Band of Brothers Ep 1 Currahee REACTION

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  • Whats up guys it's ya boi and I'm back with another reaction this time I'm watching Band of Brothers Ep 1 Currahee for the first time!
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  • @rangerscloud
    @rangerscloud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The veterans at the beginning of each episode are the survivors of easy company. In the final episode you will get names to the faces. This is one of the best if not the best miniseries ever.

    • @hellowhat890
      @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Also note: They hid the names of the interviewed veterans intentionally so that audiences wouldn't know who survived and died throughout this series.

    • @znk0r
      @znk0r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hellowhat890 and you still have donkeys making posts saying who is who...

  • @davidbennett1357
    @davidbennett1357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    hey Paul, a little something for you to think about: Dale Dye, the actor who plays Colonel Sink, is in fact a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired as a captain and then founded a company to assist hollywood directors and actors in portraying military stuff better on film. He has acted in films as a soldier numerous times as well. All around, a very intelligent, devoted man.....

    • @Vograx
      @Vograx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the way he talks. All business while at the same time "one of the guys". "I need that report Dick, light a fire under it!" - "There it is, a day late and a dollar short.". Dunno why but his lines kinda stuck with me.

    • @brianmurphy8811
      @brianmurphy8811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not only an actor, he's also a heavy advisor and trainer for essentially all military movies. All the actors in this film, for example, when through a pretty detailed boot camp, run by Dale Dye. Highly recommend checking out the video diaries that HBO, Hanks and Spielberg had Ron Livingston make documenting the entire process. They're really good (they're also all on TH-cam).

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats awesome. He seemed super legit in the show! Thats so cool.

    • @carpediem9750
      @carpediem9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i remeber saw him first time on platoon, kick ass movie

  • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
    @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    General, colonel, major, captain & lieutenant are officer ranks.
    Sergeant, corporal, specialist & private are enlisted ranks.
    So an enlisted sergeant major that’s been in for 20 years is still outranked by a 1st lieutenant that’s been in for 2 months.
    The ‘big guys’ are the generals, colonels & majors.
    Lieutenants lead a platoon (20-50 men)
    Captains usually lead a company of men in combat (200 or so men)
    Colonels or lieutenant colonels generally lead battalion sized units (800-1,000 men)
    Generals lead brigades (3,000-5,000 men)

    • @ReklawLah
      @ReklawLah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was just about to write a similar comment, but this is perfect.

    • @ccchhhrrriiisss100
      @ccchhhrrriiisss100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't forget the Five Star General/Admiral -- Eisenhower and MacArthur -- led, well, EVERYONE.

    • @eq1373
      @eq1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Generals lead divisions and corps, not brigades.

  • @allaboutthecookies9642
    @allaboutthecookies9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remembering the heroes! My great uncle was a member of the 82nd Airborne (the 504th)... he was shot and killed as he parachuted into battle in Italy, December 1943. Happy for more people to discover this most amazing series!

  • @TheNewThrone
    @TheNewThrone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This show is right up your alley. Much respect and love to all our vets past, present, and future

  • @cleekmaker00
    @cleekmaker00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Currahee" is the Cherokee word for 'stand alone'.

    • @obersmith
      @obersmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      also the name of the hill they were running up if im not mistaken.

    • @vorbis4860
      @vorbis4860 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was "Stand together alone."

    • @kathleenclark815
      @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you seem the docu...we stand alone together..?

    • @rubenlopez3364
      @rubenlopez3364 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vorbis4860 There is no direct translation

    • @ryanbuckley5529
      @ryanbuckley5529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Easy company added “we and together” for their own personal touch making it
      “We Stand Alone Together” especially after Bastogne it meant a lot to them.

