History Buffs: Band of Brothers
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 เม.ย. 2017
- This captivating TV series follows the remarkable true story of Easy Company, showcasing their camaraderie, sacrifices, and triumphs on the battlefields of Europe. With its outstanding performances, immersive storytelling, and a profound exploration of the human spirit, "Band of Brothers" stands as a gripping and emotionally charged tribute to the heroes of the Greatest Generation.
SUPPORT HISTORY BUFFS ON PATREON
/ historybuffs
HISTORY BUFFS MERCH!
history-buffs-shop.fourthwall....
● Follow us on Facebook: / historybuffslondon
● Follow us on Twitter: / historybuffs_
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan. The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO. The series won Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2001 for best miniseries.
The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company (part of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, and up until Japan's capitulation and war's end. The events portrayed are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. The series took literary license, adapting the recorded history for the purposes of dramatic effect and series structure. All of the characters portrayed are based on members of Easy Company. Some of the men were recorded in contemporary interviews, which viewers see as preludes to each episode. The men's identities are not revealed until the finale.
The title for the book and the series comes from the St Crispin's Day Speech in William Shakespeare's play Henry V, delivered by Henry V of England before the Battle of Agincourt. Ambrose quotes a passage from the speech on his book's first page; this passage is spoken by Carwood Lipton in the series' finale.
for the record, the date of hitler's death is correct in the script. the editors screwed it up. i know cause i wrote it. 😉 EDIT: In the script, there are numerable "date stamps" as the guys go through Germany. The one for Thalem, Germany, where the bookends occur, is dated "May 1, 1945" in the script. I really don't know how or why the error occurred, but when you have more than a thousand people working on a project, unfortunately, stuff gets through the cracks.
When did you see the mistake? And what was your reaction?
The night it aired, and I was pretty darn disappointed. I had written in the the script what's called a "TITLE" (where , in the script, the writer indicates a title on screen). I had it in two places: first, AFTER the opening, when we see the farm in the beginning of the flashback (TITLE: March 25, 1945), and then at the end, when we return to the bookends (TITLE: May 1, 1945). I have NO idea where they got the date they got. Someone in post production did it (who didn't read the script), and it was too late to fix.
John Orloff don't worry too much, that's one of the best programs ever, great job guys :)
such is life! I'm also more proud of that episode than anything I've done professionally, so all is not lost! But.... I am hoping that will change with my new project... MASTERS OF THE AIR....
Thanks, I'm not too worried. The film biz is imperfect, like all of us!
my brother in law was a "random corpse" in this series, i think hes visible for a fraction of a second but we're were all very proud lol
That’s amazing lol
Well he’s still part of one of the greatest shows of all time
Was he credited as random corpse? Makes sense but that’s funny
my grandfather was in golden eye as a us soldier at fort knox, he fell off a tank on accident.
He killed it!
Guess Its time to watch Band of Brothers for the 12th time
Omg it's you...... I love your channel.
I watch Band of Brothers every November, but it is tough to resist re-watching it now.
12th time?!?! pfff...light weight. lol
haha thanks man
One can only watch Band of Brothers for the 12th time, once ;)
Not only did Blithe recover from his wounds, he also served with the 187th airborne in Korea and was in the military until his death.
Rakkasan!
And earned both a Silver and Bronze stars in his service in the Korean War.
🤣
@@SpartakMs83 The truth outweighs the fiction, sadly it takes too much time to correct the TV assertions.
Did Blithe get another combat jump star in Korea? I know he jumped behind enemy lines in Korea but when I looked up his official medals he only had one star on his airborne wings for Normandy.
The one thing this series had an issue with was the sheer task of depicting Sgt. Bill Guarnere. That guy was a living, breathing badass, who could paste you to the floor despite only having one leg. I had the privilege of meeting him on his last trip to the UK. Even in his later years he was hard as nails, but a great conversation.
The guy seriously felt like a real Frank Woods
Did he still have his iconic accent?
@@mareklwhip4590 why wouldent he
@@mareklwhip4590 if you watch the show at the end where they interview the actual Bill, he’s still got the accent
Brother. I have found you. Come you must help me feed our starving family of 7.
