that fought in the second world war. The side that mostly wasn't hellbent on ruthlessly conquering and slaughtering everyone in the world.
I met Sgt.Don Malarkey in 2008 in McMinnville Oregon, after attending his discussion about his time
during WW2 with the 101st. During the Q and A session afterwards, a guy asked him how accurate the series Band of Brothers was, and Malarkey said that he wanted to clarify a few things about that. He said that the grenade explosions were to big and the shelling that they endured in the Bois Jaques outside of Bastogne wasn't intense enough. Malarkey was bothered by the inaccurate portrayal of Albert Blithe in the series, saying that Blithe didn't lay around hiding for a day after jumping into Normandy, and he didn't loose his sight. He said Blithe was a good soldier and fought in Korea and Vietnam, and that Easy Company wasn't the only company from the 506th in the woods outside of Bastogne. He expressed that he was just one man amongst many that deserved to be mentioned in the series. He said that Joe Toye was the toughest SOB in Easy Company and Shifty Powers was the best shot in the company, and had incredible eyesight. While in the Bois Jacque during the battle of the bulge, Shifty shot a German sniper out of a tree down in Foy. Malarkey said it was at least a thousand yard shot. Malarkey said that only Shifty had seen him and could have made that shot. Another time Shifty had counted 7 trees down the hill in Foy and Dick Winters came to Shifty's fox hole to have a look for himself. It turned out that the German's had brought in an 88 mm artillery piece and had put branches on it to hide it amongst the other trees. Winters called in an artillery strike and that took care of the new tree in Foy. He said that Sobel made E Company what it was, due to all of the training and discipline under him, but was in agreement that he did not want Sobel leading him into combat. During maneuvers in England, Sobel had gotten the company lost, and George Luz did in fact imitate the voice of Col.Sink while hiding behind some bushes, telling Sobel to cut the fence and get the company moving. E company later had to help round up the cows that had gotten out. Malarkey said that loosing his best friend Muck, and Penkala in the Bois Jacque by a direct hit from an 88 mm round still bothered him, as well as seeing Toye and Guarnere wounded put him into a deep depression that he struggled with every winter after WW2. RIP Sgt. Don Malarkey 7/31/21-9/30/2017 and to all that have served and to those that paid the ultimate price. Thank You.
How lucky to be able to meet him before he passed and hear his memories first hand. All of these men went through things my generation can't even imagine. My grandfather was a pilot in WW2, first in Europe and then the Pacific. I wish he was still alive so I could get his war stories, but he passed when I was still in school.
arkansaswookie
The European theater and the Pacific to include Korea and Vietnam soldiers paved the way for Marines like myself and those men and women who were active during those conflicts deserved more than what they didn’t get. I always give my time to any veteran wherever I meet one wether it’s at the VA or out and about traveling-some have even become friends and family.
Thank you for your input.
Semper FI
these guys were lucky to be documented and honored but there were so many soldiers from my country they never make it back or never mentioned in history
more than 80 thousands of soldiers of India died under British army and they are not even mentioned in any part of the war
nobody knows their stories.
vivek sharma
That is when people like you if you know the history put it together and place a narrative on it for us to hear and see. You have to think in today’s cyber world where people are mostly on their phones (which is bad) and have that accessibility to have it and see it right away!!
Look, I am an American of parents from Mexico. In Mexico we have been in every American war and my ancestors are never mentioned but I know about it and the information is out there but to me it’s my job to see it and research it and out on blast for people to know but today’s generation don’t want to know because they believe that it has nothing to do with them when indirectly it does. So maybe one day I’ll put it together and ask a friend or family member to put out there for you to see because I don’t do social media platforms other than RUclips. Will see, but many should study history-it’s an eye opener of what you can find and read about especially the story of those who been their and those who’s story has been written down somewhere!! It’s actually exiting and it gives you answers to why things are the way they are!! Good luck.
@@USMC-0311 but first this corona virus needs to end .
"Grandpa, were you a hero in a war? Grandpa said "No, but i served in a company of heroes." Good lord, gets me EVERY time.
It me gets even reading the words
Same to my grandpa on my dad side 🇺🇸🤘
Me too, every time I watch, it bring tears to my eyes
Every damn time
Me too, 😪
It’s hard to believe that over 20 years has passed since this was released and all of the heros are no longer with us. I’m glad that they were celebrated before they were all gone, and now they will live on forever. There simply will never be another generation like them, this country is in a pathetic state today
Yet here we all are. Watching the series or the interviews year after year. Shedding the same tears we did the first time and remembering our own grandparents 😢 it’s a beautiful creation to keep a memory alive. I wish we had a British version. (We had the SAS series but it’s more tongue in cheek then BOB was)
Great guys they had courage like lions
We aren’t in a pathetic state. We rejected facism when we voted trump out
@@Bonerboy205shut up.
@@Bonerboy205take your political views elsewhere you disrespectful prick
Shifty Powers is such a sweet soul. Two things stick out to me: when everyone's describing how awful the Normandy jump was, but he mostly talks about how bad the guys on the beaches must've had it. And later, at the end of the war, he talks about how the German soldiers were for the most part just regular guys fighting for the other side, and who knows, maybe they could've been friends under other circumstances, so be bore no ill will. What a guy.
Don't blame the person blame the world.,
@@janbadinski7126 Agreed, time and place of a world war .. weird times
@@janbadinski7126 don't blame anything, that's what the Greatest Generation has to teach us. Keep your nose down and do your best. Have a good one.
Agreed. I wish I could have known him.
He was an ideal man: a gentleman with a kind heart, and exceptionally tough and courageous.
@@jimisnotunique Yeah, I didn't discover BoB until around six months after Shifty left us. Speaking for myself, I was simply gutted to find that he only lived about 25 min. away from me and the chance to meet him was lost forever before I even knew of his existence.