  • @campagnollo
    @campagnollo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A quick rundown of the ranks. Those who are wearing stripes on their sleeves are Privates-Sargent, the actual workforce of the military. If they have at least three stripes, they’re a Sargent. Above that are the officers who manage the military and carry out policy. The lowest of the officers is Lieutenant, as indicated by single metal bars. Next up is Captain, who wears “railroad tracks”. Next is Major, who wears a metal oak leaf. Then there is Colonel, as indicated by a perched eagle. After that finally are the Generals with their stars.

  • @2104dogface
    @2104dogface 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They got the Idea for Saving Private Ryan from the book Band of Brothers , it was based on the Niland brothers,Frederick William "Fritz" Niland knew 2 of the troopers from E/506 (Muck / Malarkey) and had met up while on leave in London with his brother Bob and they asked him about Combat as he had fought in the MTO with the 82nd Airborne Division which had been fighting in North Africa / Sicily/ Italy , the Normandy Jump was the 101st Airborne Division 1st taste of combat. i had the honor of meeting many of he org Troopers from Easy when i was in E/506th (WW2 living history group) even got to meet Ron Livingston who plays Nixon awhile back and we got to swap stories about some of the troopers

  • @jabronidave3612
    @jabronidave3612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are gonna love this. The action, story, dark humor.... its fantastic

  • @DerOberfeldwebel
    @DerOberfeldwebel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yes, mutiny in wartime is a serious thing.
    Especially when written proof is involved that makes it impossible for the higher-ups to play it down or push it under the rug.

  • @bugvswindshield
    @bugvswindshield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    dude, your going to love this series.

  • @jimirayo
    @jimirayo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You are in for a ride. God bless the Greatest Generation. Yes. This is a true story. While events are compressed and characters are combined, they held pretty close to actual events as best they could. Incredibly, some events/battles were toned down.

  • @phj223
    @phj223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That last shot of all the transport planes flying across the English channel, with the invasion fleet sailing below them towards Normandie, is absolutely chilling. O.o

  • @Rancorous_Ryan
    @Rancorous_Ryan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the greatest mini-series ever created!

  • @KurticeYZreacts
    @KurticeYZreacts 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:15 😂 f'n ROSS "DO NOT HELP THAT MAN! *DO NOT* HELP THAT MAN! hi-yo silver!" I love his passion & how its slightly misguided nature somehow strengthens the team

  • @lauradawson7964
    @lauradawson7964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES!!! Thank you for reacting to this show - it is so good, I watch this show a couple times each year. Just blows me away every single time.

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Currahee" is a changed version of the Cherokee word Gurahiyi. Which means "stand alone" or "stand alone together."
    This was the official motto of the 506th Infantry regiment.

  • @snovak55108
    @snovak55108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here's a fun fact This mini-series debuted on September 9, 2001, Two days later the world changed! Never forget

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    21:16 "Ain't nothing on him, he just don't know what he's doing!"
    Very valid comment about Sobel.
    But one important thing that the Easy Company soldiers stated in their testimony. Sobel may not have been a great leader in combat situations. But they all agreed it was his training that kept them alive, well-prepared, and all toughened up to be the airborne soldiers they had to be in order to be able to survive in plenty of near-death situations.

  • @nevetszinodas6654
    @nevetszinodas6654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So happy to see you’re on this excellent series now man.

  • @Rry9580
    @Rry9580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    best show ever this and the pacific you will rewatch them for many years to come trust me

  • @MikeHesk742
    @MikeHesk742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    David Schwimmer as the drill sergeant feels like a weird pick at first, because him as a comedic character is so deeply ingrained. But if you read the book Band of Brothers there's a real photo of that drill sergeant at the end and it's a spitting image, really well cast if what they were going for was finding actors who really looked like the people they're portraying.

    • @campagnollo
      @campagnollo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oddly, David’s character was a commissioned Captain, not a drill sgt. But why was he barking at them like one instead of sitting behind a desk, I don’t know.

    • @rubenlopez3364
      @rubenlopez3364 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@campagnollo Because a real war would turn his Bars into Oak Leaves and so on

    • @gregyoung6957
      @gregyoung6957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@campagnollo The US army grew from under 200,000 people in 1939 to 3 million in 1942 and 6 million in 1943, it pretty much was whoever knew the info and could train people would train people.