Not to mention that when you look at the documentary bits, the guy they hired to portray him actually looks a lot like him. As the "old men" remain unnamed until the last episode, I tried to identify which one was which every time I saw one and I had immediately identified Bill Guarnere correctly.
"Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" Grandpa said no.
"But I served in a company of heroes."
Hazy what a joke every American soldier since 1913 up until today died in vain
Did any soldier 'ever' die in any other way than "vain"
Richthofen Friedrich They died for what they believed in, so it cannot have all been in vain.
Well if you think they died in vain, then even people who die in their beds at the age of 80 'died in vain', so giving meaning to your life and decide what to die for, makes your death much less 'in vain' then living your life and dying in bed.
That's what you would read in a newspaper, just like in this video in the beginning most people signed up for a paycheck.
_"We're Paratroopers, Lieutenant - We're supposed to be surrounded..."_
Just copying off previous comments written nearly a year and half before you, at least be original
@@KD-kl4sx its an iconic line from the show.. its not "copied" from anyone you *utter* dolt
I didn't endlessly scroll through the comments section looking for it first because it tends to be full of people like you 😂
They got us surrounded the poor bastards
@@KD-kl4sx "NUTS"
@@unbearifiedbear1885 👍👍👍👏👏👏
On this day in history the last member of easy company has passed, may the men of easy company never be forgotten!
I wish them all a peaceful rest.
Rest easy brothers
They fought for what we all want to believe in...
Truth
Freedom
And Freedom
May They All RIP
Honor
Unnecessary repetition
And unneccessary repetition...
It's already been a year since your comment. You still around?
Not only did Blythe survive the war, but he volunteered for service in Korea, where he earned both a Bronze Star and a Silver Star--this according to Richard Winters himself.
Thanks, saves me writing it.
I think they chose Blythe as a composite of many troopers. They should have instead had a fictional character, and stated that at the end that he was representative of the fears and trepidation many troopers suffered during those days of days in each operation.
Yep I red Beyond Band of Brothers. It was a good book.
If im not wrong her retired as a Msgt
Makes you wonder why this info wasn't used in the show's end title card.
My Great-Uncle Albert Blithe was in Easy Co and was portrayed in BoB. The show had implied he died during the war, but he actually had not. He passed away in 1967 while serving in Germany. My family is very proud of him and his service to our country!
Hey I know the feeling, my grandfather fought along side your great uncle
@@mtf-epislon9555 Interestingly enough, my great-uncle Al kept the bullet the dr's dug out of him as a good luck piece. Just before he departed for his new post in Germany in the 60's he gave the bullet to his son Gordon as a memento. Not long after (in 1967), he died of peritonitis while serving (I believe) at Stuttgart. Thank you for your comment and thanks to your grandfather. They were 💜 warriors!
Holly Crap Please send more info There is no way he was a coward He jumped with everyone else. His character as portrayed was an amalgomation of fears felt by all and portrayed in one person.
then again I personally knew a ww2 paratrooper who came back home and became a pretty evil sonof abitch of course he came from a mean family in the sticks. I hope and pray he's not burning in hell because he's already been there once.
Didn't your great uncle Albert serve with the 187th regiment in Korea? It's interesting to me because I was with 2/187th in Panama.
@@mtf-epislon9555 what kind of name is Soap?
That pistol story is one of the most amazing I have ever heard. One of the main reasons I love history, the story behind the bigger picture.
I have a minor in archeo.. and during my first course, the teacher put in our hand a rudimentary potery made 10Kyrs ago and you could feel the finger tip (form) in the clay from the person who made it. That was a moment I never forget.
I don't know why, but I'm in tears right now after hearing him say it will never be fired.
I find it intriguing that the people in the show had Winters deny a Luger P08 when Winters accepted a Walther PP.
damn pistol making me cry. that would have been such a great scene in the series.
+araknidude it just seems either SO lazy, or SO cheap to me. Can you imagine the backlash if they had the US troops armed with Enfield 1917s?
