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What an end to a phenomenal series! I loved having the veterans talking and sharing their experiences before and during the episodes. I'll need to watch The Pacific soon!
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Yes please, I am one of those who thinks that The Pacific is superior although they are both too different to truly compare.
Band of Brothers is in a league of its own. Please be aware that " The Pacific" is a far more grueling watch. The war in the Pacific covered so much ground and so many engagements with such high casualties that no one group could be followed like BoB did. Another thing to consider is the fighting was far more brutal in the pacific, if you can imagine that. A book was written about the war in the pacific called "War Without Mercy". It was an apt title. good luck
@@liamboyd9682I’m with you on that
Just be advised, it might be far more gruesome and brutal than BoB because unlike the nazis the Japanese had their own code and way of fighting as in fight to the death and did not accept surrender. Also they’ve already been fighting for 2 years before the US entered Europe.
@@comcastblows567 true. Plus, many locations in the war were in climates/environments of rainforest/jungle/tropics that were unlike any which most soldiers had ever encountered, with the vegetation/wildlife & local diseases that could be as deadly as weapons. Equipment such as tanks often had to be avoided which forced more direct contact.
“Grandpa said no, but I served in a company of heroes.” Never fails. I just break down and cry everytime I hear those last lines. Major Dick Winters passed away on my 51st Birthday, January 2, 2011. RIP. Thank you, sir.
He was reading a letter in that scene, it wasn't his quote.
Still an amazing man.
I've seen this dozens of times but Winters choking up gets me every time. Truly the greatest generation.
Mike Ranney's letter @@mestupkid211986
cryyyyyyyyyyyy
There WAS only one name in the hat. It was arranged, but they didn't want Powers to know.
That's actually really great!
@@VerowakReacts I came looking to say just this. They were good friends and brothers in arms.
This series and The Pacific should serve as a reminder of the service and sacrifices made by the men and women of the greatest generation in preserving freedom throughout the world. 16 million American men and women served during WWII. Sadly, less than 100,000 are still with us today. We should honor the memory of those no longer with us and thank those still with us for their courage, dedication and sacrifice.
Two more pieces to watch are the documentary “We Stand Alone Together” which covers this history of the Airborne and the reunions that these men attended over the years after the war. The other is a “video diary” which Ron Livingston made about the 2 week training period the actors had, showing them getting to know their characters, bonding as a group and getting more into shape. Also, there are videos about the cast getting together over the years, similar to the actual soldiers, and how important this series was to them.
Herbert Sobel's story after the war was a sad one. He was married, had children, but, was divorced, and, lost everything. 1970, he attempted to take his own life, but, failed, and, blinded himself. He died, penniless, and, alone in a VA nursing home in 1987.
That is absolutely devastating 😭
..everyone dies alone.
@@dallesamllhals9161because i am drunk and in a sentimental mood i will share that when my father died of pulmonary fibrosis 6 months ago, i was holding his hand… but you’re still not all the way wrong.
i showed him this series a little less than a year ago; i think it will always remind me of him now.
@@dallesamllhals9161 that's correct.
That’s actually very sad. He may have been hard on them, but members of Easy Company did credit him with making them better soldiers, and he honorably served his country.
There's still the documentary that goes along with this! :D "We stand alone together"
There's also some other interviews that confirm that Speirs did in fact shoot those prisoners, and even shot a Sgt in his platoon for being drunk, considering it was D-Day and they were trying to get organized, and the drunk man was giving away their position and making things worse.
The Pacific is also a great series, if you want to see the other side of the war. It's different enough to feel like a totally different war.
I'm really looking forward to The Pacific, to see that side of the war
@VerowakReacts Im looking forward to seeing you react to it! I wont say much to spoil it :)
Warning. it's even more brutal than band of brothers. You also don't bond with one unit like you did in Band of Brothers.
Dick Winters lived near Campbelltown PA, which is very near Hershey PA. Hershey is about a half hour from where I live. RIP Dick Winters, January 2, 2011.
I'm 69 years old. My father was a D-Day veteran. Most combat veterans spoke only very sparingly about their combat experiences. The greatest value of this series for the children of WW II combat veterans is that it helps explain our fathers to us in a way that nothing else could. Appreciate your fine reaction videos.