  • @angie-tq4ew
    @angie-tq4ew 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the best contribution Sobel made to Easy company was that the men hated him enough that they banded together early on, and it made them fight as a unit faster & better than other companies.
    Great reaction! You got a new sub.

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    22:25 If you remember from Saving Private Ryan.
    Those are the beaches that Tom Hanks was depicted storming at the beginning of the movie.
    Band of Brothers depicted the airborne troops that were dropped behind enemy lines before the beach landings occurred.

  • @upmostanimal8265
    @upmostanimal8265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You aren't going to regret watching this series! It's very humbling to learn about the things these men did

  • @Christopher-je3gr
    @Christopher-je3gr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    killin it on the reviews dude cant wait for the rest of the series

  • @michaelw8262
    @michaelw8262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:12 "Training never stops." Something to keep in mind is that E Company entered the war on D-Day, two and a half years after Pearl Harbor. They had much more training than some other units.

  • @Paul_Waller
    @Paul_Waller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sobal went above and beyond to treat these guys badly. I think he was jealous of Winters. But, he did (unintentionally) make them tough and ready for the hardships of battle.

  • @harrywhittingham7753
    @harrywhittingham7753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looking forward to this. A series you will truly enjoy.

  • @tigqc
    @tigqc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There's a TH-cam channel called Reel History and the History professor who runs it has videos on all ten episodes where he provides additional information while watching each one.

    • @jimirayo
      @jimirayo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. An excellent channel. I'm waiting on his book 'Hang Tough' to arrive.

  • @gollumandeowyn
    @gollumandeowyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awwww shucky ducky!!! I've been waiting for this show!

  • @zucretient1694
    @zucretient1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally..! Glad you reacted to this masterpiece War miniseries. Its the best and well made war miniseries done by Tom hanks and Steven Spielberg. Keep up the nice reaction. Ep. 2 here we go..!! You're in for a good and emotional journey throughout Easy companies story...

  • @ccchhhrrriiisss100
    @ccchhhrrriiisss100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great reaction! I hope that you absorb all that you see and hear in this series. It is based upon a set of books and (with a few exceptions) is extremely accurate. This is one of those series that really hurts to watch at times -- but I can watch it over and over again. God bless you!

  • @ginjamutha
    @ginjamutha 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The History Underground channel have some great videos where they visit various places that Easy Company went during the war, including visits to Camp Toccoa and Currahee. The guy presenting the videos, trekked up Currahee carrying additional weight “because I want to earn it”. When he got to the top, he found that all the rock formations were covered in graffiti so he crowdfunded and asked for volunteers to help him clean off all the graffiti so that it would be an appropriate monument to the men who trained there. The people who maintain Camp Toccoa have rebuilt some of the barracks using the wood from the original barracks and you can hire them to sleep in. When they originally took down the barracks, they found all kinds of items in the walls that the soldiers had hidden during training there, including a letter to Bull Randleman from his Dad. They now have them all on display. I would love to go one day!

  • @iKvetch558
    @iKvetch558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Be on the lookout for big name actors that appeared in this show...lots of young actors back then wanted to be involved with this project. Michael Fassbender and Simon Pegg were two that appeared in this episode, but look also for Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hardy, James McAvoy among others later on in the series.
    As you know, this is a mostly accurate show about real people and real events. The old gentlemen at the beginning of each episode are some of the actual people being represented...and they leave out the names so that you do not know which soldiers in the show live through the war. There is a documentary called "We Stand Alone Together" that goes with the show, which you can find here...
    th-cam.com/video/z6j_nop4wh0/w-d-xo.html

    • @kathleenclark815
      @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Colin Hanks!

    • @praetorxian
      @praetorxian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      + Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, Micheal Cudlitz, Scott Grimes, Jaime Bamber, Stephen Graham, etc. A lot of US/UK actors who went on to star a lot more in film & television.