Yes, I know it's not quite the same but even if they had not seen the weapon Winters was given, someone MUST have been on set that could have pointed out it was unlikely a WWII officer would have a Luger.
"Looks like you guys are going to be surrounded"
"We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."
Saw an interview with Tom Hanks where he said Dick Winters did have concerns with accuracy. Tom told Dick that most war films were about 12% accurate and he would strive to get Band of Brothers 17% accurate.
That's BS
"Remember boys, flies spread disease! So keep yours closed!"
Makes me laugh out loud every time! All time likable character
It’s actually “lice spread disease so keep yours close”. It took me like 2 years to realize he was saying that lol
@@50shekels that makes little sense unless it shows up as a screen caption
@@Dutchball Hm, no you should look at it again
@@50shekels why would they keep lice closed? He means flies as in the insect AND the zipper.
To be fair, none of Easy Company ever heard from Blithe again after he was shot. He never bothered trying to get into contact with any of them after he recovered from his wounds. Apparently, the first time they heard that he had survived was _after_ BoB aired and Blithe's family left an angry phone call.
The Easy men felt absolutely terrible and guilty that they had assumed Blithe had died and that they never tried to find out what really happened to him.
fr?
@someasiankid6323 happens in war unfortunately you serve with your boys and then 99 percent of them never see anyone ever again after they get out
I rewatch Band of Brothers once per year and it always makes me very emotional. Rest easy, men of Easy Company. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
same, followed by The Pacific
Me too, I bought the box set 15yrs ago and I've watched the whole series many times, me being a brit my favourite actor is Damien Lewis and his portrayal of Winters. RIP ALL YOU VETERANS OF WAR
My father was a Sargent in 1st Army, third wave of Normandy. While his beach experience was not dramatic, his fighting in the French hedgerows and town clearings was. He was a very good man who came back from WWII a damaged person. He died in 1964, aged 44, but looking like 74. I never understood how he could have "lost" 30 years until I saw the Band of Brothers episodes surrounding Bastogne. I am indebted to the producers and production crew of that show, for helping me understand my father.
I salute your father.
Sorry to hear that, war does to some men what the office does to most presidents. It hardly seems fair.
It's been my impression from my study of the Normandy campaign that, as horrifying as the thought is, fighting though the hedgerows made the landings look like the easy part of the campaign.
Causality figures certainly support that idea though.
I once read an interview with a veteran of that fighting and he wrote "We spent all day praying for it to get dark so the Germans couldn't see us, and all night praying for it to get light so that we could see the Germans."
I can't imagine what it must have felt like being that stressed out for weeks on end or how one manages to cope with it. The toll it took on your father says a lot.
I hope he found some peace before he died.
I'm not religious by any means, but God bless though man. My grandfather served in the 101st 501st PIR during the second world war. Sadly he passed away before I could meet him, but I heard the war made him bitter and cold. War always robs the souls of the youth in threnches. Band Of Brothers always reminded me of him, it made me love the series when I was younger.
Fighting in the French hedgerows was most murderous than the average battle in Eastern Front, and very stressful. It was one of the most brutal battle of the western front with the Battle of Hurtgen, Arnhem and the Battle of the Bulge...
Salute to your father.
Best miniseries ever. Absolutely no question.
I know it's not technicallya miniseries and there are two HB episodes dedicated to it, but have you seen ROME? Fantastic short series.
The Pacific is more mentally impactful
A very good miniseries, but I think the Das Boot miniserie rivals it.
The pacific was a great one too
Have alot of combat vets in my family, and they all say that band of brothers shows the true brotherhood that soldiers have in war, hence why band of brothers has a higher impact on us. Pacific was, too me. Like the American version of Downfall. A madness that everyone thought would go on for forever.
Thank you for clearing up the mystery of Lieutenant Dyke. He was definitely not portrayed in the best light by the producers of Band of Brothers. And the fact that he was awarded those medals shows that he was a soldier and officer of the highest caliber.