In 2009, I was at Ford's Theater in D.C. About 1/4 of the audience were WW II vets, there to visit the new WW II memorial. When the M.C. introduced them, the rest of us began to clap, then stand and cheer loudly. It continued for about five minutes. The gratitude on the faces of the vets is something I'll never forget. I'm even tearing up now writing about it. It meant so much to them to experience the genuine appreciation we had for them and what they had done for us. It is one of the greatest memories of my life. I will always honor our greatest generation!
Thank you for your reactions to this epic series. Your compassion and admiration for these heroes really came through. I'm looking forward to The Pacific. I hope you react to "We Stand Alone Together" before that. CURRAHEE !
Dearest Verowak, you were one of the best guides I've had for this harrowing series. Thank you, rest well knowing that you did a great job.
Agree 👍
Thank you so much! It has been an eye opening experience and just so amazing to see
When I was stationed in Germany, the army sent a few of us to the Eagle's Nest and Berchtesgaden for a free vacation. It was amazing and sooo beautiful
It was a funny thing a few years ago when I played Geoguessr with my classmates and seeing the Eagle's nest location in one of the "Famous Landmark" challenges did I find out it became a mountain café. I kept telling my friends it was Hitler's summer house and they didn't believe me till they googled it XD
Winters was not only a great leader, He was a great friend. Nixon had his demons, but winters was always there for him.
The officers faked the lottery and just decided Shifty deserved it the most.
He was one of the very few soldiers that hadn't missed a day of war since D-day. Because he was never injured he still lacked a lot of points (purple heart for getting shot earns you quite a few). So they just gave him the lottery price.
The real Easy Company stayed at Zell am See in Austria. But this episode of the series was filmed at the Brienzersee in Switserland.
Both still beautiful places. As are the entire European Alpes in France, Switserland and Austria.
You can also make an impressive WWII trip through Europe with lots of historic battlefield locations, museums and massive cemetaries.
Think:
-Normandy, France (allied invasion)
-Bastogne, Belgium (battle of the bulge)
-Arnhem, The Netherlands (Operation Market Garden. You should watch the film 'A Bridge too far'.)
-Concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland.
That's really great of them to fake the lottery to send him home!!
My birthday is Jan 2nd. And Dick Winters died on my birthday in 2011… or just hits me so different. Last year on my bday I wanted to see his memorial. He lived right outside of Hershey PA. I live right outside of Philly. His memorial is beautiful. After that I found his gravesite. It was a very moving experience.
I love how you handled this series. You are so respectful of these men and their story. No phony hysterics, but genuine mature emotions and commentary. Thanks.
Fantastic ending. You really need to watch the documentary about Easy Company.
The Eagles nest you can visit it is a restaurant/café you can walk up to it or catch the gold plated elevator.
There is a mini documentary called” we stand alone together” where they interview the veterans of easy company about their experiences of war. you see some of it at the beginning of each episode.
End always tears up hardcore. The realization of knowing the older guys we watched the entire series are the main characters was amazing. Great book too! Read it on a deployment right after a friends memorial before we sent his remains home. Always think of him and all the others I served with over my 27 years.
Would do it ALL again tomorrow, highs and lows, all defined who I am. Thank you again for watching, enjoying, and appreciating those great folks!
An excellent film about returning veterans is “The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946) which received 8 Oscars. The director, writer and some of the cast and crew were also veterans which created an authenticity to the story. Highly recommended.
I had never heard of this movie before, but it sounds like a good watch
For some extra context on the scene of Spears interrogating the drunk American soldier who shot those people, I recall an interview with Spears many years later where he talked about the incident. He said that his decision not to shoot the man was not him showing mercy for him, but was mainly because he didn't 100% trust that they had actually found the right guy who did it. He had no qualms with executing the real murderer on the spot, but didn't want to risk killing an innocent person if it turned out they had gotten the wrong man, so he let the Military Police take it from there. (They did later confirm that it was the right guy)
He actually got reamed out by Sink for letting him live. Sink stormed over to the house where Speirs was staying, barged into his room, and shut the door. The rest of the guys made themselves scarce, and 5 minutes later Speirs emerged, white as a ghost. When asked how it went, he just said, “Rough.” He then explained Sink demanded to know why “I didn’t just shoot the sonofabitch and save everyone the trouble”.
You are entirely correct about Speirs saying that while he had no problem with summary actions, he thinks he just had too much doubt to do it.
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I share your sentiment. My older brother served in Vietnam and managed to survive battle. When he came home, he wasn't the same. He once told me that his mind would often wonder and he'd find himself back in the jungle. He was killed in an automobile accident two years later. I found it very difficult to comprehend.