  • @Vograx
    @Vograx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos man! Excited to see your impressions of Band of Brothers. Personally watched the miniseries 5-6 times over the years since it was first out. Fantastic series. Little inside tip; episode 5 ‘Crossroads’ in this series was directed by Tom Hanks who starred in Saving Private Ryan.

  • @morganmorrow8466
    @morganmorrow8466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yay!! So glad you're watching this series!

  • @thomasrocker7408
    @thomasrocker7408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The older gentleman at the beginning of each episode are the actual characters in Band of Brothers. This is a true story of Easy Company. After you watch all of the episodes, I highly recommend that you watch We Stand Alone Together. The documentary that features the men of Easy Company. Good job. I just subscribed.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's amazing. The mix of interviews with the cinematic story telling is great! Also glad you're here!

  • @ianbassett8365
    @ianbassett8365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's pretty much all true, insofar as they could make it within the confines of a television show. It's based on a 1992 book of the same name that told the story of Easy Company based on the recollections of the surviving members of the unit and when they came to film the TV series, the scripts for each episode were shown to a number of the key veterans to see if they had any suggestions for changes. As others have noted, the veterans shown at the beginning of the episode are actual members of Easy Company, although, in order to avoid spoiling who makes it through, they don't identify them until the last episode, where they appear at the end. There are a couple of times where mistakes creep into the show, because, being based on the memories of the veterans, there are times when they're actively wrong about something, and certain aspects have had to be dramatised for TV purposes, but it's reasonable to say that, along with its sister show, The Pacific, it's probably the most accurate rendition of what it was like to go to war in that era. Hope you enjoy the rest of the show...

  • @thatladnewthatladnew6311
    @thatladnewthatladnew6311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just when you think this channel couldn't get any better

  • @Stalli0n505
    @Stalli0n505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your reactions. I remember before deploying to Iraq in 06' we not only signed life insurance papers, we also took nice crisp pictures for the funeral just in case you didn't make it home.

    • @repeter
      @repeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing like having the random people for witnesses on the will. We did the same, but I didn't my picture taken until we were there in 04.

    • @Stalli0n505
      @Stalli0n505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@repeter Glad you made it back. The sad part is we ended up having to actually use some of those pictures. We lost our CSM and 8 others in our Battalion.

    • @repeter
      @repeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Stalli0n505 sorry to hear. We lost quite a few in our Brigade, I was part of the HHC, and we had one killed. Sadly he hadn't updated his paperwork so his went to his ex. We had unfortunately quite a few Purple Hearts awarded, so lucky they weren't worse.
      Unfortunately as time had gone on, I've lost more than a couple friends that spread out in different units.
      Thanks for your service, and glad you made it back too. Amazing what we served when we stop and think about it.

    • @Stalli0n505
      @Stalli0n505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@repeter I appreciate you. Sent to the ex? Is it sad that in my head I immediately thought she must’ve kicked herself for not getting the insurance money. We had a dependa that bought herself a nice Charger the weekend she got the insurance money. All the spouses talked so much shit about her. Yeah sometimes it’s hard for me to comprehend that I signed up 16 years ago and have been out for 8. Our Brigade lost 51. Idk how it went for you but for us our deployment was 16 months long from Aug-1 to Nov -30 the next year. I deployed 2 more times before I got out and Afghanistan was no better. Despite all of that I still can’t fathom what they went through in WW1 and WW2 or even Nam.

    • @repeter
      @repeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Stalli0n505 we went for a 12 month stretch, so you all had it worse. I was in the 89th MP Brigade at that time. I stayed in 15 years, but 5 were before 2001, went back in for 2003 and deployed shortly after to Iraq. I was "fortunate" getting back getting a non deployable job for 2 years, then recruiting (fml). I ended up medically retired before I could deploy again. So many of my friends were like you, going back to back, so i felt a little guilty not doing more, especially being retired before i could go again.
      Like you said, WW1, especially WW2, Korea and Vietnam made ours look relatively easy. I know medical advances and dust offs helped, but still sheer numbers, they had it rough as hell.