Well 2 things, 1) in the military you find that being awarded medals and deserving them are two separate matters completely. Not that he didn't, just food for thought. 2) Its from the viewpoint of the men that served under him while having the privilege of serving under a whole host of great officers. A replacement officer not measuring up in a company this good at their job is a snapshot of this moment in time. Lipton says it best in the series, how can anyone measure up after all they've been through together without him?
@@bmagadaI was just about to say the same thing
@@bmagada But he was shot, why exclude that at all...
Band of Brothers has a lot of meaning to me. I was heading to Marine Corps combat training on September 11th 2001. I got to Houston and was delayed at the airport luckily there was a family there that was looking for there son that was a Marine too and mistook me for him. I helped them look for him and they let me stay with them which was nice especially since I was a Private with no money. I didnt leave Houston for almost a month and I watched the whole Band of Brothers series with them. I lost track of them once the war started.
I hope you're getting on okay these days
*The one where Ross trains a company of paratroopers*
Jimmy Fallion and Abraham from TWD. Oh Bruce Banner, from Black Hawk Down and The legit Military actor that's in every Military movie role since Platoon.
Hahahahahahahaha
@@nickdanger3802 Hes not scotty hes shawn of the dead. Scotty was an actual WW2 vet.
Don't forget Tom Hardy! Though it was a small part he played.
F-r-e-I-n-d-s joke?
Grandfather was 101st, never talked about combat. He did love to tell a rather amusing story about never learning how planes landed until the end of the war. Since all they ever did in training and deployment was leap out of them.
my great grandfather was in the 1st infantry division or "the bloody first". He served in Northern France and in the Rhineland but would unfortunately pass away in the Rhineland, i still have his dog tag and combat knife
nuzuk hey so was mine he said something similar once
@@andrethe9540 Your grandfather is probably having drinks with God.
@@magentuspriest ive heard he was a real joker, even in the midst of battle he would tell jokes to lighten up the mood, hes probably telling jokes with god
@@andrethe9540 Your g-grandad sounds like a saint.
My great uncle was a sailor on the USS Arizona on December 7th 1941. (My mom's uncle.)
He was known as "The Chew Guy", bringing that Tennessee chewing tobacco to Hawaii.
I got to hear his stories up until I was about 5 or 6.
He never talked about that day.
He only talked about his buddies.
Band of Brothers may have a few factual inaccuracies, but it is 100% emotionally true. The spirit of those men brings tears to my eyes and fills me with awe every time I watch the series. It is one of the highest examples of story telling today.
I’m so incredibly obsessed with this series. The feeling it gives me even when I think about it, hear that music, or watch a recap like this gives me a sense of overwhelming gratitude and nostalgia. I’ve seen it at least 5 times and I still cry every time like my first. Makes me feel like I’m in college again when I saw it first 10 years ago.
It was really well done and I’m so glad we get an idea of what those brave men went through together. Should be required for every adolescent to watch it in school growing up.
"... this pistol never been fired. There's no blood on it. That's how all war should end..."
this brought me to tears...RIP Maj. Richard 'Dick' Winters
Yes that was very moving but...I’d like to know how he determined it had never been fired?
Surly if he was a competent officer he have spent some time on the range zeroing the pistol and making sure it actually works. As it might be the only thing between him and a sticky end.
@@python27au Well, I am not a soldier, but on top of my head, you can check the barrel of the gun...
If it has scratches, it means that there was a bullet travelling through the barrel (firing the gun)
How did Major Winters know the pistol had never been fired?
Cokie Nasution . Ex soldier a bullet is made of lead sometimes with a copper jacket. Both these metals are really soft. A pistol barrel is made from hardened steel. The odds on a bullet scratching a barrel is very low. It would be like scratching glass with a blob of plasticine.
The question wasn’t aimed at you specifically, i was just putting it out there because I can’t tell the difference between a well maintained firearm and a new one. I think he was just a tired soldier looking for a symbol, which is fair enough.
@@python27au I hope someone with military experience can explain it...
As a shut-in, disabled vet I want to say how much I appreciate your fine programs. I love studying history and it's channels like yours that help bring the classroom to my bedside.