It breaks my heart that all of these amazing men have now passed away. I would've loved to spend time with them and listen to their storys. I'm greatful this documentary was put together.
my thoughts are the same. I would spend all day asking them questions which they might not prefer to answer but still I would love to spend time with them and give my utmost respect and gratitude. HATS OFF TO YOU SIT
Edward Shames is still alive as of writing this
I wish I could meet every one of these gentlemen and shake their hand and thank them...
Ed Shames and Brad Freeman are still alive...
@@albundy7198 your ignorance of what this countries stands for given to us by our constitution and bill of rights shows me that you have never serves one day in a uniform or swore an oath to give your own life to defend it
One of the most powerful images I’ve ever seen is Bill Guarnere walking through the Ardennes 70 odd years later, unassisted, missing the leg he gave up saving another man. Chills
55 years but yeah your right!
standing so tall!
@@luketimewalker I like your avatar. It looks Michael J. Fox as a Jedi.
@@LethalSaliva heh heh many thanks. it IS him, and he looks quite like Luke Skywalker there. Hence, my name ^^
@@luketimewalker I was going to add, "Wait, that must be the joke." Because Marty McFly is a TIME traveler. But I was afraid I'd be wrong. I had a feeling that you were gonna tell me that that IS Michael. Thank you for telling me!
I can just imagine how Doc would react if he came across a galaxy far, far away...."Great Scott!!!"
The presence of Richard winters even through the screen... goosebumps.
Maj. Richard Winters was a hero of epic proportions.
@@dlphcoracl9645 sad that the average soldier’s family is much less wealthy than the average Dutch immigrant
@@dlphcoracl9645 they liberate Holland and then their grandkids work for Dutch farms
@@dlphcoracl9645 Trump is a hero of epic proportions. Look at all the Nazis supporters that hate trump
Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I still cry because of their stories. May they never be forgotten.
Democrats feel the same exact way about the Nazis. If you honestly respect these soldiers, vote Red.
@@angryeric2961 Delusional scumbag. Democrats behave like nazis these days so shut you ignorant mouth. These vets would be horrified if they saw what the dems stand for these days. so your idea that people should vote red if they respect these vets has to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever read on the internet. You should be deeply ashamed of yourself clown.
They saved democracy and America.
Now it's our turn ... much simpler.
Don't vote for the fascist.
Vote blue all the way.
Wrong! I’m a lifelong Democrat and watch the entire series every Memorial Day weekend, including this documentary. Stop spewing generalities.
Today our heroes are rock stars, sports stars and movie stars. They are nothing. These guys are the real heroes. I salute every single one of them.
+unirrational I guess in a way we are lucky to idiolise the people you mentioned. Thanks to the men of Easy Co. we live in a time of relative peace and can appreciate things like the arts. Not taking anything away from the heroes in the movie above.
A lot of people do a lot of good and that's great. Really. But when was the last time Little Richard put his life on the line to defend your freedom to express the opinion you just did?
Agreed! If your men didnt defeat us german back than... we all were screwed... You guys really safed us all from a very horrible world! Thanks!
There were plenty of good Germans too. It's not like the good guys lined up against the bad guys. The difference was Hitler, who brought misery to everyone. The German people suffered horribly under him.
Yep... Every german that didnt agree with him was a person with problems to have a normal life... Or get killed because he disagree...
The actor who played Bill Guarnere did such an amazing job. Like I believe that was him as a younger man from these interviews.
I recommend reading his and Heffron's memoirs "Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends"
These stories should be part of school curriculum. This will help kids learn of the history, understand what the world has gone through and that peace is something that has been fought hard for. And this would be a great way to pay respect to these great men and keep them alive in our memories.
@@Neutrino5678 ok boomer
@@Neutrino5678 excellent idea!
@@sydurgraham7760 idk what your problem is because he's right. People are clueless about history and look what's happening. If people had a little perspective they might chill the fuck out.
6 million people have taken over an hour of their time just on this video alone just to hear about the lives of our fore fathers/grandfather's. Let that sink in and show how much love and respect we have for them year after year
When Mr. Guarnere talks about the time he and Mr. Martin got tattoos, and Mr. Martin starts to break down. Damn, that gets me every time.
This should be required watching at least once in high school. I’d prefer twice.
Why?
kinskifilms historical significance & to inspire the ideals of hard work & sacrifice & to show kids what can still happen today. The best way to avoid mistakes on our horizon is to learn from history. I think progress can be great and all but the pampering of everyone’s feelings & this atmosphere of wanting to always be a victim is not helpful. I think there are too many great lessons to list really.
@@willandrews9741 Doesn't work that way. Each generation has to find its own reality through its own experiences. That's just the way it is.
jonnsmusich I can maybe agree to that to an extent but we can learn many lessons from the past which is why we all agree that is was a good idea for herodotus to pass down some history for us and we have continued to do so. But, sure each generation must find its way through the times in which it finds itself I can agree to that.
i agree but i saw it on my own already three times
Whoever did the casting for the show did a phenomenal job.
I almost made it in
agree
This is not a show
@@jaredruschell2019 Honestly, who has the time for pedantry?
@@lovelessissimo ?
I miss this generation.
Lost my dad in '98 and father in law March of this year. They were both Vietnam veterans.
I was an Army medic myself.
We are too quickly losing some of the best people, even those still left from Vietnam. It's sad.
This documentary should be shown at all schools world wide. We seem to come to an generation who doesn’t know enough about WWII. As being an 30 year old it’s almost the last generation who had grandfathers who served or had been in war. We should teach our children what happened ♥️🙏🏻
I'm 34 and my grandfather was in the Korean War. My husband is 35 and his grandfather was a ww2 vet. I know what you mean though, if you were a certain age then you'd expect most people you met had a male relative that was drafted to ww2, Korea, or Vietnam.