  • @kathleenohare8770
    @kathleenohare8770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my favorite war movie....I will enjoy watching your reactions to this

  • @kaceyteague5264
    @kaceyteague5264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has got to be one of my fav series on tv. And my fav war series. They did an excellent job.
    It’s a shame to know half kids growing up don’t have a clue about America’s role in WW2 or the amount of ppl that died. You had to be a real man to serve in war then and now.
    Officers aren’t what they used to be. The enlisted soldiers are the ones everybody respects and follows. It’s a lot easier to be an officer than to become a high ranking enlisted soldier.
    I know you’re going to enjoy this series as much as I did.

  • @brianmurphy8811
    @brianmurphy8811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bill actually did pick up the wrong jacket, they all looked the same except for a name tag so it was very very common to get them mixed up in a place where they'd all be thrown to the side somewhere.

  • @StrykerForge
    @StrykerForge 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This got me to subscribe. Great reaction.

  • @ccchhhrrriiisss100
    @ccchhhrrriiisss100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The soldiers who signed the note saying that they did not want to go to war with Captain Sobel (the guy who played Ross) were potentially guilty of treason by insubordination. Each of them were demoted. However, their actions led to Captain Sobel being "promoted" to train medical doctors and chaplains on how to parachute from planes. This led to Lt. Thomas Meehan being promoted to lead Easy Company. Lt. Winters is now his second in command.

    • @eq1373
      @eq1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the military, it's mutiny, not treason
      And only Ranney lost his stripes

  • @markluccioni9687
    @markluccioni9687 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Airborne was dropped behind enemy lines. When they were on the ground they were surrounded by the enemy. They were trained to do it. My uncle Sgt. Julio "Mickey" Luccioni was originally in the 82ns Airborne and transferred 17th Airborne so he could join the relief effort to Bastogne. If you do not know Bastogne, you will later in this series. In many ways it was the 101st's greatest moment.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh wow, I watched this series on my patreon so I know bastogne. What bravery. That place was terrifying.

  • @prettymuchbangtan
    @prettymuchbangtan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    some of your reactions are hilarious, "they soldiers man, they soldiers!"

  • @roddack
    @roddack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh this is an amazing series! I can't wait to see your reaction!

  • @iKvetch558
    @iKvetch558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It makes sense that Winters was better at leading his men than Sobel was, Winters started out in the Army as a regular enlisted man, and then stayed behind at his Boot Camp to train some of the men that came in after him. He was later selected to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS) and went to the paratroopers as a 2nd lieutenant. Sobel was a 1st Lieutenant, which is the next rank higher than 2nd Lieutenant, so Sobel outranked Winters. However, even if the two had been the same rank, Sobel would still have been technically Winters' superior, since Sobel had a little more time in the Army than Winters did.
    Sobel was not a bad officer, he just was not very good at leading men in combat. He actually did jump into Normandy with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment HQ, and many of the people in Easy Company and in the Regiment give him great credit for his training and motivation results. Years later, he retired from the National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That does. It means he knows what it is to be in both positions. That definitely can make a great leader

  • @mariewagner5283
    @mariewagner5283 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up about 15 minutes from the elderly Richard Winters. I always wanted to meet him. By the time I was old enough look into the possibility, he had sadly passed. I'm glad God gave me a family of history buffs to grow up in & be raised by. They made sure that even at a young age I understood the courage of previous brave men & women. By the age of 7, I had already seen "Gettysburg" at least 3x & knew the soundtrack. @rideoutreviews Have you heard of or seen that one?

