SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | REACTION 

Many of the German defenders on Omaha Beach were under 18. Remember that when you are calling out 'No prisoners.' This is a fictional account of a true event. The mission was actually undertaken by a single padre.

I am an American combat veteran . You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you

The D-Day scene was so realistic that several veterans walked out of the theatres from the PTSD it triggered.

James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) landed on Juno beach on D-day. He lost a finger that night when he was shot six times (legs, chest and hand). If you look very carefully at episodes of Star Trek, you can sometimes see that the middle finger of his right hand is missing.

I love the scene where Cpt Miller (Hanks) dissolves a hot situation by finally telling his guys that he's an English teacher. All this time, they've seen him as a larger-than-life figure made of steel. And to find out that he's just a regular guy from a small town with a very unassuming profession, they finally saw him as human. They realized he wasn't a machine created for war, and he was just as scared, and just as over it all as they were. And yet he still put his own personal feelings aside and soldiered on...and that inspired them to put their own feelings aside and follow him. I also love that Horvath pulled a gun on Reiben in that scene, and seemed to be serious about shooting him. But in the end, when Horvath was shot, it was Reiben who grabbed him and carried him to safety.

When you watch this movie you can’t help but wonder about the baggage each and every soldier came home with and had to deal with throughout their life. Thank you to all of you

"I don't think I'm handling this." I need to inform you that you in fact handled it like a champ. Most reactors, regardless of gender, end up openly crying while you were able to maintain your composure the entire duration. Again, you champed this.

“Do they not have pigeons”…funniest thing I’ve heard in a while

10:04 is the scene that broke my heart. A terrific scene - no dialog, we don't even see the mother's face. How about "The Battle of Britain" (1969)?

Training training and more training, that's what gets you through the noise, chaos, and fear. I've seen combat as a platoon leader in the 101st in Afghanistan but NOTHING compared to the men who landed on Bloody Omaha. Unreal carnage and this is absolutely the most accurate depiction of war ever. Yes, it is grotesque and violent but that's what war is and Spielberg nailed it

15:42 Every time I see that particular scene I think, "That's not Private Ryan, that's Captain Malcom Tightpants Reynolds ♥

The landing at Normandy in the movie was about 20 to 26 minutes. Actually it was 7 to 8 hours. My dad was there on a ship on Utah beach as a gunners mate and took out the silos the Germans were in enabling the way for the troops to advance up the hills. He was on the USS Frankford.

I saw this at the cinema. At the end I turned around and this old man was pale and welling up. He looked at me and said, "Young man, you will never, ever know." And he walked off sobbing and whispering.

It's been said the initial beach scene was meant to be that way - as though you were there when the carnage happens. It's pretty effective.

9:17 it’s funny how this sene gives the viewer a sense of hopelessness for The allies. You’re watching from there prospective, But if we were to see this same battle from the axis pov, you’d quickly realize the Germans had zero chances of surviving this. There’s a quote from a German soldier saying he knew the war was lost once he saw the what was coming at the horizon

Yes, the guy Upham shot was the guy they let go. But he was not the same guy who killed Mellish with the knife, but they look similar. Also, it hits me hard when old-Ryan asks his wife if he's been a good man.

My grandfather was on the beach that day as a 19 year old combat medic. He never spoke of his war experiences until we watched Saving Private Ryan together. After the opening scene he asked me to pause the movie. He was particularly struck by the part where Capt Miller is in shock. Grandpa said that He was in knee deep water and frozen in shock of all the noise and chaos around him. Then the thought came to him "I've got to help the wounded." , and he started crawling up the beach, doing what he was trained to do, repeating over and over that he had to help the wounded. That thought got him through that horrible day.

He was the same german they let go.I remember reading in mag , that the fellow that picked the names for the soldiers . He was walking thru the graves at Normandy, looking at the names, he said he stop. turned around and his eye's landed on a cross , and there was a captain with the same name ,that he had choose earlier for the movie. Talk about a chill.

You are the only reactor to not only understand the whole reading the dog tags in front of the infantry after the drop went south, but how lacking in empathy it was. Good catch!