Very true. My great uncle Jean stormed the beaches when he was a just a few days shy of his 15th b day(he used his brothers birth certificate) and when I look at my 19 year son, it brings tears to my eyes.
@@isaacshaver6218 My late grandpa - a brazilian Pracinha - was barely 20 years old when he was drafted to fight the nazis in Monte Castello, young fellas used to be made of steel back then ....
You’re 30? Stop pretending like there isn’t a gigantic swath of World War II nerds in every graduating class. Maybe you just have a shitty personality?
Very insightful for a younger person who,unlike people my age, knew many family members, neighbors, teachers,ect who served in WWII. It's so important that young people today,and those yet to be born,know what these men,and all the millions of others who served, did for all of us.
Bill Guarnere 4/28/23 - 3/8/14 (90 yrs old) died of an aneurysm in Philly. Survived by his 2 sons, 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. The Governor of the State of Pennsylvania ordered state wide flags to be flown at Half-Staff to honor this great man and true American Hero.
A true hero. A hero amongst heroes. May God watch over him and may he be reunited with the members of Easy Company that went before him. Sir, I salute you. R.I.P
Wild Bill
Thank god for ppl like these..now we wouldnt have a chance..
Babe Hefron's part about living every day with the knowledge that someone took a bullet meant for him always gets me. 55 years later and it's still fresh in his mind.
At 41:13, this chokes me up every single time too.
me too
good god
Im Dutch. May 4 is the day on which the Netherlands commemorates its victims of war. Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) takes place each year on May 5, the day after Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking). It is a celebration of the Netherlands being freed from Nazi occupation after World War II. Thank you Easy company and the other companies + Canadian, British, Polish, , Belgian, French, and Czech servicemen for liberating us.
This should be shown in our schools. These gentlemen are the very last of decent human beings, I have seen this a thousand times and it still gets me to this day. I served but thank god never saw conflict on this scale, I pray that my son never does. I am not sure if he will or won’t but we are again making the same mistakes that could again lead us into war.
Is it me or does Shifty Powers come across as one of the most sincere, genuine and thoughtful people of all time?
Southerner.
Not Shifty at all huh?
@@ronniebishop2496 *Virginian
My father in law was exactly the same.....
One of those rare humans in whom seems no guile.
I lose it every time one of these old guys cries.
MrMatthiasSchneider I do too
Micah sadly everyone in here is dead now.
Olboy BadMusic it would be better that you never mention this again.
@@214TwoOneFo there stories will live on forever
Same Brother, They did what they did for US!!
When Mr. Suerth mentioned his mother and got emotional it really hit me. When this was filmed it was almost 60 years after he was wounded and it was still with him. I'm in awe of these great men.
As an only child myself, with a single mother...that hit me so hard.
choked me up
That was my uncle, and when they film his, he was interviewed by Spielberg and he was on the set nearly every day. He was raised in Minnesota.
I'm struggling in my life right now. This reminds me that I have so much to be thankful for because of these men. Thank you guys for everything you did.
Yes you do have much to be thankful for. Hang in there and remember you are not alone❤
@@monicaanicito4342 thank you so very much. I needed that.
@@shawnastephens1536you got this brotha! Life is so short, but as these amazing men said. Just go day by day!
Keep on keeping on brother.Yoi owe them that
Bill Guarnere just passed. RIP to a great man.
Yes, only 2 days ago at the age of 90. R.I.P.
sorry to hear that i live in holland he had give me my freedom R.I.P bill
Gone but like the rest of Easy Company never to be forgotten
RIP Bill!
Good Ol' Wild Bill...RIP Soldier! Much respect for you!
They grew up on the Depression, they fought for his country and for the entire world... truly a great generation,
I am not american, but I would like to thank these men for his sacrifice.
@Robert Bonneau Idiot
@Robert Bonneau it's a shame people like you take a cheap shot for a simple troll then people come along and see it and think it's real. Rinse and repeat long enough and it becomes reality, fake news online is the next big enemy and will be used to wage wars mark my words. So if you see someone posting stupid shit call it out, like the guy above me.
Robert Bonneau without America joining the war the Red Army was finished. They could’ve never continued without the pressure from the US🤦🏽♂️
@@goochfitness26 nor the equipment from the allies at a high financial cost and a terrible human cost in those nightmare convoys. Eg PQ17.
Read Tom Brokaw's book, "The Greatest Generation", very accurateltv titled and where would we find such people today? Just Snowflakes today.
The last surviving officer of Easy Company just died 10 days ago, and damn it struck me inside to see all of them go...
I cried to think those amazing men no longer walk among us anymore
I am glad they are all finally at peace.
😢😢😢 and yet 🇺🇸 🇺🇸. My grandfather also served in WW2. Had privilege to works with a few. ❤ them all
🫡🖖🏿
Who was the last to past?
These men are eternal. role models. Band of brothers and these interviews should be shown in every single highschool in the United States. RIP
Yes agreed
So sad that this generation are now dying out - a lot of young people could learn a lot about humanity from these men. I'm 21 and I look up to these men more than anybody else.
Me too!
They deserve to life 200 years
I do to and i am 15 years old i love history i want to be a paratrooper when i graduate high school.
Fourteen Easy Company members are still alive. Including Don Malarkey (95) and Edward Shames (94), the last surviving Easy Company officer.
Antonio H I sometimes think Mr. Malarkey will outlive us all. He is quite the Man. 😊
What he say in the end... "grandpa, where you a hero in the war?" - "no, but grandpa served in a company of heroes."
Now THAT is a true man and hero in my heart. All the respect to those people.