You did wonderfully in your reaction to this series. You have my respect.
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Read the book this is based on. Band of brothers by Stephen Ambrose. I think you would really enjoy it.
"Shifty" saved lives+++ as a marksman!
I love the German General's speech.
It took years to get all the troops to Europe. The men couldn’t return fast enough. So a point system was instituted. You would get points for your time in the service, for time in combat, for medals awarded, for dependents at home,… it was a complex system which didn’t make anyone happy but it was a system.
I always say this at the end of a 'Band of Brothers' reaction, but it was interesting how when Winters told the men that the Japanese had surrendered and the war was over, there was no cheering or whooping or high fives to celebrate. Everyone just quietly took it in for a minute and they went back to what they were doing. I wonder how true that short scene was.
Postwar Europe and SE Asia were very interesting places, especially politically. Lots of troops stayed till '46 or '47 in some cases helping clean up and organize men and material. Its worth a read sometime.
Oh ad if you're going to watch The Pacific, make sure to get the version with the interviews and narration at the start. There are versions without it, for whatever reason
I have no idea if the version on Crave has the interviews or not, if someone knows, that would be very helpful lol
@@VerowakReacts This video has the intros and there’s a comment that has timestamps. That’s the only way I know how to get them besides the DVD box set
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@@crispy_338 Thank you!!
I hope you watch the accompanying documentary "We Stand Alone Together". If you really wish to read more about the U.S. Army in W. W. II, I highly recommend the tribology by Rick Atkinson.
That baseball game was really played, it wasn't just a thing the wrote up for an exposition piece. Malarkey was there as well, but the actor was unavailable and missed out.
btw, due to the military not wanting to bother with the publicity of a trial, that guy was released in the US pretty much scot free, and even honorably discharged
Eagles nest is still there with a nice restaurant and all. There’s a chimney in it, which you can see during the episode, that has lots of American soldiers names carved.
I'm glad it's still there and also a place that people can go see openly!
The didn't shoot there though. That was a set. But from the pics I've seen the did a really good job making it look the same.
The "Austria" scenes were actually filmed around Brienzersee in Switzerland. The interiors were filmed at hotel is the Grand Hotel Giessbach which is there
Liebgott, the translator and interrogator of the war criminal had an interesting post war. When he returned to the states, probably suffering from PTSD, he disappeared for three years before reuniting with his parents. He got married, had 8 children but never told any of them he served. He died in 1992 and his children learned he had served when the series was aired.
Think of how this was the story of just one company, of several in a battalion of several in a regiment of several in the 101st Division. The U.S. Army had 91 divisions, the Marines had 6, then there was the Army Air Force and the Navy. And all those thousands of other units had stories to tell!
You did an outstanding job on this. When I got home from Vietnam I had a lot of problems but after
many hours with a shrink I am much better. One thing many people don't know is that an average
of 22 veterans kill themselves every day . Thank you for this and God bless you.
I'm really glad to hear that you were able to get help and are doing much better! I wish everyone could have the same outcome and help you did
The men of this company were terrific beyond compare.
Also there are so many after videos. For example, Ron Livingston plays Nixon. He has a series of podcasts detailing much of what the cast had to go through to appear as though they were really soldiers. And many more.
I highly recommend the reading of Fierce Valor, the biography of Ronald Spiers. He was an amazing soldier as well.
Thanks for sharing your viewing with us.
Y'all be safe.
My dad served with the Canadian army during WWII. A story he told me about the voyage home from Europe. They were one days sailing from Canada and one of the guys returning slipped going down a flight of stairs, broke his neck and died. He made it through the war and was killed one day from home.
That is so unfortunate and tragic :(
Retired US military here. When you sign up you know that you may be killed- perhaps on the first day of the war. But no one wants to be the last guy killed, or die after the end but before you get home. WW1 was especially bad because there were large numbers killed by influenza after the fighting had ended.
Wonderful reaction. You made it! Doesn't it feel as if you went with them, like you know them. So well done. You must watch the documentary that has the full talking vet interviews. Loved watching you journey this epic portrayal. Thanks for your insights.
I'd recommend the documentary "We Stand Alone Together." It gives more facts about Easy Company and was produced at the same time as Band of Brothers. A lot of the interview clips in the episodes are in the documentary.
I didn't care too much for The Pacific.
I've been told since the start that the documentary is like part 11, and the perfect way to round out this series :D
The Eagle's Nest has guided tours available, from May to October.
