BAND OF BROTHERS epi 2 "Day of Days" 

Some of the survivors recalled that they had trained so extensively at night that they could recognize other members of the company just by their silhouette.

I almost hate watching this series now. I served in the 506th (Charlie Co., 1st Battalion) from ‘77-‘81, and am a life member of the 101st ABN Association and the 506th Regimental Association. Getting their newsletters, I’ve seen the obituaries of these vets as they’ve passed, and seeing their interviews at the start of each episode is just a reminder of what we’ve lost with their passing. They’re virtually all gone now, Winters, Randleman, Speirs, Guarnere, Lipton, Powers and so on. We are diminished by their absence and owe it to these men to remember their legacy, their sacrifices and their courage.

Damian Lewis (Winters) has often told a humorous story: He was a young British actor and it was very early in his career. Somehow he got invited to audition for the role of Winters. He gets to LA and they put him up in a fancy hotel. He auditions for Tom Hanks himself and it goes REALLY well. So, it's his first time in LA, he's met Tom Hanks, the audition went fantastic and he's feeling really good about himself. He decides he's going to celebrate and gets absolutely hammered, crawling back into bed around 3AM At 8am, his phone rings. The voice says: "Damian, Steven (Spielberg) would like to meet you now. Can you be here at 9?" 🤣 So, now he's panicking because he's a total mess. He orders room service for a ton of coffee and takes 3 showers to try and get himself into some kind of condition to meet Spielberg. He manages to get to Spielberg's office and he's shaking and sweating from nerves, the coffee and the comedown from a severe hangover. Spielberg is filming him as soon as he enters his office and he offered him the role right then and there. haha BoB was my first introduction to Damian Lewis and I would have sworn that he was American. He did a fantastic job

Those old men of steel, tearing up and their voices cracking, breaks me every time. ;(

Over 2000 American soldiers died on Omaha Beach (the one from Saving Private Ryan). Because of what Easy Company did in taking out those guns, the casualties on Utah Beach were under 200. We owe so much to our greatest generation! I'll never forget what they did. This series is really brilliant, and I look forward to sharing this ride with you. Great reaction. 👍👍

The man who was killed asking Lipton “where company command” when they were attacking the artillery guns was named Andrew Hill. There’s a RU-vidr (I can’t remember off the top of my head) who does a great video about the paratrooper, but he isn’t named in the series. I thought I’d let y’all know his name at the very least. It’s what Andrew Hill deserves. They brought the flag that was at his funeral to the site that he died! Also, Captain Sobel would’ve been killed IF he wasn’t sent to the other school. The plane that he was going to be on was shot down, including the person who Simon peg played in the first episode. The German soldier that was from Oregon actually worked next door to Malarky but the writers didn’t think it was realistic enough so they made it across the town.

So for some context, in case people forgot, Guarnere (a.k.a. “ Gonorrhea”) had just found out his brother was killed by the Germans at the Battle of Monte Cassino a few hours before he jumped into Normandy. The book goes a little further into this and interviews with him state that he was so angry with the Germans that he wanted to kill everyone of them he could find. By no means does this excuse him endangering everyone else by disobeying Winters, but it does give you a look into his head space and can help you empathize a little with “Wild Bill” Guarnere.

This mini series deserves to be experienced by all. These men deserved to have their story told. Rest easy to all of these men of Easy Company and the rest of WWII vets who aren’t here today. Different breed of men

Bradley Freeman, the last surviving member of Easy Company, passed away in July 2022 at the age of 97. He returned to his home in Mississippi and worked for the U S Postal service for 40 years

My father was a medical in Patton's 3rd from the summer of '43 until the end. He passed away two months ago at 98 years old.

I think the most incredible thing about Brecourt Manor was that fact it was an almost instant improvise of an attack. The only real knowledge they had was it had a trench system, a huge number of Germans and the 4 guns. Prior to going out Winters had gone and taken a quick scan of the area, and worked out how he was gonna do it. Probably why it’s still shown today as to how it’s done. Amazing reaction as always though, I can’t wait for you to see the rest of the series 👍🏻

My personal motto: "Respect your elders and veterans, for you know not what they have done for you."