- from Denmark.
My god what an incedible statement thats what real heros say. I cried this whole video and im not the crying type.
The real meaning of a True Leader!!!
Sorry for late reply but mike finally saw your post. Who asked you?
wow, gets you right in the gut!
Respect to Danish Soldiers serving in Afganistan very tough bastards!
‘Band Of Brothers’
Had a profound effect on me as a younger man.. I’m 37 now but damn did it touch my heart and feel immense pride in my country.
I love America 🇺🇸
RIP Edward (Babe) Heffron died yesterday, each and everyone of these soldiers is a hero.
sean williamson respect
I was honored to be a part of the 506 in Ramadi, Iraq. We did our best to make these men proud but there was no way we could've ever come close to filling their boots. It'll be a sad day when their generation is gone. They made America great!
Sad to say but I think I read the other day there is only 1 of easy left. So so sad.
Damn, that place was a meat grinder. I was in Baqubah my first tour and it was rough.
Trust me man...these guys would still be proud of what you and future 506th boys have done.
I was in Kurdistan with 10th Mountain and Baquba with the Big Red One. That was intense, but NOTHING compared to what those dudes endured.
Much respect, to them and you.
@@26michaeluk I was in Baquba for my second and third deployments. While Baquba didn't get us much press as Ramadi, Fallujah or Baghdad, it was still in the Sunni Triangle and fucking intense, at least when it flared up.
In the D-Day memorial in Normandy, there’s an inscription carved in the polished rock near the fountain/water feature that says “From the heart of our land comes the blood of our youth, given to you in the name of freedom”. Gives me goose bumps whenever I see the picture and remember reading it in person
Seeing how intense the emotion is 60 years after it happened, we can’t begin to imagine what these lads went through
Every once in a while I come back to watch this to make myself appreciate everything I have in my life.
This should be shown in every high school. We have life so easy today thanks to men like these heroes.
For me, it is the courage of these men in the face of death, that I find so inspiring.
Same, man. Same.
Same here.
I do the same!!
My aunt lived next to Babe and I would always get to go next door to his house as a young teen. I still have the airborne cover he signed and gave me. He would never talk about what had happened over there but he did show me some really cool things he brought back. I was a big history buff and was grateful to have been able to know him.
What kinda stuff did he bring back
Wauw you have seen a real hero 🙏❤
That's awesome.. Babe is a real character. I would be honored to have met anyone that fought in WW2 but these guys as Lip said really are the best.
do you have an accent similar to his? lol
@40:29
Babe's words are perhaps the most real expression of what the survivors go through that I have ever heard. I admire these men not only for what they did when called upon, but for their ability to live and survive with what they have seen and experienced. "Survivors' guilt" is something we hear about a lot, but maybe it's better for us to think of it as "survivors' burden". It is a heavy load that they carried every day of their lives, long after they set down their rucksacks.
R.I.P. Col. Edward Shames died December 3rd 2021. There now passes the last officer from Easy Company.
While watching the full miniseries and seeing the interviews with the then-unnamed soldiers at the beginning of each episode, I knew instantly which one Guarnere was. Frank John Hughes did such a brilliant job of portraying him, and I hope he did Wild Bill proud.
"this pistole never had been fired. so there was no blood on it." - i actually started crying about that sweet words.... RIP dear Sir Winters
The way Malarkey breaks down when talking about Toye and Garnier losing their legs. Heartbreaking.
"there i was with a trench knife, a canteen, and 6 candy bars... ready to fight the german army." god i miss when men were men . i miss your stories, RIP grandfather.
My heart aches with nothing but sheer respect and love for all of these men. Words aren't even enough to describe how incredibly proud I am of the very brave men that fought such an awful war for all of us to live in freedom today. Real hero's. God bless you all. 🖤 🇺🇲 🇬🇧
Bless these men for choosing to re-live unbearable trauma to give the rest of us a unique glimpse into a peice of history most of us can barely conceive the difficulty of, it truly feels like a privilege.
Can i get this movie(band of brothers) download link
Now even more so.
@@sujanbiswas2114show some respect and pay for it... They did!
When “Wild Bill” says the true heroes are buried in the cemeteries and he’s says “not us”, I always smile because my grandfather was the same way: tough, humble and didn’t think of himself as a hero. But to me, he was my hero!
Thanks Mate and you Grandfather For his give us freedom
These modest and humble men deserve our utmost respect they are all heroes to me.🐨🇦🇺
as the next generation after these people...yes I'm a boomer...sue me...each and every one I ever met said the same thing...the heroes are the ones that didn't come back....and these were guys that had chests full of medals...battlefield commissions...you name it they had it.
@@moss8448 Same here. I was blessed to have one as my father.
THEY WERE ALL HEROES !!!!! MAY ALL THESE COURAGEOUS SOLDIERS ‘REST IN PEACE’ ✝️✝️✝️✝️
Probably the most honest, sincere account of men at war you could ever hear. An emotional record of history as told thru’ the experiences of the men from the Screaming Eagles. I salute them. This piece of history should be promulgated in schools to educate folk in what my father’s generation had to sacrifice. RIP.
I'm from New Zealand and appreciate what was done for us by these and many other men in the WW's. Salute and thanks for your service
Yeah you definitely would have been fine. Like Switzerland. “ ja we don’t care. Whomst ever vvins
Most of these guys are gone now. Dear lord I wish they were still alive so we could learn the lessons they have to teach. RIP Dick, Bill, Buck, Smokey, Nixon, Babe, One Lung, Luz, Perco, Martin, Bull, and all the rest of them. God bless them.