I'll have to go there during that time then!
I have thoroughly enjoyed your reactions to this series. Your enthusiasm for the truth of the horrible events that happened to these men has been a pleasure to watch. Thank you. Oh yeah, advice from an old man. If you really want to travel more, stop letting all those practical excuses win. Pack up and go. It is something you will never regret, ever.
The Eagle's Nest is definitely still intact and is now a visitor attraction, you take buses up the mountain to a parking area and then take the gold-plated elevator to the building.
Indeed. I was there a few years ago. It was cloudy though so I didn't get to see the view :(
@@notthestatusquo7683 I was there in 2018, I was a little uneasy on the drive up, there isn't much room for error on some of those curves. The weather was not particularly great but the views were still unbelievable.
A great post-war movie is The Best Years of our Lives from 1946. It deals with veterans trying to get jobs after coming home. One of them is played by an actual wounded veteran of the war. Won the Oscar for best picture.
Time for "The Pacific". But you need to know it's much darker and sad then BoB
Then it's right up my alley lol
Episode 9 was sad tears, episode 10 is happy tears 🥰
You need to watch the documentary We Stand Alone Together be ause of the interviews of the men and also of some family members. It is worth the watch. Thank you for your reaction to this fine series a d finest shows made.💯👍🇨🇦
Amazing. You’re such a wonderful, empathetic person. Makes for a brilliant & intelligent reaction. Thank you for allowing us along in your BoB journey, as well as doing all the work bringing it to us all. Rewatches will probably allow you to notice things you missed in first watch.
Note: Austria looked beautiful & am sure it is, but believe Switzerland stood in for the BoB shoot. The parts of Germany I was in (not the alps) was beautiful. Travel is always good, even if it makes you appreciate home.
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I hope to be able to travel in the next few years, so many wonderful sights to see, and a lot of historical sites also
@@VerowakReacts Fantastic. Just don’t wait *too* long. “Tomorrow” never comes. Your travels will provide memories for a lifetime.
@@Ernwaldo Definitely need to be in a financial situation where travelling is possible lol
@@VerowakReacts Completely understand. I’ve only travelled internationally four times in my life. Twice was to the same place (with different side trips) staying for free with friends in Germany. Well aware of limitations placed on us “less-wealthy!” I have faith you’ll find a way and live your dream! 🙂❤️🛫🚉🚖
Unfortunately there are no surviving members of Easy Company left. The last one, Bradford C. Freeman (not featured in the show) died in 2022 at the age of 97.
Time is more powerful than any enemy, and much harder to defeat.
Soldiers were given one point for each month of military service and one additional point was given for each month of overseas service. Each battle star or decoration earned a soldier 5 points. Soldiers were awarded 12 points per dependent child up to a maximum of three children.
Heroes are humble. Dick Winters is a hero personified, his wartime philosophy was follow me. Dick Winters statue is still on Normandy beaches and his service is beyond beautiful when you read about the 101st Airborne
Don't skip The Men of Easy Company.
It will give you a peek at the lives of these guys after the war.
My all time favourite line: "we salute the rank, not the man." Not only was Winters telling Sobel that he never saluted him as a person, only his rank; he's also saying "look at me, you salute to ME now."
Even General Patton was killed in a car accident in Germany after the war ended.
Mayhaps you should see "We Stand Alone Together"?
21:15 one person..erh what?
The point system, called the Adjusted Service Rating Score, had the objective of achieving equity in the demobilization. Soldiers were given one point for each month of military service and one additional point was given for each month of overseas service. Each battle star or decoration earned a soldier 5 points. Soldiers were awarded 12 points per dependent child up to a maximum of three children. Initially, a total of 85 points was needed for eligibility. Soldiers who had earned that number of points were to be demobilized as soon as transport back to the United States was available.
18:10 always gets me in my heart! He was a true leader!
Yeah, eagles nest is still intact and def worth the visit
Easy Company is the most ironic name in military history. From D-DAY all the way to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, there was nothing Easy about it. I never want things I love to end, but you want the pain to end for these Men, and the peace to begin. The German Field Marshall's speech is actually what ties the entire concept of of the series together unexpectedly...No matter what side you were on you were suffering. I implore you to see "We Stand Alone Together" and Ron Livingston's (Nixon) Bootcamp Diary. It makes you appreciate the series even more. "Were you a hero in the War Grandpa? Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" Near tears every time. Thank you for taking this journey. Currahee! ♠
Yes you can still go have lunch at the Eagle's Nest today. If you watch how it was made it's absolutely insane.