  • @philliphampton5183
    @philliphampton5183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sergeants are the leaders of the enlisted men. Officers are commissioned by congress. Lieutenants are usually fresh out of college, while sergeants have been in the army for years. Officers are the overall leaders and administrators of an organization. Sergeants are the leaders of the actual troops IN the organization, and are also in charge of maintaining discipline through the ranks. The officer will give the orders, and the sergeants lead the men in executing the orders. Thats a simplified version for you. Every officer at every level has a sergeant who is his right hand to advise, assist, and teach him.

  • @THEvagabond29
    @THEvagabond29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST... WITH HONORS!!!

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    22:24 "How do you become an officer?"
    The short answer is Officer Candidate School or OCS.
    I don't want to share too much but this is Winters' backstory before being depicted in this episode. Many other officers usually go through what he did. But from what I knew, if you were a volunteer, had a college degree (graduated fully), and was already in the army/military prior to the War or you had military experience, you only increased your chances of OCS selecting you to be a candidate to be an Officer.
    He graduated with a Bachelors of Economics from college and after, he enlisted in the army because they had a requirement for a minimum of one year military service. Winters himself stated that he had no desire to participate in a war but he originally volunteered because he wanted to avoid being drafted/forced into enlistment.
    He enlisted in August of 1941 and started out at the bottom. Four months after Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered the Second World War, it was in April of 1942 that he got selected to go to OCS to train as an officer. During this time, he decided to join the Airborne. But he wouldn't be able to join them for several weeks because they had no positions available for him. Finally, he was sent to Camp Toccoa and that was how he became platoon leader.
    He actually felt that Sobel saying he was being charged with a trumped up lie such as "Failure to carry out a lawful order" was unjust so he requested it to be reviewed by court-martial instead of taking the punishment Sobel was offering. Major Strayer, the battalion commander actually set the punishment directed at Winters aside. But the next day, Sobel wrote him up again for another fake charge. So while they began an investigation, Winters was taken to Battalion HQ to serve as the battalion mess officer.
    When the NCOs wrote that they were turning in their stripes, Winters actually got wind of that and encouraged them not to resort to those measures. Everything played out as we see in this episode. Winters was returned to Easy Company and his court-martial was all cast aside.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow, winters is a boss. Thats crazy stuff they did, but Sobel would be scary to go into war with for sure

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currahee is the name of the mountain they had to keep running up and down . The name means (when translated from Indian ) “we stand alone”

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:32 My favorite scene in this episode.
    Sobel was starting to get the sense that Winters was becoming a better officer than he was. Naturally, as this episode progresses, we can see that happening quite clearly.
    Him assigning Winters to head of the Mess Hall was most likely his plan to make the men hate Winters. Feed them good food, and then force them to run Currahee immediately after gorging on food. Notice his smug look at Winters as he forces them out of the mess hall.
    Winters of course proves himself to be the better leader by changing to his PT gear and running alongside his men.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah, winters is a beast. Running right along side his men. Always the leader!

  • @aweebunny
    @aweebunny 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Curahee is the name of the mountain that they run up. 3 miles up 3 miles down. It is an Indian name meaning 'We stand alone together'.

  • @kathleenclark815
    @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Btw.. You do have to be 18 to join...but back then it wasn't strictly checked. My uncle lied and joined at 17. He flew many missions over Germany. He is still living...at 95 years old.

  • @gravitypronepart2201
    @gravitypronepart2201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just signed up. Let's go BOB.

  • @nemesis4852
    @nemesis4852 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So in terms of rank: there are "Enlisted": Private (nothing worn on the sleeve) thru Private First Class. (In WWII) (1 chevron = stripe like the top of a triangle) "Non Commissioned Officers" Corporal, ( 2 chevrons ) Sergeant, (3 chevrons) Platoon Sergeant, (3 chevrons and a rocker beneath) Sergeant First Class, (3 stripes + 2 rockers) Master Sergeant, (3 stripes+3 rockers) First Sergeant, (a diamond between the rockers and the chevrons) and Sergeant Major, (a star between the rockers and the chevrons). Then there are Commissioned Officers, (by an act of Congress, in all services) with command responsibility. In the Army: 2nd Lieutenant (Gold Bar worn on the collar), 1st Lieutenant (Silver Bar) Captain Two Silver Bars (joined together) Major (Gold Oakleaf) Lieutenant Colonel ( Silver Oakleaf) Colonel (Silver Eagle), and then General ranks starting with one star, etc., etc. Good Job keep it up. This is an intense series and a true story. I was in the 2nd 503rd infantry 101st Division in the 1970s. Very proud to have been a "Screaming Eagle".