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Just noticed that I wrote something by accident. Pocket text..... But seriously Mr. Foul mouth Spencer Hill
Max Tikhonov you could've been a spammer. sorry dude
Spencer Hill yeah, at this time (may 2015) there are 17 member of E comp that still alive, include sergeant Malarkey and Tipper among them
Luc Adie Hikmawan Herbert Suerth, portrayed in Band of Brothers, is also still alive.
These are some MEN. I live right outside Hershey Pennsylvania. Dick Winters did indeed come back and lived in a quiet little corner of Hershey. He died not that long ago. And we miss him.
the Richard D. Winters Memorial Highway is named after him
What a wonderful leader and human being. God bless our soldiers who have given so ,ugh for all our freedom.
I grew up not too far from you, in a small little town called Columbia, Pennsylvania I’m not to sure about the rest of Pennsylvania but I do think I can generalize that much of the Susquehanna Valley is extremely proud of our veteran community.
If a salute from a civilian would have meant anything to Maj. Winters, I would like to have given him one. A lot of good men got to come home alive because of him. RIP.
A man's friggin man!!
The fact you got these interviews before we lost these men is incredible and we are so thankful 💯🖤🔥💫
God Almighty.
When I’m depressed, and think I can’t go on, I watch this. It centers me.
I dont know these man, any of them, all those soldiers, but great respect, they jumped out of planes, died for freedom, had victory, and now im sitting here, living in freedom.
I feel the same guilt. and pride. and guilt. what can we do?
reptilicus975 Just remember them, and pay your respects in whatever way you find meaningful.
reptilicus975 join the military and do it ourselves? That's what im doing
It's kinda too bad that we are fucking up our rights
and now im sitting here, whining because i cant log in wow. we are a joke :P
To every man who served for the allies in WW2, Thank you.
Should also thank the axis
@@idisrespectwomen611 not really. To them, I say “I’m sorry.”
Grandpa fought in WWII, thanks.
I can't get over Popeye apologizing for being wounded because he knew it was bad for the unit. Not only a great soldier, but just a great dude all around. Like imagine you've just been hit by a grenade, you have no idea at that point if you're going to live or die, yet you still apologize to your comrades for being wounded. What a freaking guy.
Some of the greatest men who ever walked the Earth. The marvelous aspect of their mortal greatness is how average they were in life. They were not kings or tycoons, they did not hail from the establishment families. They were farmers, laborers, salt of the Earth. Their nation called upon them to save the world, and they accomplished the mission.
Amen !!
George Luz worked pretty blue collar jobs, nothing fancy. I think it was something like 1200+ people turned up for his funeral, no pretence to be there just respect for the man.
@@W1gglePuppy For sure, He is from my state Rhode Island. Imagine living the hell of war and coming home and dying in an industrial accident.
@@jimplummer4879 tragic, would have loved to hear his thoughts and memories. From what I've been able to find and read, it seems like he was portrayed well.
Awwh man that got my heart
"When boats were made of the wood and men were made of iron"
Boats weren’t made out of wood in the 40’s.
@@pet3r387 it’s just a reference dick
Pet3r38 I can tell you that the Mk V was used during the war in Vietnam, well after the 40’s. Made of wood.
You’re probably the guy nobody wants at a party.
It's just a saying douchebags.
My grandfathers generation. What a heroes. They should not be forgotten.
The greatest generation is all but gone, very few remain…HBO created this series so they will live on, and never forgotten.
Such humility, Winters had. "If I had been harder and better, a lot more of my men would have gone home." and this coming from one of the most brilliant strategic minds of the war. That poignant statement made me cry.
Under incredible conditions, these guys prevailed. Looking back at how they could’ve done better is their regret that their buddies died. As someone looking from the outside, it’s incredible that anyone survived. I hear all the time from this generation that the real heroes are lying in those fields, and although I understand that sentiment, they were right there fighting with them. I respect these guys so much. God bless and keep them, they can sleep peacefully now.
Read “And No Birds Sang” by Farley Mowatt. Heroes all.
Major Richard Winters should be as well known and discussed in history books,classrooms,ect as Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, and all the other big brass!
The guy who played Guarnere did an absolutely superb job! All the actors did, but that one in particular is a spot on match.
"no but i served in a company of heroes" is such an amazing statement - RIP everybody from Easy Company
They do not make men or soldiers like this anymore. They were apart of saving the world from an awful tyranny. God bless all of them.
156 dislikes? That's fine. That's your opinion. Remember this though: "If not for the these men and the greatest generation you wouldn't be able to voice your opinion." You don't have to like it but I certainly hope that you respect these men.
Bob Kline
Amen on that!
Imagine if the Axis forces won the war? ..... how we could not like those men ? The ones that fought for us ? Well I like them and I thanked on them .
Rick Sautner men from both sides lefts their homes and risked their lives
332 dislikes today to each its own we know you had to be a hero to be there
@Rick Sautner Many young men from all sides just like our own didnt want to go but were drafted to say no was prison or death but they all turned out hero`s one way or another despite who their leaders were.
There prob germans
If you are having trouble understanding just how horrific World War 2, and war in general really was. These men went through battles 50 years before these interviews, and they still are tearing up. My Grandfather was in the Pacific Campaign and when it would thunder he would get really shakey and anxious because it reminded of him of shelling.
when Malarkey said that the shelling wasnt intense enough it made me think how could anyone have survived that, let alone an entire company of soldiers make it out alive. to out do the shelling, you also endured that with foxholes that wasnt deeper than a foot, and the soldiers living out the deep freeze in their jump suits, with no winter clothing.
Back in the 70's my mom hired a handyman to remodel our house. He was a former marine who had fought on Iwo Jima, and he would curse the Japanese cars in my neighborhood.
Jason King what did Rober Bonneau say??