My father's oldest brother who was a tough as nails, full bird colonel in the Army by the time he retired, was in that very beach landing and could not make it through even a minute of the landing scene without leaving and, once outside, throwing up. He said it felt nearly like being there again and he refused to watch any more of this movie. He still had not watched it up until he passed away a few years ago, it was so impactful. You handled it well for such a gentle person. Another war movie that my father, who was in the Vietnam war for two tours, said had many very realistic battle scenes, is Apocalypse Now. He described that war as a cluster eff of monumental proportions, so be ready for some crazy stuff happening in that movie....not in a good way... It also has a very young Harrison Ford in it for a small role.

“Just shoot them, they have been bad” its a war sweety. They were soldiers they were doing their jobs.

Great reaction! :) I really feel for Upham... It took him time to adjust to combat and loose his innocence in war. Imagine the guilt he has to live with. I know he's a character, but there must've been thousands of Uphams fighting in the war. He was someone's son, someone's husband, someone's grandfather. He wasn't suited to front line fighting... as I'm sure so many others weren't. PTSD is real, and still today many people still don't recognise what so many soldiers sacrificed, not just their lives, but those who survived the war sacrificed the rest of their lives being haunted and traumatised by what they experienced. I think Upham's character represents the audience. And I think Private Ryan represents all of us too... He lived because so many soldiers died trying to save him. Many soldiers died so that all of us could lead free and peaceful lives. We are all Private Ryan. Again, great reaction! This film always brings a lump to my throat too. :)

"The Statue of Liberty is kaput? That's disconcerting..." - my favorite funny line by Hanks in the entire movie

“I’m not handling this very well”……3 mins later , “Get him, stab him” 😂😂😂

When translated the two soldiers that are surrendering and speaking with their hands up are actually proclaiming that they aren't German, but Czech, and that they hadn't killed anyone. Which would not have been that farfetched. It's left ambiguous in the film as to whether or not they were telling the truth in the film, but then you'd have to understand Czech to even catch it. The context of the film is much better understood when the historical context is known. The opening scene on the beach is that of D-Day, the allied invasion of the French Coast in order to establish a foothold in Europe on the West. The invasion was two-pronged. In the early morning hours airborne divisions flew across the English Channel and para-troopers jumped behind enemy lines with the objective of taking out key targets which would improve the effectiveness of the beach landings. This did not work. Para-troops were a new concept in warfare, and despite excellent training and planning the airborne divisions were scattered heavily after they jumped with few if any landing in the correct drop zones. Within the story James F. Ryan is one of these para-troopers, which is what establishes the premise of why it is going to be difficult to find him as they would have no idea where he could be, or if he was even alive given the disarray of the para-troopers. The movie is based on an actual U.S. Army policy that was in practice at the time. Soldiers in the same family were typically not allowed to serve in the same unit after a group of brothers died aboard a naval ship sunk in the Pacific, which gives a kernel of insight to the tidbit mentioned when they were talking over the telegrams and about Ryan. There is also the Last Survivor policy which rather loosely states that should a serviceman with siblings serving in the war be the last surviving member, they would typically be granted a ticket to go home to their family. However as for the story of the film, it is VERY LOOSELY based on a real story of a lone survivor being sent home to their family, but no such mission risking the lives of 8 other soldiers simply to find one ever took place. But it makes for a good story.

Nathan Fillian was the first (wrong) James Ryan. You might consider the netflix series "Band of Brothers". It follows "Easy" company of airborne paratroopers from the beginning of their training through the end of the war. You get to know the guys and relate to their situation. It's an award winning classic and it's easy to get sucked into.

Another great reaction! I'm glad you started doing them as it makes all of us feel as though we are watching the movie for the first time as well, and this was definately one that had an emotional impact seeing it in the theaters.

My grandfather was on a Navy battleship signalman off the shore of Omaha; he would also do the same during Iwo Jima. This movie inspired him to go back to Normandy and visit the cemetery.

8:54 - while I don’t think anyone would blame you, you should know that those weren’t even Germans. They were speaking Hungarian or Czech or something, and they were saying (paraphrasing): “don’t shoot, we’re not German, we were conscripted!” The fact that Spielberg didn’t even allow subtitles for the audience in that moment demonstrates how nuanced war moments like that can be.

Maybe give the HBO mini series Band of Brothers a try, 10 roughly 1 hour episodes. They follow the real men and events of Easy Company of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne. In this movie Ryan mentions that's he's a member of the 506th. Favorite part for me is the interviews with the actual surviving members at either the beginning or end of each episode. Also done by Spielberg with Hanks producing.