It was a joy to be on this journey with you😊
You’re not finished with Band yet. Please react to the accompany documentary “We Stand Alone Together,” which serves as a perfect capstone and sort of episode 11 for the miniseries. Lots more context from the vets including Buck Compton, Bull, Popeye, Tipper (badly wounded as shown in the Carentan episode), Alley (wounded as shown in the Crossroads episode) and so many more. Lots of context from Winters on how he regarded the looting and using Germans’ homes to board his men. Plus archival footage / pics and details of their lives after the war with their families, reunions, etc.
Yes - 1 name in the hat - the leaders knew how much Shifty deserved it.
In addition to Band of Brothers, I would recommend the 4 volumes by Donald R. Burgett, a member of A company , 506 PIR. They are "Currahee" , (Normandy) "Seven Roads to Hell" (Bastogne), "The Road to Arnhem" , and "Beyond the Rhine"
While stationed in Germany I was fortunate enough to stay at the same Hotel shown there, The Berchtesgadener Hof and it every bit as grand as shown here. Berchtesgaden and The Eagles Nest are in Germany on the German Austrian Border it was a great time in my life.
Yes. There was only one name. The company decided it would be mr. Powers who gets to gi home. It was preplanned.🎉🎉🎉
When Winters let the Colonel keep his firearm, that wasn't true. Winters took it and brought it home with him. He was amazed that the gun was never shot. Winters kept it that way and never used it. He kept it as a momento until he died.
Huh, I'm not sure why they would change it in the series.
He accumulated over two dozen Lugers, and accepted many surrenders. The specific one you reference was a Major, not a Colonel.
The Eagles’ Nest is now a restaurant/biergarten. Obviously everything referencing Hitler or Nazis was ripped out long ago but the building is still there and can be visited
The Eagle's Nest when the Wine Bottle Cork popped, it looked like a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne. 😂 I've seen waaaay too much sold at work.
The part when they set it up for Shifty Powers to go home always gets me,
I didnt' clue in as to what was happening lol It's good to know now though
You can visit and it is stunning. I was there last October
It made me happy to hear that you wanted to learn more...I think if this history were told to people also younger people would have another reason to be proud they are from the US. I had family who served, my uncle as a naval aviator and my dad as a medic... when I was young (and they were alive) I wasn't mature enough to understand or appreciate the sacrifices they made. They both enlisted prior to Pearl Harbor.. What I remember are all of the medals they had (kids get enamored easily) and that they never spoke of it or complained. Not even when together.
Yes you can visit the Eagle's Nest today. It's apparently a tourist trap, which I find pretty bizarre
Having been to Europe, I can honestly say Amsterdam and Dublin are my favorite cities of all the places I visited
for any questions of the show, there's a channel on here named Reel History and they did a little while back giving the historical accuracies and more understandings the show left out. and they do cover what happened with the paratrooper that shot Sgt. Grant.
Thank you, I'll have to check them out!
The Eagle''s Nest is now a tea house, open to the public.
You did a wonderful job of reacting to this amazing series of episodes. It's not an easy thing to digest and wrap your head around. Its probably not even your usual cup of tea I would guess. Nevertheless I enjoyed your reactions and looked forward to them! Bravo!
A lot of my ancestors are actually from Europe 🇪🇺. My Great Great Great Grandpa Patrick J Nevin was born in Templemore Ireland 🇮🇪, my Great Great Great Grandpa Louis Menke was born in Niedersachsen Germany 🇩🇪, my Great Great Great Grandpa Friedrich Boettger was born in Kiel Germany 🇩🇪, my Great Great Great Grandpa Christine Emil Hansen was born in Viborg Denmark 🇩🇰, my Great Great Great Grandma Bertha Hansen maiden name Sparby was born in Oslo Norway 🇳🇴 and my Great Great Great Grandma Anna Marie Becker was born in Saarlouis Germany. I actually have a co worker who was a meteorologist in the air force for 21 years from 1984 to 2004 and was based in the states along with Germany while in Germany for over half his tenure. I also have uncles who were in the air force and national guard and my grandfather was a commander in the navy for a period of time. Verowak, you shine as bright as a diamond 💎 and you do such great reactions
I am extremely impressed that you know your ancestry so well! That's something very valuable to know, and let the rest of your family know too.