Algernon Campbell yeah actually i was 😐
@Jason King Where I'm from we take two minutes of silence every year on the day before we celebrate the end of the war. It is to remember all the fallen soldiers and victims of the war. Only two minutes in a year and even this is too much for some as they feel it is the right moment to get attention for their cause. It's repulsive.
In 2010, there was some a-hole that started screaming during the remembrance service in the capital, causing people to fear a terrorist attack and total panic ensued where 63 people got injured. (panic was magnified by someone accidentally dropping their briefcase and someone else thought it must be a bomb).
In 2018 some protest group about the colonial past thought it would be a nice moment to ask for attention for the victims from 'their' group.
Sometimes, I hate people........ Show some respect for Gods sake....
On the other hand it is a nice tradition. Generally people even stop their cars when driving and total silence can be 'heard' during these two minutes. (if not for some dickhead like above that is)
My father was a WW II veteran. When he spoke about the war he laughed sometimes. Other times he cried. He never watched a war movie but he sure did smile when he spoke about his buddies. I knew him much later in his life. By then he sure knew how to have a good time. I loved that man. He died in 2014. We'll never understand what these men went through. 407,000 died in a three year visit to hell. In the subsequent 80 years we've bitched and moaned about unemployment, inflation, terrorism, politics, and all manner of change. None of that compares to the scale of misery these men survived. And I hope that my grandchildren, when they're old and gray, can say that too. Never again. Thanks dad.
I am so proud of these men for their dedication. I was proud to be a member of the 101st in Vietnam. God bless these men & their families.
Well said.And God bless you and your family , trooper. Respect from Ireland
@@paulflynn6169
Thank You Paul. It means a lot
Welcome home, thank you for your service sir! 😊
My Grandfather served two tours in Vietnam.
God bless you and your family for your service. From New Zealand
4:59 is how the entire series starts
It's so rare to hear soldiers talk about war. This is treasure.
Collin McCullough My dad told me one story in his 94 years, One
Check out memoirs of WW2 RUclips channel. Amazing.
It fells like reading a history book quite sometime 💖
Kris B my grandpa was in WW2 - as a kid I once asked him if he was scared - he said “only once, from the moment I arrived until I went home”.
@@antdb3021 thats one of my favourite yt channels
It's right what people say......These were our greatest generation.
No matter which Allied country you're from.....We can't compare to these men, and the countless thousands like them throughout WWII.
***** oh ok i get what u meant. they sure failed at that tho lol. second hand equipment and ill-trained conscripts with a record worst then the Wehrmacht
***** interesting. thank you for clearing that up for me
Be careful or the millennials will cry and run to their safe spaces if they hear they're not the greatest generation.
@Skip fuck you
@ Skip you should have just said. Lets not forget the men who fought with honor on both sides it would have eliminated all argument.
I can never watch this without having a tear. My Grandpa was in the 8th Army Air Corps in WW2 as a B-17 top turret gunner. He never spoke about the war. To think about what these men went through and their sacrifice. Thank you to all veterans and those that have laid their lives down for our freedom.
I was born in the wrong time period. To have a leader like Richard Winters would have been phenomenal.
Have yo read his books? Both are fantastic! I have them on audible and listen to them often.
Poor Heffron is still hurting. You can tell he hasn't gotten over this stuff. Poor man.
The Mean Conservative Martin too. May they rest in peace. I think only Donald Malarkey and one or two more are still alive.
The Mean Conservative True. On the other hand, Lipton sure seems like he was a mentally strong man. Imagine what he was like in his prime. From accounts I've read, he was a pillar of strength in the Company.
tjdinfl Indeed. Not many people get battlefield commissions to officer rank. A privilege of extraordinary men.
The Mean Conservative When you've seen combat, seen your mates die. It never leaves you, Never.
tjdinfl From what I've read, Lipton was very successful in pretty much everything he did after the war because of his natural character. He's probably the most inspirational person to me after Winters.
23:08 landed behind enemy lines on D-Day with his knife a canteen and 6 candy bars,and lived to talk about it...what a badass.
Not only that, but he went on to have a legendary law career and was the lead prosecutor on the Bobby Kennedy assassination case
@@HetroJesus Buck Compton. ❤️
Sounds like a regular guy on hell let loose hes so cool thouhhh
Any soldier who fought with good intension deserves respect
I could listen to Shifty speak for ever.
Same for Malarkey
Popeye too
What a hell of a man!!! True heroes!!!
Its sad hearing his kids talk about him and knowing shifty didn't speak nearly as much as he had the right to. The stories told make me believe he was something else, eyesight and observation skills that were beyond human.
Yep
I'm an ex British Army Infantryman. I recently had the pleasure of going to the Eagles nest with some good friends of mine. We drank a bottle of wine in honour of these troops as close as we could get to the same spot that they did back in the day. It was one of the most wonderful and deeply moving experiences I have ever felt in my life.
I'm an ex American Soldier and I also had the pleasure of going to the Eagles nest, kind of a scary bus drive getting to it , but what a view , yeah that was an amazing experience. Cheers from America mate.
@@dreamsofsnow6521 Brilliant.
The balls on these guys. It’s absolutely unimaginable and I thank everyone involved with making the Band of Brothers show and bringing it to my attention. Ive gone down many rabbit holes reading about these guys and watching interviews after witnessing the show. Utterly fascinating and often leaves me wiping the tears away.
I could sit and listen to these men all day . The utter respect I have for them in beyond words . I’m glad they recorded this so it will never be lost and they will never be forgotten. Thank you so much for all you did for us 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 QS
Such a touching moment when shifty says under different circumstances he and the German soldiers might have been good friends.
Yes. This is one of my favorite series and that line gets me every. single. time. From the first time seeing it when it was new and I was in high school to today. Shifty was just a next level human being.