I've watched a wide range of movie ' reactors' -- and many that reacted to ' Saving Private Ryan ' --- but I have to say yours was the best that I have seen . The commentary and editing were first rate , very good summary from the heart . I'll definitely watch more of your posts . As to taking prisoners - imagine how the soldiers felt after the carnage they endured . In war , the rules sometimes get thrown away .

Today is the birthday of the US Marines. Thank you for sharing your first view.

Saving Private Ryan changed the way that war movies were made. Prior to this most of them didn't show the violence in such a realistic and sustained way. And even since then there's really only a handful of war movies that can match what Saving Private Ryan did. Those are Black Hawk Down (2001), We Were Soldiers (2002), and Lone Survivor (2013) all three of which I very highly recommend

Ya know I think you’re right! I think the soldier that Upham killed at the end was the same soldier they released earlier at the machine gun nest. That explains so much!

15:30 And that is Ted Danson (of TV sitcom fame "Cheers") playing Captain Hamill. I have to say I really like your reviews. You actually watch the movie even when you're commenting, which, alas, not all reviewers do.

There are commenters who don't agree...but every time we see an individual German soldier, it's the same one. The one they blindfolded and let go, the one who stabbed Mellish, the one who shot the captain, the one Upham shot near the end...those were all the same guy. I think it was brilliant device by Spielberg, having just one individual representing all the German soldiers. It was Spielberg's way of limiting his personal story-telling to the Americans.

My grandfather was not at Normandy, but in another invasion in the Pacific, had to get up and walk out of the theater during the opening invasion scene. He had some horrifying memories of landing on the beach at Iwo Jima and couldn't handle the invasion scene.

Its amazing how people just see good vs bad and not humans on both sides with families and loved ones. Upham was not made for He’s someone with no combat experience, and no combat training outside of a few weeks of basic training and never expected to be on the front lines in such a hopeless situation. He’s shoved into a unit with a bunch of combat hardened Army Rangers (most of whom would happily kill POWs if their commanding officer looked the other way). He finally cracked at the end and murdered a pow because he felt guilty for letting him go earlier only to see him kill Miller. That was supposed to be the moment war broke him.

I've spoken to a few men who were involved in that D-Day battle, and they all say the opening of the movie is the closest depiction to what actually happened that they've seen. One of them had to leave the theater... it was just too much. The world owes more to those soldiers than could ever be repaid.

the scene when Tom breaks, and starts crying! it always get me! like you said it something when you see a grown man cry

Dawn Marie first time leaving a comment, really enjoyed the reaction. You handled it like a champ. I tear up every time and I can't help it. Another amazing war movie that is true story is the movie "Midway" it's based in WW2 but in the Pacific theatre. Also alot of famous actors. Like others have said "Schindler's List" is a great movie, also a true story, but it's going to be tuff to watch.

As realistic and horrendous the beach scene was, my understanding is that the real battlefield was worse, with more bodies

This is one of the reasons I get so upset when I see people just willing to sell or give away our freedoms and rights. So many people have died to give you what you were born with if you are in a free nation. Freedom is purchased with human blood, and when it is lost it will very likely not be regained unless there is more war.

Thanks for reacting to this. An excellent reaction to a great movie. I thought you held the emotions together better than I did the first time.

A blue star family had a child in the service. A gold star family had a family killed. When I was a boy during Vietnam, I had three our four blue star families and one gold star family. A high school buddy of mine was Darwin Judge, the last American killed in Vietnam, defending the American Embassy when the North Vietnamese entered Saigon.