Thank you for staying with the series. These men deserve to have their story heard.

I saw an interview with Buck Compton explaining the malfunction of his Thompson submachine gun. He, as you heard lost his weapon on the jump, he acquired the Thompson from a wounded paratrooper. He didn't find out until later that the firing pin was broken. It is cool how you see him at multiple times trying to fix it, in one of many examples of attention to detail in the series.

Finally! Lol... this series gets better and better as you go through the episodes. Yes there will be more tears but it's definitely worth it.

The details in this series are so good. For example, most people wouldn’t catch it or know but when Buck landed in Normandy he found out his Thompson would not fire (turned out to be a broken firing pin). When they take the Brecourt guns when he hops in the trench and tries to shoot the wounded German, it does not fire. Throughout the entire sequence of taking those guns, he’s seen messing with it trying to get it fixed, unsuccessfully of course, as well as having others provide covering fire instead of himself. Just a small example of the depth they went to portray things throughout this series.

This cast was stellar in every respect. My son and I watch this miniseries as well as its sister series Pacific and Masters of the Air every year on Memorial Day. As a Veteran myself, these, Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk Down represent the most accurate depicitions ever! Well done!

I wish they would have made a series like this for the Korean War, my Dad was in that one. He was there for almost two years on the front lines ended up getting injured on Triangle Hill they eventually sent him home but he wanted to rejoin up with his company and didn't like leaving them behind. I can't imagine the bravery of this generation of people and I just will say thank you to them for all they did for us and our way of life.🙏🇺🇸

I've watched this series so many times, from its premiere on TV and the the boxsets with dog tags, I don't normally shed tears until certain episodes later but watching you shed tears is really beautiful to see and thank you for it, it's making my heart feel the same as it did all them years ago.

God bless the greatest generation sadly they are leaving us every day. We'll never see another one like them. My uncle was in WW2 on bombing planes the stories he told me about losing his friends were unbelievable. Thank you to all of them for their service 🙏🇺🇸

Prior to jumping in Normandy the 101st Airborne adopted the practice of painting a playing card on the side of the helmets of each soldier to quickly identify which unit they were assigned to. Easy Company was part of the 506th PAR and its symbol was the ace of spades. Other regiments had hearts, diamonds and clubs.

Amazing series, and the most amazing part is it's all TRUE!! God Bless America's Greatest Generation!

Well, this is when the sh*t gets real. "We're not lost Private...we're in Normandy." This one line displays Winter's ability to instill confidence in his men, even unarmed in the face of all adversity. And this soldier wasn't even a member of Easy Company. Currahee ♠

"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops," Eisenhower wrote. "My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander. This was his other speech. D-Day was never a guarantee..

Ames, thank you for watching this series and for your eloquence. The vets and the people back on the home front are the reasons why we are able to live our lives the way we do. 🇺🇲😍 much love to you

Band of Brothers is the best thing ever put on television. The ride will get rougher from here, but every moment is worth watching

All for our freedom. God bless them all. Never forgotten.🙏🏻🕯

If you like the interviews with the real vets the characters are based on, you're gonna love We Stand Alone Together. It's a companion documentary from which all the interviews for the show were lifted. That's the whole thing. It's interviews with the surviving (at the time) members of Easy Company as they go through their experiences with the war and after. It's basically the 11th episode of Band of Brothers and a must watch once the series proper is over.

Famed actor Jimmy Stewart flew 20 successful combat missions as a bomber pilot during WWII. He eventually became a 2-star General.

Winters is definitely the symbol of heroism to be me, and my personal hero. An amazing human being.