Keep up the superb work!
BoB got my respect so does saving private Ryan...but BoB is in my opinion the best till now...especially the music theme gives me the shiver..and in the background all those Brothers gathering to each other like brothers do..
SFC. ColdWar My son did come back from his deployment with the 101st Airborne. Although he did come back disabled, he is still able to get around on 2 wrecked knees. Over the years, I have become less and less fond of the VA. His older brother was also a Medic, but in shorter deployments and other places. It is now my opinion that the VA treats Veterans shamelessly. Thank you so very much for your service. - A thankful mother🌹
@@steffenritter7497 thanks for being great!
1manuscriptman
That’s nice of you to share.
SFC. ColdWar Thank you for your service
Having the inaccuracies laid out like this has given me a renewed appreciation of how accurate this show actually was. This is such a powerful series and the snippets of interviews at the beginning of each episode makes it feel so real.
This was an excellent commentary I'm, just rewatching it now. But he did miss one thing: Speirs actually did an interview where he said the stories were true. And he gave the impression of having no regrets.
Winters asked him to confirm prior to publishing details, Speirs even put it in writing.
As Winters explained it, they were under orders to move fast and not get bogged down with anything. Time was of the essence. Of course, command conveniently did not go into detail how to keep moving and keep prisoners at the same time.
Spiers was convinced he was following the orders they just hadn't said out loud. Hence his willingness to say what he'd done
Shooting POWs is a war crime.
Wasn't Speirs prosecuted for that?
After the SS torturing and shooting American POWs in the Ardennes and the US brass covering it up in an effort to prevent reprisals?
Nope.
@@richardneureuther6917no
"Remember boys, flies spread disease. So keep yours clooosed." - George Luz
Watched this series countless times. Thank you so much for doing this.
Curahee!
Could you explain this to me? I've heard people say this quote before and I don't get it as a non-native English speaker, though I think my English is quite good. Thanks.
No problem. I'm assuming you know what flies are, the annoying insects that are associated with carrying diseases, flying around poop and dead bodies usually. Your fly is another word for the zipper on your pants, where you could pull out ones manhood. This is pretty much telling the guys to keep their dick in their pants while you are liberating all these wonderfully beautiful and grateful European women.
I would like to take a moment to quote the great Ron Swanson. "History began on July 4th 1776, everything before that was a mistake."
You're Welcome.
- An American.
Placebo I don't agree on your quote, but thanks for your explanation.
-A Dutchman ;)
"The costume department set me up with these great Navy whites!" - George Luz.
Dik van Achteren, his explanation is right
Major Winters was a treasure not only as a leader, but as a human being. I had taught history when this series came out and asked him to autograph my DVD set. Not only did he do that but he sent along other information as well. He also answered questions about the series and how it differed from the actual events.
Major Winters was a class act and leader that I have only come across once in a blue moon in my military career. Everything about him that i have seen and read shows he was a gentleman leader who everyone loved, respected and followed. I swear if the world had more Major Winters we would be a better world.
@Tristan Lane i have read the book the movie is based on and while it was about 65% bang on they did fudge some things. Overall, we can all agree the series is fantastic
@Tristan Lane L
@Tristan Lane Not that I agree or disagree with your points there, but just so I’m clear, you’re judging the whole series based on the first three episodes?
@Tristan Lane You should probably stick to documentaries only then.. not sure why you'd watch a Hollywood movie or TV show and expect perfect historical accuracy.
Probably the greatest TV mini series I've ever watched, I seen it over 10 years ago and still remember it very well. The amount of detail, emotion and realism is amazing and really makes you feel what these men must have went through. Really need to rewatch this show someday, amazing piece of history in entertainment.
@SpartanUrUK Spartan's comment should be PINNED by the channel holder ! I was going to say this morning, so all kudos to the actors for their dedicated professional way of bringing a major historic happening to the screens in such a brutally heartfelt manner so that people like myself who have absolutely no idea what it was like to experience now have a fraction of a split fraction of an idea what these men went through. An eternity of love and gratitude is quite rightly given to the military of all countries who went to war and fought the good fight against Hitler and his army but the actors of this mini series have brought the whole thing to life with the assistance of history itself plus each survivors accounts of so many personal stories so all kudos and respect to these great actors and of course an eternity of gratitude and love to all those who went to war to fight the good fight in horrific circumstances. God bless you all.