Hi Dawn! The Normandy scene at the beginning pretty accurately depicted the scene at Dog Green sector of Omaha beach. It was literally the worst experience that allied soldiers had on D-Day - largely due to American commanders ignoring the experience of British and Canadian soldiers in large scale cross channel raids. The British invasion beaches on D-Day were much less bloody. They used scads of specialised amphibious armoured vehicles to clear obstacles, sweep mines and form bridges over the sea wall. Collectively known as "Hobart's Funnies" they saved many allied lives. As soon as the beachheads had been secured they were instantly turned into working harbours by the British "Mulberry" project. This used prefabricated parts to set portable quays and docks in place to land allied supplies directly to the invasion beaches. Part of what made the Normandy scene so shocking was the way it was filmed as if you were there, then it went straight into seeing the consequences for the loved ones of the soldiers killed. This was the first war movie I saw made from the perspective of grief. Everything in it is shown for the tragedy it was. Seeing this in the cinema was not a comfortable experience. Overall, I think this movie is a masterpiece. My very small niggle is the character of "Upham". Upham is not a super common name, it is however the name of the most decorated hero of WWII, Charles Hazlitt Upham. He served in New Zealand 2nd Division, the division that saw the most continuous combat of any division in the war. From Greece, Crete, North Africa, Italy and Austria they earned the respect of both allies and enemies. Charles Upham was the only guy in WWII to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice. In fact he is the only combat soldier ever to be so honoured. (There were three other people before WWII who were awarded the VC twice, but although they were extremely brave, the rules for the award had tightened by WWII so that it could only be earned in combat.) Nearly suicidal bravery is a requirement. The majority of VCs are awarded posthumously. Upham was eventually captured ( while sick and horribly wounded) but attempted to escape so often he was sent to Colditz. He survived the war and returned to my hometown, where he lived until the 1990s. I always get the (maybe unworthy) suspicion that the writers of this movie were trying to minimize the contributions of anyone not American.

Love your accent! Can't be mad at Opphem, he was a translator and map maker, was never trained or intended to be in combat and he was paralyzed with fear. Spielberg made this movie for the soldiers and families of WW2 (The greatest generation they are called) and he made Schindler's List for the holocaust victims and survivors of WW2, part of the reason America joined the fight.

such a bitter sweet movie, I notice that everything Tom Hanks is in turns to absolute gold. I also thought that old man I saw in the beginning was Tom Hanks haha

Just passing 79 years ago now, D Day is ancient history to some. But reminding newer generations of what this was like - as with your Band of Brothers journey that I am watching with you, is important. Lest we forget.

Also: damn, girl, you are hard-core! You are the only female reactor I’ve seen that consistently said “Eff them; kill ‘em; let ‘‘em burn!” Do NOT mess with the ☘️ lady, you will regret it, if you live long enough to realize what happened to you.

Dawn: I've got a big lump in my throat, almost started crying. Me: *Crying like a child, tears running down my cheeks. Thank you for this reaction.

My Grandfather was on that beach that day, before my mother was born. One little bullet and I wouldn’t be here. I always watch that scene in awe. God bless him and all that served.

I saw this movie the day it was released. The theater was sold out so the only seats available were in the first row. Watching from there it felt like I was in the war. Traumatic, epic and amazing!

The food the servicemen were fed that morning contributed to their seasickness. Due to the high fat content because the military wanted to give them one last good meal, many of the servicemen we're violently ill on the boats to the beach

Watching more war movies/tv shows would be really good for expanding your knowledge and experiences, but don't forget to space them out with light/funny things so you don't overwhelm yourself!

You might be interested in "Waterloo" (1970.) Possibly won of the best battle movies ever made. No CGI. A real and MASSIVE cast. It was so expensive and the battle scenes were so successful that clips from the movie were used in other films for over a decade. "Highlander" being one that pops into my head.

No, Dawn Marie, girls aren't the only ones who tear up over this movie.

Being a 60 year old Brit I forget that younger people don't have the knowledge that I have about WW2. My dad was in the Scottish regiment "the black watch" and was wounded, patched up and sent back out. He would tell us about the funny and weird things that happened, but not much about the horrors except that he lost a lot of good mates. The Americans at Omaha beach had the worst of it because a lot of things went wrong before they landed. It was a real shit show. Great reaction sweetheart ✌️♥️🇬🇧

lol No, grown men (like me) cry in this film too. Also, you might want to react to the HBO (10 part) TV drama mini series Band Of Brothers (2001), which is produced by Tom hanks and Steven Spielberg....it's a REAL life account (not fictional characters like this film) of Easy Company, who were paratroopers that dropped into Normandy on the same day (June 6, 1944...D Day)...it stars James McAvoy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender and others. Some consider it the best TV series of all time.

My uncle was at Omaha Beach. All of his close friends were killed in WWII. He couldn't stand to see ketchup on the table for years after the war. He was a really sweet man, and it was very unusual for him to talk about it, ever. While I was learning about the war in the 1980s in school, I asked him about it. He was kind enough to tell me a few things, but the most important thing he wanted me to learn is that war is hell, and nothing to be celebrated. I honestly don't know how you didn't cry while watching it. I'm a man in my 50s, and it gets me in a few places every time I see it.