This was my Dad’s war. He was in the 1st Infantry Division from Feb 1941 to Oct 1945. He went to fight in North Africa early in ‘42 where he was wounded and spent 6 weeks in hospital. Then he went on to fight in all 5 campaigns the division was in, although he only received medals for 4 of them. He also received the Purple Heart for being wounded and the Bronze Star for valor. He carried those German she’ll fragments from North Africa in his legs and back until he died in 2008. These men really were the greatest generation.

Our grandparents and great grand parents were amazing people. Their sacrifices, both at home and abroad, should never be forgotten

Malarkey and the American/German soldier actually worked across the street from each other in Oregon, but the producer didn't think that the audience would believe it. So they made it a hundred miles.

Ive seen this series at least 20-30 times. Its that good. I still tear up every time I watch it. Epi 2 was a great episode, but certainly not the hardest for the viewer to emotionally get through. At this point in the series youve just BEGUN to start really getting attached to these men.

The 5 beaches on D-day were Omaha and Utah for the Americans, Gold and Sword for the British and Juno for the Canadians. My 2 great uncles fought at Juno and there older brother my grandfather was in Italy fighting

This mini-series should be required viewing in highschool history classes - period.

No matter how many times I’ve seen this series it still gets me every time. The bravery, sacrifice.. it all is so overwhelming. These episodes are so perfectly bridged with the introduction from the actual soldiers themselves.

The beaches were Omaha and Utah in the American sector, and Gold, Sword, and Juno in the British/Canadian sector. Omaha was a bloodbath. On Utah, as well as the 101st's silencing the German guns at Brecourt Manor, the tide washed the landing forces off course, and General Teddy Roosevelt (the former president's son) took advantage of the situation and made a very successful assault. BTW, General Roosevelt was the highest ranking commander to land on D-day in the first wave, and he survived the landings, but tragically died of heart failure a few days later.

Lady, you never disappoint. Once more, your heart sustains you through the trauma we suffered vicariously. Thank you.

Love your genuine reaction to Band of Brothers. I'm not American but Irish and have been to all Dday beaches several times. This year I was at Utah beach museum, I was at Brecourt Manor, its private property now so saw the 101st memorial near the Manor. There is a lovely statue of Dick Winters between St Marie du mont and Utah beach. We drive around Normandy most years with the kids, we get the ferry over from Ireland and bring the car. My grandfather was in British homeguard during ww2 in London along with his wife. My mother was born in London during the blitz. Luckily they came back home to Tipperary in 52.

If you weren’t 100% sure, this air drop happened several hours before the beach landings that happen at the beginning of the movie Saving Private Ryan. Also at the speed the aircraft were flying, every second you wait to jump from the last guy puts you almost 300 feet away from him, more if there’s wind. The flash and thunder thing was a set of code words that I believe changed daily, and were words that native German speakers would have difficulty pronouncing correctly. For example a German speaker trying to say thunder would sound more like sunder. Guarnere, the guy that shot before Winters gave the order just found out hours ago that his brother was killed by Germans in Italy which probably explained his actions and attitude in this episode. The other beach names were Sword, Juno, and Gold if I recall correctly. Might be missing one. And finally, for future reference.. Allied tanks were generally a solid darker green while German armored vehicles were mostly gray or tan with some sort of camouflage pattern consisting of reddish brown and green stripes or spots. So Allied armor = plain dark green German armor = plain gray or mostly tan. And a bonus thing I picked up on was that in Saving Private Ryan, when they actually find the real private Ryan in the field the other guy he was with was one of the guys this show follows. Thank you for going on this journey with us! The best part about being passionate about something is being able to share your passion with others!

The captioner blew it at least once. The roaring sounds from overhead when they were salvaging supplies from their dead comrades were not "(planes soaring)", they were 14-inch diameter artillery shells from the battleships offshore. That's why Lipton said, "It's the Navy...." Great reaction, looking forward to more.