My grandfather was an officer in the German army, he fought in Poland, France, and Russia. He passed before this show came out but I would have enjoyed watching it with him, asking him about the different tactics used between allied armies and the axis powers. It’s strange because when he was alive I was too young to have an appreciation for history but often think of questions I wished I had asked. ( if he would have answered)??
Donald Malarky died a month back aged 96, he was the last living survivor or easy company.
Yes, he died and I am sick over hearing about all these men dying now, The greatest generation should all be forever young
Ben Rowe There are I think 2 more guys. They weren't in band of brothers but they were in Easy.
people die bro ...u will die and other will die ,,we all will die...its a matter of how we die.....relaks
Malarkey is slang for "bullshit," isn't it?
Russell the fuck are you talking about we didn’t set up governments or social constructs in the nations they liberated. Any problems Europe is having is Europe’s fault not ours
The story behind that pistol is freaking amazing and nearly brought a tear to my eye. I love history
The production even got the type of pistol offered for surrender wrong. It was not a Luger.
@@robertmiller6876 what was it, a Makarov?
@@HSolo7 A Walther. Which the Makarov is based on.
@@robertmiller6876 The Luger is iconic, although very old, where as the Walther people might think is British because it's James Bond's gun. That would be my guess.
It is a great story. But I don't believe there is any way to tell if the pistol had ever been fired or not.
I actually shed a tear when winters began explaining the significance of the pistol. What a wonderful and sentimental man.
First let me say that this is my third viewing of this particular episode of History Buffs and this is what TH-cam should have more of. Well produced, well researched and very well presented content. It is an example of what can happen when an opportunity to to create and present something of substance is given to an individual who would have had no similar creative outlet 20 years ago. Second, I want to applaud you for your very true and important statement regarding all who seek to judge. It is a failing in man to judge others with little or no first hand knowledge of the pain, shock and suffering endured by the unfortunate few who have been called upon to sacrifice all if needs be to fight, to kill and to die in the name of whatever circumstance that may have created that hell through which they walk. Only a handful of men and women have earned the right to judge by taking that same walk.
20 years on from its release. Band of Brothers is still the greatest mini-series ever made. Probably watch the series through 2-3 times a year. Every year without fail. Just epic
Have you ever watched ‘Roots?’
@@fifthbusiness1678 The fantasy movie which the creator himself described as "a myth"?
I'm assuming you already have but if not you should check out The Pacific as well
@@obiwankenobi1003 of course… although watched the pacific many times- but just doesn’t get close to Band of Brothers. They’re currently filming the next mini HBO series based on bomber command which will be epic
I watched it atleast every 2 to 3 years since i first watched it back in 2003
Winters was buried in my town we have a memorial/park named after him
What town?
Aye your from Hershey too?
Erik Horn I believe he died last year at the age of 91 or it was a few years ago now
Winters died in 2011 but he was an absolute legend. I'm happy to have met Damian Lewis who played Winters, but would have loved to have met the man himself
In 50 years they'll tear it down because of future presentism.
Fun fact about the Edelweiss: It is still used today on all the rank insignias of the Austrian Armed Forces, but because it's so small and undetailed, it is commonly mistaken for a star.
“Bless my homeland forever”
Best series of all time. Also one of the best depictions of the war in Western Europe there is. I think it blows saving private Ryan out of the water. The pacific made by the same ppl is fantastic also. But the cast of band is unreal
If this Band of Brothers has Dick Winter's blessing, the whole mini-series, errors and all, is fine by me.
spring He had some issues with some of the errors and a certain sexual scene in Episode 9 “Why We Fight” but he was overall very happy with the final result.
; - ) The Major and his men are not the kind of warriors you want to piss off at any time, any place or for any reason no matter their age or numbers, and that's for certain.