Went to see this with my, at the time 73 yo father, a World War 2 4th Division Marine who landed on Iwo Jima and half way thru the Normandy landing scene we had to leave the theater, it was so realistic it triggered his PTSD . RIP Pop.

"A lot of famous people in this movie..." Steven Spielberg was making what everyone assumed would be their generations definitive world war 2 movie. Everyone wanted to be in it, even bit parts (Bryan Cranston, for example). Thin Red Line got similar or even better all-star casting, but wasn't as successful money-wise.

I like your reactions because you are so damn likeable, "The Dirty Dozen" from 1967 is another special mission war movie with an all star cast that you would love.

YES, it was the same German that they let go, that came back and stabs Mellish in the heart, and shoots (among other GIs) Capt. Miller.

My father served in WWII. He drove supply trucks all over Europe and North Africa. He shared benign stories about pleasant things that happened during his service, and the people that he met. All of my childhood I was happy to think that my dad never saw any action, he just drove supply trucks around Europe and North Africa. It was literally the day that we buried him at the age of 90 that it occurred to me. Of course he saw action. He was driving supply trucks all over Europe and North Africa. The nazis wanted to stop him. He just didn't talk about it. That's when I came to understand that the people that have seen and done this stuff don't tend to talk about it. And I distrust those that do. My father went on to be a firefighter for the rest of his life. He was very brave. So was my mom. I had the best parents in the world, and I want everyone to argue with me about their parents.

Now that you’ve had a superficial glimpse, Dawn, thank a veteran for their service. And in honor of the men who died on a battlefield calling for their mothers, we should call ours if we’re lucky enough to be able to.

There's a few short scenes I was hoping you included like when the *Captain* reveals what he actually does. When the *German Captive* starts saying *Fuck Hitler* I love *America* & tries to sing the *National Anthem*

The way you said the premise “doesn’t sound very interesting” makes total sense to me; I knew the movie revolved around that, and was blown away by how GOOD this movie is… should’ve won Best Picture at the Oscars in 1999. Besides winning Best Director (Spielberg) , and I think that the opening D-Day scene is the primary reason Spielberg won the Oscar

The one uppham shot at the end was the one they let go. That soldier had shot Tom Hank's character and one other but he was not the stabby man (they just looked similar).

What I find surprising is that 95% of reactors always say that risking 8 men to find 1 is not a good idea. Information processing seems to be lost to millennials.

It's ok to cry Dawn. I'm 65 YEARS OLD and a veteran and every time I see this movie 🎥 I cry like a baby . So , don't feel bad . If you don't cry, somethings wrong with you !

I was visitng my late mom's home when she and her boyfriend saw it at the theater. She came home bawling her eyes out. I went and saw it a few days later.

People who hate Upham don't get this movie at all.

I have seen almost every reaction to this movie. She has the best reaction yet. She's a matter fact reactor. "Kill them". She's the only one so far to want all of the Germans giving up to be shot. Everyone else gets upset about those two giving up getting shot. I just subscribed to your channel based on this reaction. Thank you.

the most difficult thing about this movie is that the first 10 minutes ACTUALLY happened.

I have no idea how many times I’ve seen this movie, and just now noticed a goof up. At the end of the landing scene (just before the ladies typing) it showed a body in the surf, and metal boxes floating. Those boxes would not have been moving around like that because they’re ammo boxes, and are quite heavy. On a side note, my grandfather was a WWII medic who made the landing and fought through to the end in Germany

Dawn: no don't take prisoners, just shoot them. Me: damn you are a straight savage girl. 'Tips hat'

You do realize that killing a surrendering soldier is a war-crime, right?

Ryan Hurst was the paratrooper that had trouble hearing when he told Captain Miller where Ryan had gone. Giovanni Ribisi was on Friends as Phoebe's brother Frank. Adam Goldberg had a brief but memorable turn on Friends as Chandler's roommate. Nathan Fillion was on Firefly and currently stars on The Rookie.

The two moments, in particular, that get me in this movie is that scene of the mom sitting down and the other moment of Wade the medic dying.

Platoon, Full metal jacket, The thin red line. If you can find it, Come and see is an epic disturbing war film.

Hey Dawn you gotta watch Hacksaw Ridge if you haven't seen it before.