My ex-wife is a huge WWII history fan and we and our daughter all bonded on B.O.B., back when it first came out. My daughter and I still watch it once a year together -- I mean we binge the crap out of it -- and we fall in love with the men that the actors are portraying so well, every year. We love Winters and Nix and Luz and Speirs and the whole crew (except for Sobel, haha)! Great, great show! My Dad was at The Battle of the Bulge (w Army Intelligence) so I think about him every time I see the show.

You are a angel seeing how you see this has helped me with my PTSD many years thank you young lady

“Follow me!“ - An American officer without a weapon. God bless America The American spirit.

Thank you for bringing awareness to WW2 and all veterans. As a veteran of the war in Iraq, I thank you for using your voice for this.

Not just US history , but World history, love the channel, thank you for sharing your views 😊👍✌️🇺🇸

My great-uncle fought in this campaign in France. I've been to the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha beach in Normandy. It was a fine calm day. Later, we bought some cider at a farmhouse from a nice country lady. Completely senseless to fight over such a beautiful civilization but this is the most realistic depiction of how it was done.

Courageous young soldiers setting an example. While staying in France years ago, riding my bike I saw a little sign CIMETIERE AMERICAIN it took me to the Meusse Argonne American Cementery where 14246 Americand that died in WWI are buried. I have been to Arlington National Cemetery but this was a shock. Soldiers that died in the Meusse offensive of 1918 lie there. There are several American cemeteries in Europe because at the time it was very hard to bring the bodies home. They rest with their brothers in the land they fought

i remember reading about how members of the 4th Infantry who landed on Utah beach described hell raining on them and then all of a sudden it stopped and was calm and quiet. or as calm and quiet as you can get in that situation. i cant imagine the adrenaline and relief the men landing on the beaches felt after easy company took out the guns

It only gets better. As tough as it is to watch, this series is easily re-watchable and many people, including myself, have seen this series dozens of times. Keep up the phenomenal content.

Good reaction! The Americans took (codenamed) Omaha and Utah beaches. (If you saw "Saving Private Ryan", you will know that Omaha beach was extremely difficult to take!) The British took Gold and Sword beaches. (The remnants of the French army that was able to escape to the U.K. at Dunkirk in 1940, fought with the British at Sword beach.) The Canadians took Juno beach (and moved farther inland than the other armies invading Normandy on that day).

I have been a gamer most of my life. To put that in perspective, at my age gaming started with pong. When it came out. So, that being said when the game Medal of Honor came out we all dived into the game head first. The game started with the air drop into Normandy. The subsequent attack on the German artillery portrayed in this episode. It may have only been around 10 to 15 minutes of game time but it felt like a life time. Dragging you into the adrenaline rush of those moments. Parachuting through antiaircraft and heavy machine gun fire. You felt it. When the attack on the field guns started I was astonished. I knew it because in the game I had lived it. Complete immersion. Watching you react to these scenes was like seeing a friend or relative viewing a home movie you are sharing with them. Will continue to follow your journey through the Band of Brothers.

I'm not sure if someone else mentioned this already, but the spade on the side of their helmet is a symbol for the 506th Regiment, of which Easy Company was a part. The 101st Airborne Division had 4 regiments at the time, including the 506th. Each regiment had a different playing card symbol on the side of their helmet to help them identify each other.

Day of Days and Carentan are my favorite episodes of the whole series, but the whole series is just second to none for me. I served in the French paratroops as a conscript. The drop bag is tethered to the parachute harness, it contains your musette or rucksack with your essentials (like rations, possibly other items like sleeping bag, etc.) not sure about the weapon in their case, as that would have needed to be ready as soon as possible upon landing, but that could also depend on the type of weapon, i.e. Garand M1 rifle, BAR or Thompson submachine gun all being different sizes). As you approach the ground during your jump, you release the tethered drop bag so that you don't break your legs because of it when you tuck and roll when landing.

Winters was such an incredible and smart person, he didnt even want to be there and I think this is what kept him on his feet and so ahead of the rest.