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your service and thanks for the ranking understanding. I've never heard it that simply put.

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite episode in some ways...if only because at this point, their biggest concerns are Capt. Sobel and "Army noodles with ketchup." While knowing what lays ahead of these Men. Be prepared to laugh, learn, suffer and grow with these characters. This was made by Hanks and Spielberg after Saving Private Ryan because, that just wasn't enough.

  • @squint04
    @squint04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Currahee" is the name of the mountain, they had to run during training!

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ahhhh, tough mountain!

    • @kevinfrank5527
      @kevinfrank5527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The camp is located outside of Toccoa, GA and is a privately maintained historical site and museum today. The trail they ran still remains today and current US Army units visit it to "run Curahee". I have had the honor to march that trail in full WW2 uniform and equipment.

  • @omalleycaboose5937
    @omalleycaboose5937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Winters didn't take issue with Sobel Pushing the men so hard. He thought that was good. What He didn't like was the Petty chickenshit and incompetence in field exercises.

  • @gollumandeowyn
    @gollumandeowyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When it comes to military mottos, Semper Fi and Currahee are not exact comparisons.
    Semper Fi (Always Faithful) is for the Marine Corps as a whole. Currahee is the giant mountain that Easy was constantly running up and down (3 miles up! 3 miles down! Hi ho Silver!) and as a motto was specific to that unit.
    I remember my battalion motto when I was in basic back in 2009 at Fort Benning was Rock of the Chickamauga. If I recall correctly, Chickamauga was the name of a battlefield or river or something in the Civil War. During the battle, the unit held their position "like a rock" in the face of a strong enemy attack.
    Every unit has their own mottos and slogans in the military.

  • @HK-ny8pr
    @HK-ny8pr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As much as they didn’t like him, Easy Company men gave him credit for making them them the toughest company in the paratroopers.

  • @americanfreedomlogistics9984
    @americanfreedomlogistics9984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of young men lied about their age in order to enlist. The youngest american to serve in WWII was Calvin Graham who finagled the system and enlisted in the navy at the age of twelve.
    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Graham

  • @Michael_L_Morrison
    @Michael_L_Morrison 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    While I liked Band of Brothers, I believe I am in the minority in saying I thought The Pacific was better. To each his/her own, but if you have time sometime in the future, you may want to check it out as well.

  • @TheSYPHERIA
    @TheSYPHERIA 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    An extra $50 dollars from 1939 - 1941 converted to today's money is the equivalent of $1000 in today's terms.

  • @hellowhat890
    @hellowhat890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:00 The penalty for desertion or refusing to comply was in fact that severe in the past.
    I'm not exactly sure if it was considered "Deserting" the army because the NCOs all stated they still wanted to fight... just not with Sobel, they were willing to do it in another unit or something. But openly stating they didn't want to fight in a situation like that is considered not just a disgrace but also a war crime because they are in a time of war.
    If a court martial doesn't yield much from the trial, then you could be imprisoned for the duration of the war, or executed since sending someone/kicking them out and sending them home was most likely much more costly.

  • @kathleenclark815
    @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your comment about "that's not the case anymore"...yes. That is why they were called...."the greatest generation".

  • @Vograx
    @Vograx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Currahee = a corruption of gurahiyi, a Cherokee word possibly meaning "stand alone" or "stand alone together"

    • @Paul_Waller
      @Paul_Waller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is cancel culture gonna make them change that name?