Hello beautiful souls, as a Vet to all the Men and Women who served in the Military Living Or Died.. I would like to tell you all I love you and thanks for your Contribution and God Bless You all for being my Hero

And even grown men have shed tears with this film, including myself.

In 2015 my wife and I went to the American cemetery in Normandy. I don’t have any relatives that I know of. It still brought me to tears. There are nine thousand graves in the American cemetery alone. Rest in peace.

One of my favorite war movies is called "BAT 21" with Gene Hackman & Danny Glover.

My dad took me to this he served 3 tours in Vietnam as river patrol and amphibious landing in the navy and he said he had to walk out of the opening scene which depicted the attack of Normandy June 6th 1944 each beach was code named with a specific name Omaha was one of the bloodiest amphibious landings of the campaign. I’m sure a bunch of people that know way more about it than I do have already informed you with that mission. Spawning out of that movie Tom banks and Steven Spielberg teamed up to make 2 spin off mini-series that have become legendary in their own right an d revered by veteran alike. The first being about the 101st Airborne which was the unit private Ryan was from. Band of brother s depicts their feats of action heroism through 10 episodes. Many say is the best war docudrama every conceived. The hanks Spielberg. Duo continue with the pacific depicting true stories of the marines in the pacific theatre through the eyes of Robert Lecke- helmet for my pillow and Eugene Sledge - The a old Breed. Two mini series well worth the watch and potential reaction. Videos. There is much literature on the internet and books as well as content on RU-vid including both books in audio format on RU-vid. Some of the narrative from the books are depicted very closely in the HBO miniseries.

Two actors from Friends were in this movie, and Mike was in Heat with Robert De Niro.

Dawn i love the way you figure out whats going to happen in the movies you watch

Imagine being one of the medics on that beach knowing you cant save them all and knowing most of them are pretty much screwed anyways because a basic medic can only do so much

There was a medic there that day, I can’t remember his name, but he was at the ass end of the first wave. He said bodies were already piling up when he got there, and when the ramp dropped, he took a round in his arm. He ran around the beach helping men and was injured several more times; he said he talked with a man who was initially face down in the surf and held him while he died. His effectiveness ended when he ran to another man in the surf and was helping him when a landing craft dropped its ramp on top of him - breaking his back. He said he prayed and believed his time was up, but the craft lifted its ramp and pulled out.

33:57 Ryan Hurst was the deafened soldier who knew specifically where Pvt. Ryan had gone. Of course, he didn't have the beard you're probably used to seeing on him.

“Do they not have pigeons?” Cracked me up.

They truly were the Greatest Generation. For the world today is built by their sacrifices. In a way, we must, as a world, “earn” where we are today, like Ryan was told by Cpt. Miller. So at the very least their sacrifices are remembered, and not in vain.

At the end, when his wife asks him, "Captain Miller, did you know him?" He never spoke of it.

Other war movies worth seeing: 1917 Hacksaw Ridge (true story) We Were Soldiers (Mostly true story) Dunkurk (Based on a real event)

Your comment on Sniper Rifles: There is a lot more to them now. He'd have been a designated marksman today. Real sniper work in teams and have to know a lot of math. But most combat sniper rifles are slightly modified hunting rifles. Also, real guns don't sound like that. Movie guns are combinations of a lot of different sounds. Real guns have a sharpness to them that just doesn't come across on most recording equipment. They are physically painful without ear protection.

7:57 the sounds of the movie are so iconic. That German machine gun in the beginning is called the MG42, it fires at an insanely fast 1,200-1,500 rounds per minute, or over 20 rounds a second. Allied soldiers called “Hitler’s Buzzsaw” for a good reason. The gun is technically still in use today (albeit slightly modernized). The second most iconic gun in the movie is the US rifle, the M1 Garand. If you notice, everytime they empty the gun, the clip that holds the ammo ejects out of the gun with a metalllic “ping” to it. This happens in real life as well, and it is a truly infatuating sound. Just don’t fall for the rumor that the ping got guys killed in combat, even German soldiers when they heard this rumor laughed at the ridiculousness of it.

"James Francis Ryan? from Mars? used to work as a janitor at MIT?"

Ryan Hurst was the (almost) deaf soldier who had a grenade go off by his head; he tips off Capt. Miller about where Ryan might be. A small but crucial role. "YOUR WELCOME!"