I got to say, I don't know many girls who have watched this. It is tough watching and hats off to you for enduring this for us, you're a trooper yourself!

I had the pleasure of meeting Dick Winters at a cafe on a military base near where he lived. We enjoyed a drink together and a had a nice chat. He asked, so I told him about my dad's service in WWII and Korea in the Air Force, and my grandfather's in WWL. He was gracious and told me that my dad was a hero and that I should be proud to be his son. Unforgettable

It's hard enough to watch this without crying, YOU AIN'T HELPING LADY :)

I don’t know what it is. I am brought to tears every time I revisit BoB & specifically; when I hear Maj. Winter’s speak. Either Damien Lewis’ portrayal or the various interviews he gave, it breaks me. That quote at the end where he’s reflecting & makes his promise… it’s just so tragic. Human beings are tragic. We all want peace & love but our inherent nature has precluded us throughout history into killing & hurting eachother. An even bigger mindfuck I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around is the fact that after the war when the dust settles & the men who participated in the war realize their enemy was no different than them (not counting the SS & other truly evil arms of the Nazi movement). Just people caught in the wrong place & time. My great grandfather was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1941 during the Russian offensive. He was captured by the Russians & spent the remainder of the war in some gulag. Following the war when my family had already fled to America, the Red Cross somehow intercepted & notified my family of my great grandfathers status. He went on to live the rest of his years in Germany. My grandmother and her sisters, while they fled from Prussia, to Germany, and finally America had to do shameful things to stay alive; sleeping with German soldiers for rations etc. Point is this war was the direct result of complacency and propaganda. The only people who came out on top were the bank rollers & corporate leaders; Ford, Bush (yes, of *that* Bush name), Rockefeller, just to name a few, were directly responsible for fueling the Nazi war machine. There was even a Nazi headquarters here in NYC leading up to America joining the war.

And can we take a second and recognize that, whenever possible, Winters didn’t hang back during the dangerous situations. Army doctrine had him out if the plane first, sure. But when they were sprinting through open field to get to the trenches, his command was, “Follow me!” He was always first. It never even crossed his mind not to lead from the front. If you are any kind of leader, Richard Winters should be who you look up to and aspire to be.

I've done the D-day tours a few times. Was lucky enough to be over in Normandy and saw when they unveiled the bronze sculpture of Dick Winters. Was a very special moment. Its an important historical document. The book and the series.

Meehan replaced Sobel as commander and it cost him his life. There's a memorial in Normandy at the site where Meehan's plane crashed. The "flash" "thunder" code words were chosen because Germans cannot pronounce the "th" sound. They would say "tunder" so you'd know it was an ally if they correctly replied "thunder"

The entire show is sadly beautiful.

This is amazingly well done. Watched this episode sitting on a sofa next to my neighbor that served in Desert Storm. He was silent. I only hope kids that see this are dissuaded from escalating tensions in America. 😢

That moment when the first navy shell goes overhead ... survivors described the sound as something akin to a freight train. The biggest shells were 14 and 16 inch rounds from the various battleships in the channel ... a 16' shell weighing roughly the same as a small, modern car. That is an absolutely unholy amount of "boom" going overhead. Most of the smaller calibre weapons from cruisers and destroyers lacked the range to get very far inland, but they could, on the other hand, fire FAR more rapidly with 5 and 8 inch guns. One Royal Navy ship, the HMS Ajax, already famous for her stuuuupidly accurate shooting, became quite famous for neatly putting an 8 inch shell through the firing slit of a centrally placed, German artillery-bunker, blowing the whole thing to kingdom come. Today, only one of the battleships that took part in that shore bombardment still exists. The USS Texas, originally a WWI "Dreadnought"-style battleship that had been modernised, was there. She's just been repaired and renovated and looks as good as new. I'd like to imagine it's one of her 14' shells going overhead in that scene.