  • @gingerbill128
    @gingerbill128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    good choice of show

  • @daemonblackfyre2.049
    @daemonblackfyre2.049 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Google army Ranks. thanks for the reacts

  • @kathleenclark815
    @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember these men tomorrow...June 6th..D-Day.

  • @saamkapadia
    @saamkapadia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    just so you know they are not Rangers. Rangers are in the army, these guys are Paratroopers. But there were a special unit of the paratroopers called the pathfinders that wore blue and red facepaint and had mowehawks!

  • @alanwhetstone3922
    @alanwhetstone3922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's all about the guy next to you

  • @omalleycaboose5937
    @omalleycaboose5937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's all a true story. Every charector is a real person.

  • @jimirayo
    @jimirayo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Today is D-Day and that's your next episode.

  • @isaaczaragoza4198
    @isaaczaragoza4198 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Recomend reacting to the documentery that is paired with this show im sure you can find it on youtube.

  • @charliehovey4534
    @charliehovey4534 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you'll have to do the sister show. : THE PACIFIC.

  • @isaiahpavia-cruz678
    @isaiahpavia-cruz678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes!!!!

  • @GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames
    @GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every man in easy who survived to be interviewed for this show said the same thing: Captain Herbert Sobel was responsible for turning them into a truly elite combat unit. They also all said that he was a shit field commander. Brilliant trainer, but shit commander.

  • @timhibbard4226
    @timhibbard4226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Currahee is just a mountain where their fort Camp Toccoa is located in Georgia. All of the companies that trained there used the name as a motto and rally cry for each other. The name may mean something in a language of a tribe that was native to the area, but I don’t think the meaning of the word is of any major importance as their motto. It’s more like a neighborhood callout like, ‘Brooklyn’ or ‘Compton’. There are probably other similar mottos for all of the major training bases of the various armed forces in different parts of the states for the men and woman who trained there to find each other later on and share their comradery . Either in combat or civilian life much later.

  • @mailisparrott9186
    @mailisparrott9186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeeessss!!!

  • @eq1373
    @eq1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait until you see Episode 9

  • @joesmith8916
    @joesmith8916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not Rangers, just Airborne :)

  • @russellthewonderbeast3265
    @russellthewonderbeast3265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paul, I come from a place where the only foreign dudes are the dudes that run the Chineses resteraunts, it's no cultural melting pot, so I wondered if I could ask you? I'm on a DMX (RIP) marathon and I'm listening to "where the hood at" .moral conundrum is, as a white dude I cant sing along to the tune and not drop an n bomb, he has them every three lines! Theres no hate behind it and its not aimed at anyone but I just wondered where a person of colour would stand on me doing it? Just wondering. Would never dream of saying it too someone. Anyway sorry for the spiel, enjoy the rest of BOB its superb.

    • @RideoutReviews
      @RideoutReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Enjoy the music my man, but I would avoid using the word because of the offense it gives to others even with no ill intent behind it.

    • @russellthewonderbeast3265
      @russellthewonderbeast3265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RideoutReviews thanks for the response, much appreciated. Wish you and your channel every success.

  • @samwallaceart288
    @samwallaceart288 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is based on the accounts of the actual guys. About as legit as it gets

  • @Randomizer939
    @Randomizer939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can't wait you to finish Band of Brothers so you can start The Pacific

  • @Dawsinderu
    @Dawsinderu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yoooooooooo

  • @kathleenclark815
    @kathleenclark815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Waaaat. So hyypped

  • @kathleenohare8770
    @kathleenohare8770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sobal was good at training just not a good tactician...

  • @juttapopp1869
    @juttapopp1869 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's Method to Sobel's madness. WAR will be a lot worse, and that's what he is preparing them for. He's not a Leaders of men (Winters is), but he IS the perfect drill-Seargent.

  • @omalleycaboose5937
    @omalleycaboose5937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well you had to say you were 18 join the army, many boys younger lied about their age.