@@marielooney8746 truly. They’re all so inspiring but he was something else. Grateful this series and documentary were made, honestly breaks my heart that every company in every battalion didn’t get the same level of attention cuz man can you imagine how many Winters and Shiftys there were who never even got interviewed
My dad was in the Army, and may have crossed paths with these guys. He, too, once said that "The Germans were just scared kids like us." That made a good impression on me, that he (and most) solders understand the context and were able to separate the person from the action. On the other hand, a neighbor was in the Pacific during WWII and to his dying day, he hated the Japanese ( and would never buy anything Japanese). I always felt sorry for him, dragging that hate along with him through his entire life. That said, I know some of the Pacific battles were really terrible and he never said why he felt the way he did, so who knows.
Babe and Wild Bill only died recently and Dick Winters on the 11th january 2011. god bless them all in the 506th 101st
My grandfather was in the battle Guadalcanal in the Philippine islands. My brother interviewed him for a college paper. My mother never had the heart to listen to it. It clearly took heavy tolls, but he never let it show to his family. This show always reminds me of him❤️❤️❤️
How do you feel about democrats honoring and giving a standing ovation to a WW2 Nazi yesterday?
@@angryeric2961I really don’t give a goddamn about politics anymore, sorry. Nazis can get f@#$ed. that’s all I have to say.
I think Guadalcanal is in the Solomon Islands Philippine islands is in Southeast Asia
Props to Spielberg and Hanks for getting these amazing men on camera to document their experiences.
I can't help it. Every time at the end of BoB and this special when Winters is talking about the young one asking Grandpa if he was a hero in the war, I get choked.
Anyone with any heart or sense of humanity does
ozmedia Yep. We can only hope :)
Respect
I was cutting onions at the time😢😢
Borealis Aurora what men! God Bless each and EVERY ONE 🙏
RIP to all these wonderful heroes. One of the best war documentaries I've ever seen. A true, raw account of their brutal experiences (the ups and downs) during the biggest and most IMPORTANT conflict in human history. Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, and ALL of the 506th Infantry Regiment will live FOREVER. 🫡
I'm a modern combat vet and served in the modern 101st, and I'm a paratrooper as well. I stand in total AWE of these brave pioneers and men of the WWII airborne paratroopers. Seems my service is so insignificant as to what they endured. The casualty list of E Company is staggering. Simply staggering.
Amen, 82nd here.
The war your fighting is fake. No disrespect but i think you know what i'm getting at. Try to stay out of trouble if your in Country. Good luck.
No offense to brother but theirs was a righteous war. They were not intentionally killing women, babies and old people and their goals had nothing to do with territorial gain or oil.
@@Jb-Raja I'm not judging morality, but in fairness WWII saw massive carpet bombing operations, 2 nuclear bombs on civilian cities, flame throwers, and other pretty horrific wartime activities.... so let's just be accurate in describing warfare. They did what needed to be done to win.
LeadCounsel I stand corrected sir. I guess seeing old frail people makes me feel protective of them but then we will all grow old and we ourselves know how we have lived our lives.
I could listen to these great men talk all day and all night.
Thank God for them!
it kills me inside to hear every word they speak to have such emotion and memory attached. I'm in awe that all these men were kids and were asked to do something that no one today would ever think of doing. god bless every single one of them that laid down their life to defend evil in this world and our freedom rest well Easy company.
"It's the way all wars should end: with an agreement with no blood on it."
How true it is...
And now it's the drug wars going on with no dignity integrity or honor.
True, if only we as a species can come to that conclusion before the war starts
My great grandpa was in the band of brothers. His name was liebgott. In the movies you can see him.
God bless your great grandfather for his service 👍🙏
So your grandfather was Joe Liebgott
The most forbidden documentary in history:
“Europa The Last Battle” at archive dot org
@@ledzeppelinfan4704 yeah on my mom side
Fucking awesome.
I have no words ... The sacrifice laid down by these men, the greatest generation.. it will NEVER be forgotten. Thank you.
“When we had a man who was man killed we found that he was at peace and he looked so peaceful and we were glad that he found peace”😭 I believe that is true to its entirety
My Dad was in the 506th 2nd Bat D Company. Growing up I knew that he was in the 101st airborne and I knew that he had survived Bastogne, But BoB really opened my eyes about what my Dad had gone through. He never really talked about the war, there were a couple of weird little stories that he told but nothing serious. I heard from my mother that he hated the whole idea of "hero" and hated the fact that his father talked him up as a hero (though in truth, he did get a DSC for Bastogne). There is (for me) one thing missing from BoB and the followon discussions. My dad suffered from PTSD for basically his whole life. There is a picture of my Dad and six of his buddies (taken in England) and on the back he wrote the names and status of all his buddies. Only two of his buddies survived, the rest were all KIA. Imagine if 50% of the people you worked with died within two months of each other. In 1962 we went to see "the longest day" together. He was in St. Mere Eglise on D-day. He talked about how frightened they were because they could hear tanks coming and how relieved they were when they turned out to be American Tanks coming in from the beaches.
Thank God for men like your dad.
As a teen I must have watched the D-Day movie at least a dozen of times.
In the nineties there was a parachute hanging on the front of a church in Sainte Mere Eglise celebrating the sacrifice of the 101st Airborne. I hope it is still there...
The American cemetery from Normandy has a field of crosses and tomb stones and a black marble wall where the names of the US fallen soldiers are written. A lot of them were still teenagers when they were KIA.
I cried so hard during this documentary that I hardly could see the written comments of this video. In the beginning of the nineties I've also met a few soldiers in Lloret del Mar, Spain and managed to talk to them briefly. They were from UK and US and they've met to share memories of WWII - they've told me.