The Spade on the side of the helmet was the marker of the 506th PIR. The various regiments of the 101st were demarked by the suits on their helmets, which is a tradition the 101st carries on to this day. Being in the aviation brigade, mine was the Diamond.

As will be stated. You must watch the documentary We Stand Alone Together. AFTERyou finish this series. (The intro clips to the episodes are taken friom this). Also , the series only gets more challenging to get through from here. Episodes 7& 9, at least for me being the toughest. I say that as a 10 year veteran of the US Navy, I was a Hospital Corpsman serving with the Marines.

Can't wait for more! This is number 1 in my book by far. Doesn't get any better. Except for the episodes that are coming.

It's early to say this, but after episode 10, you MUST, MUST watch " We stand alone together ", the accompanying Documentary to the series which contains many more interviews with the actual men themselves ... This series was released over 20 years ago and all those interviewed have now gone to the great " Battalion HQ " in the sky. It's worth hearing their words, and, yes, you will need tissues aplenty !!

Fun fact: Fredrick Niland, the guy which SPR is loosely based off of, was there in Normandy with 101st, Easy Company and was close friends with Muck and Malarkey

From his book, Winters did lose his rifle and picked up a German weapon while he was lost, but when he fired it, the Americans were so well trained, they recognized the sound and immediately opened fire in his direction.

13:14 fun fact the grenade that went off was a German Stick Grenade, they were not fragmentation grenades, though did have some fragments from the thing metal casing around the explosives.. but they were not designed to fragment. The Germans used them more as a suppression device, a flash bang in modern sense so infantry could storm a trench. So they were made not to be that lethal. This would change however, as the Germans introduced other grenades, and even fragmentation sleeves that they could put over top their primary grenade. So it's actually understandable and VERY possible for him to survive that grenade without even a scratch.

We all should learn history so that we learn from it. The Canadians in WW II were given dangerous missions and performed exceptionally.

No spoilers but notice that Lt. Spears and the gunfire at the prisoners was off-camera - that's the key. Also that Lt. Spears performed so well in the battle is important. It'll come up later.

The whole series is hard, but I'll be damned if it isn't fantastic.

The "lucky spade" on the side of the helmet is the symbol of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Thanks--great reaction. And no need to apologize for tears; effectively the tears show empathy and that's a good thing. I jumped a couple times at a local airport when in college in the '70s using Army surplus chutes. The plane slowed to 80 (knots or MPH, I don't remember which), and those winds were plenty strong. The copilot, just before he was hit, said they were going 150 (knots, probably) when they were 3 minutes from the drop zone. 3 minutes at 150 MPH would put them about 7.5 miles short of the drop zone. At that speed, it's not surprising they lost their leg bags. Anyhow, being just 7 km from the rendezvous is not bad considering what was going on when they jumped.

Recommend watching The History Underground on RU-vid. It's a nice companion piece to Band of Brothers. They have several episodes on Easy Co. where they travel to the actual locations from their training at Currahee to Bastonge. There's an episode on this battle at Brecourt Manor, where there is a memorial.

My grandfarget stormed the BEACHES AND LIVED. WHAT THOSE GUYS WWENT THROUGH IS AMAZING

I don't think anybody who hasn't seen combat can truly understand the true desire for peace. Great reaction.

A lot of the paratroopers thought that the guys doing the amphibious landings had it much worse. The Germans generally sort of knew where the paratroopers were landing, but had no real idea of their strength or objectives because they were so scattered. As far as the guys landing on the beaches were concerned, the Germans knew *exactly* where they were, and could direct fire against them accordingly.

Amazing series and glad it was put out there for the world to discover and remember. Today's society/youth does not understand what was sacrificed for their generations. The time when men were real men and gave all for others without asking for anything in return... unlike today's selfishness. The youth and service members, compared to today's people at the same age, are a whole other world of maturity and difference. I think I was intrigued by your reactions as much as the series. It drew me in to see you respond! I watched all your videos on the series.

this together with episode 3 are by far my favorite. what these men did here is truly miraculous. also a nice part about this episode is that throughout the brecour assault you can see him messing with his thompson to get it to work. this is due to the firing pin being broken and that was true in the real life assault aswell i blelieve. i think thats a nice detail

Each regiment had its own helmet markings, a spade was for 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. Officers had a vertical stripe on the back, NCOs had a horizontal stripe.