I hope you finish this experience by reacting to the the "Band of Brothers" companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together".
Thank you for your thoughtful perspective of this groundbreaking miniseries.
I will!
It still amazes me that we haven't really had any knowledge of the men in Easy Company until this miniseries aired in 2000.
These men accomplished so much during the war and sacrificed so much, most of them had PTSD after the war including Winters. There is a YT video interview with Winters where I saw him tell the interviewer that even years after the war ended, he dropped to the ground when he heard a noise that sounded like a machine gun that was actually a boy running a stick through a fence. And after all they endured and sacrificed, they still managed to stay humble and down to earth. Truly the greatest generation.
The first one to jump in a lake in the morning, your Canadian. You get to make the first waves
You can visit the Eagles Nest... it was not bombed like many of the other Nazi houses, including Hitler's
I think it's wonderful that during the 'lottery', there was this unanimous feeling amongst the men that Daryll 'Shifty' Powers deserved a ticket home. In my view, considering his accomplishments and the lives he saved during the Europe campaign, he more than earned this. Though a similar case could be made for some others, like Eugene Roe.
Great genuine reaction to this series . Much appreciated
Thank you!! It was well worth the watch, and will be watched many times in the future
After the war ended, General Patton was in a car and a truck hit it, causing him to break his neck. He died a later, and is buried along with his men. These things are tragic.
Different war, but there's a local WWI memorial that I helped get restored. Found out info on the men listed on it. To show how some men died post combat in weird ways, there was one guy who was on leave and drowned. Think about surviving the war to die that way. It just sucks.
It's so heartbreaking that they survived through the hardships of war, then die shortly after in a weird way :(
My own combat experience is practically nothing compared to those men, yet my own attempts at rejoining society have all been disastrous. 😖
Now that you finished Band of Brothers, I would recommend watching Generation Kill. Another true story series that contrasts nicely with Band of Brothers in that it takes a look at Modern day war. It's an outstanding show
General George Patton was the General the Germans feared most. He led US armies in North Africa, Italy, and France; masterminded the breakout from the Normandy beaches; outflanked the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge; and captured the bridge that allowed the US to enter Germany -- only to die in a car crash after Germany surrendered.
18:59 "I don't know what happened to the dude that shot Sarge". The guy's name was Floyd W Craver. He was a piece of work. After drinking all day, he and a companion went into town by car. His car ran out of gas so he stopped a passing vehicle asking for gas. The car had a German Captain and an English Major. Floyd demanded the German's Luger which he is entitled to keep. He shot the German. The English Major took off in his car. Floyd fires three shots at the back of the car. The car swerved and hit a tree. They found the English Major shot dead inside. Floyd was captured in a nearby hospital, still drunk and trying to rape a nurse. He was court martialed. Col. Sink remarked that Spiers should have just shot the SOB and saved everybody from the court martial paperwork. Spiers did not shoot him because he was not sure that was the guy. Floyd Craver was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. For some reason not entirely clear, he was released in 1947. He died at the age of 65 in 1987 from a traffic accident.
Damn, that is a story and a half. 1 person ruined too many lives
The original air date of the first 2 episodes of Band of Brothers was 2 days before 9/11. 😔
Alcohol, guns, and PTSD can be a bad combo. Loved your reactions to the series. Thank you!!!
Sergeant Grant lived until 1984.
Greetings from Finland! Well done, really enjoyed following your BoB journey. Would recommend visiting the Eagles Nest if you ever have the chance, it's as beautiful as they portray in this episode.
I think they all wanted Shifty to be able to go home :).
You can blame the drinking and idleness, but one must guard against becoming a monster when fighting them.
They didn't go home right away. In fact for some it was many months.
It has been a pleasure watching and sharing this series with you. See you next reaction.
For the next series the Pacific I highly recommend finding episodes that have the intros like band of brothers and is narrated by tom hanks they add very important details and context. Alot of recent reactions seem to not have them. Another good “episode” is we stand alone together seeing the real men talk about the war and how they got back home is great. And after you finish the Pacific i recommend “he who was seen war” it is a documentary similar to we stand alone together involves both series veterans as they talk about the war and how they returned back to civilian life
A lot of times reactors watch what is available on a streaming service. So if the streaming service has a certain version, that's what will be watched.
You have done a great job with these! Thank you.
The History Traveler on TH-cam has a video of the Eagle’s Nest as it looks today.
When I see the real men at the end of the episode I always get emotional, always ... good people at the heart.