Every single man of the 101st Airborne is a HEROE. May the ones who died rest in peace. Thank you for sharing the testimonies of the heroes who were alive when this documentary was made.
No other nation in this whole world would have fought with such bravery for another nation's freedom. That's why the US of A is the country of the brave.
With you - and him, James. My grandfather fought in WW1 and never talked about it. The guys may be heroes in our eyes but they, rightly, were just doing a job. And believe me, we are more than grateful. Enough of the hero bullshit.
@@roryobrien4401 If you "are more than grateful" why can't I express my gratitude without you telling me: "Enough of that hero bullshit".
That is so rude. Did you grow up in a barn or have a problem w/ US heroes?
Who do you think you are to talk to me this way.
Whatever the case is keep your "bullshit" for yourself and don't disrespect me & above all don't disrespect the 101st Airborne w/ dirty words about them in your comments. They are considered heroes in world's history! Have a little bit of respect for their sacrifice.
They will not be forgotten. RIP 101st Airborne.
@@carmengilliard7378 I wasn't talking to you but since you've decided I have, I suggest you wise up or grow up fast. These guys would be the first - yes , the FIRST - to say they were anything but what the idiotic media calls heroes. They were humble, ordinary men doing a very difficult and dirty job and the vast majority of them did it well so that we could all be free today. So knock off the goddamn hero bullshit, alright, that's the last thing in the world they would want or would've wanted. And please don't confuse "heroism" with recognition for what they did. And watch Saving Private Ryan too while you're at it and note that Captain Miller was..a schoolteacher. Yes. War is a dirty business. Not for heroes or superheroes. You really should talk to the vets themselves if you can. I did. And don't accuse me of disrespect, you have no idea what you're talking about.
1:04:42 Winters talks about the German Major surrendering his pistol, which have never been fired. That is the key moment of this entire documentary for me.
You are so right
They got that wrong in the series
Dit zijn helden die er voor gezorgd hebben dat mijn ouders , mijn generatiegenoten en onze kinderen in vrijheid hebben kunnen leven . Thank you 👊
Op kerstavond 1944 nam mijn moeder mijn hand gedurende de middernachtsmis , en zegde dat wij beden voor die soldaten die voor ons vochten op 200 km van mijn stad Kortrijk. Ik was negen en zal dat nooit vergeten. I am so thankful, fourtin years later the same USA gave me a scholarship to study applied physics.....
The soft-spoken humility of these men is beyond words. Thank you sirs, for your service 💕
Too the men in the 101st Airborne Division REST IN PEACE.
They will never be forgotten.
I am from Poland I live in the USA and I always have tears in my eyes when I see these wonderful brave people.
I have so much respect for the people of Poland. Where ever the Poles served during WWII they excelled and were top notch soldiers, pilots etc. They suffered so many atrocities at the hands of Russians as well as the Germans.
I had a tear in my eye throughout this. What incredible men they were.
I've seen this several times over the years, and it never fails to bring me to tears.. Such amazing men. They are American men and did what men should do. Without knowing them personally, I'm so proud of them all. RIP.
I served in the Army (1971-77) and during my time (three years) in the FRG (Germany) I went to Nijmegen Holland three times for the 100 mile military march. The Dutch still loved Americans then. I hope they still do. I loved Holland and I always said if there was any place, other than the United States, in the world I would be glad to live, it was Holland. Clean, orderly and the people were so thankful for the Americans. I hope I can still return one day. I'm 63.
I hope you visit holland and if you do visit me and tell me all of the stories you have greetings from holland with great respect (sorry if my grammar is bad)
The remaining Dutch people who were so thankful and helpfull for the American, British, Canadian and Polish soldiers during World War II are now for the most part being treated very bad. Our goverment doesn't care about that generation...it's really sad.
Our country isn't that clean orderly...it was back in the day but not that clean now these days. It's a real shame that the generation who lived through World War II are now treated as trash. Don't get me wrong, it's still a "good" country but shit is going down every year.
Hey I hope you can visit us one day!:) And yes we still do love you guys!
steve hale. Don't worry my friend. All européens like american, even if a pool of business men try to make you believing we hate you. We shall never forget the debt we have. It is those bankers than we hate, but american PEOPLE is our friend forever. God bless those young boys who came and gave their life to liberate us and give us our freedom. Sometimes we are like two teenage brothers, but It is fight of little dogs. Come in France, you will be welcomed, and in safety. And It is valid for all Europe. Do not trust lies of medias. Visit us, It will be our pleasure . Friendly.
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As an Irish woman myself, living In Galway Ireland. Raising my own children, I see a man of Irish heritage and it makes me so proud. This truely was the best generation. Rest In Peace, to all the band of Brothers in WW2. I wish we all could all have more of their values.
Keep the faith. There are some good people left who remember.
I’m glad there Irish ancestors created such great men that served for us Americans and our freedom Rest In Peace to them all
@Dal J Ireland was a "Non-belligerent" neutral party internationally from the 1930s and after the second world war until the 1970s. However, 150,000 Irish volunteered during the war and served alongside the allied nations.
Worst generation you mean? The disregard for human life during ww1 and 2 was astonishing. In modern times like the war in Afghanistan for example over 20 years allied casualtys were around 3500. During ww1 and ww2 that many people were killed per day, and just replaced with the next wave of cannon fodder.
@@McYeroc You're either incredibly ignorant or incredibly naive if you think the first and second world war share the exact same historical context and approach to warfare. To dumb both periods down to such a shallow summary along with everyone involved, willing or otherwise, shows a very distinct lack of critical understanding of the situation and what was at stake. Not to mention the term "Greatest generation" primarily refers to the Allied soldiers that fought in the second world war. The side that mostly wasn't hellbent on ruthlessly conquering and slaughtering everyone in the world.