The spade on the helmet was to indicate which regiment a soldier was in within the division. In Easy’s case it was the 506th. The 101st used the suits from cards along with a few other markings. It goes company - battalion - regiment - division. It made reorganizing easier and you could at least tell what units were near.

I say this with utter love - please triple whatever hydration and crying management plans you have loaned for upcoming episodes - all of them, but in particular for 3, 6, 7 and 9. This show is an absolute masterpiece, with the added layer of it being true stories it is an immense emotional undertaking.

This is a great reaction. Here's a little history. So in saving private Ryan that was the amphibious invasion on Normandy code names Omaha Utah sword and gold. The enemy had the beach line and behind the beach line was artillery that was raining down on the beach. It was the airborne's objective to take out that artillery so that the men on the beach weren't getting bombarded with indirect artillery fire. It's great to watch saving Private Ryan and it's great to watch this because you get the depiction of both the people who landed on Omaha and Utah and gold and sword beach and you get the depiction of the airborne who landed behind the beach line to support everybody on the beach line. Another fact on June 5th the army air corps was supposed to drop bombs along the beach line. But the weather was so foggy that they could not see out of their analog sites. So they just kind of winged it and dropped the bombs when they felt "they were over the beach". It literally had no effect because it just ended up blowing up farmland and cows.

I didn't realize you were Canadian. I'm sure you know many Canadians fought and died on D-Day, which is not covered in Band of Brothers much if at all, including James Doohan, aka Scotty in Star Trek who was wounded in the invasion. This was a very moving episode and you covered it excellently as always.

This episode is the beginning of the “Easy Company Tradition”…

oh boy i already have goosebumps when i think about the very end of the series

The 101st Airborne used various symbols (like the suits of playing cards) to identify various regiments. The spade symbols on the side of the helmet were to identify members of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is the main regiment the show follows. Diamonds are for the 501st Parachute Infantry, hearts are for the 502nd, clubs for the 327th Glider Infantry etc.

Prepare yourself, episode 5 shows the shift in Japanese tactics from there on and it made the battles much more vicious. Attrition and bleeding the Americans dry and taking as many Marines as possible along with themselves was the goal. Peleliu is regarded as the worst battle in our history in regards to the ferocity and vicious nature with which it was fought. Semper Fi. Great reactions.

I love the one guy snoozing on the plane because it's realistic. Let the pilot fly, the navigator navigate. I don't see any gunners but if you have one, obviously they gun. Everyone else is cargo. Let that sink in. Many times in the military, you will be nothing but cargo. So have a smoke, or in these days dip. Read a book. Or take a nap. You're just cargo. Enjoy the ride, be refreshed and ready when it's time to move.

When this series came out there were still a few of these brave men alive. sadly, the last one died sometime in the last 12 months but because of this series, everyone knew the heroes of WW2. No generation will ever be as revered as them. they were truly legends doing what they had to do.

As a veteran and a true fan of GREAT storytelling, this show makes you feel what you are supposed to, and it is close to how my buddies and I were both in peacetime and combat. This is a master class in how to visually and verbally represent a historical event from a first person perspective

For the record, the banter and the insults and cursing at each other. That’s honestly how we talk to each other still to this day lol. Long live the Army!

I love your movie collection there beside you. I remember being in awe when I would go to friends houses as a kid and see their massive library of movies in the living room. Lol

Love your reactions. Love your channel. Enjoy the "Band of Brothers" ride! It may get bumpy at times!

Neal McDonough seems to be very underrated as an actor. I don’t see him get nearly the credit he should in anything he does. This is a great showcase for him.