@@kmaassociates7999 Sure. They do shoot unarmed soldiers that have already surrendered and civilians too, so you sure shouldn't aggrevate them.
@@JoeTufanoTheMovieGuy Sure. He was portayed as a hero, with no hard questions asked about his actions, so of course he was happy - he allowed his men to commit war crimes, but that part is silencec. There were many errors in every episode.
@@JoriMikke78 They were fighting a cruel, tough, strong enemy, that has murdered millions without breaking a sweat.
Sometimes you over react and want revenge, and sometimes you are just desensitized by the horror of war.
Seeing Lynn Compton basically collapsing into himself after seeing his friends all shot to hell was one of the saddest scenes I’ve ever seen.
Exquisitely performed as so many of the roles in this series are. The acting is so underrated in this show.
Absolutely. I did some research on him and if memory serves, he became a judge and prosecuted the killer of Robert Kennedy.
@@ktvindicare As good as the wire
When he tries to call out for a medic, and all he can muster is "muh-... muh-..."
Him and the medic that did so much work saving lives just to see that the girl he liked was killed by an artillery strike on the field hospital
Just finished this series again for about the millionth time, and it's every bit as incredible as I remembered. Those men were truly a different breed and the definition of heroes.
I’m watching this in social studies class right now, and I have to say it’s really, really, really good!! Rest In Peace all the soldiers that died
in the war.
How wonderful! Highschoolers should all see this. Bully for your school!!!
My Great Grandfather served in the 101st airborne. He wasn’t in easy so he didn’t serve under Winters and Sobel, but he fought alongside these men. He was there from Camp Toccoa in 1942 to Hitler’s Eagles’ Nest. It’s incredible what these men went through.
My father was in Able company.
The thing is the story of E Company could have been the story of any company among any of the airborne regiments. Hell, every unit in the entire Army (The US Army had 91 divisions back then. To put it in perspective, the US Army currently has 10 active divisions).
Did he take a dump in their foxholes like in the show? Lmao no disrespect intended
During my tour in Germany, the family and I went up to the Eagle's Nest. The set people had it pretty accurate. The gold elevator was changed to brass.
The family and I stayed at the General Walker. That was the fancy hotel, I think called The Berhof.
@@thatguy22441 all 10 are elite. When it works make more. The best of the best with the best armor, equipment, artillery, air cover, and command. 10 elite infantry divisons. Frankly it's over kill.
Heard about a US paratrooper in Normandy that met a veteran and told him -I have made 20 jumps! And the veteran answered him -I only did three son, Sicily, Normandy and Holland.
101st wasn't in Sicily.
@@JoriMikke78 Could have been from the 82nd
@@Alguien0101 Yep, 82nd was definitely in Sicily. They had a nasty blue-on-blue incident over there
@@JoriMikke78 82nd was!
@@pellepet2 Yes, I know. I somehow thought that you were talking about veteran from the 101st - my bad.
Band of Brothers is the greatest thing ever put on television!
One of them sure. But I have to give the top spot to the sopranos. HBO used to make great shows.
Man, even if the accuracy turns out to be spotty, I still love this series.
Anyone else really moved by the 'The way all wars should end' speech?
I was
same here.
But how did he know for sure the pistol hadn't been fired? Maybe the blood was washed off or it had been fired from a distance.
The pistol and its grease gets black inside over time. And in the Inside of the bore you see if its used or not.
I think the Blood part, was a just a saying. Like when you say that a Killer has his hands stained with Blood and etc.. The rest was already answered above
Love this show so much Gotta do the pacific now
The only inaccuracy I know of in the Pacific (Just from hearing it, never did research myself) is that John Basilone didn't die from being shot like its shown, apparently he died from a mortar shell, but I guess it's slightly less cinematic that way
Yes please
Aye it’s nice to see a great TH-camr in the comment sections of another
THIS COMMENT NEEDS WAAAAY MORE LIKES!!
The Pacific had even more character development, The affect on the home front of an even more terrible war, Lena Basilone and her suffering. Eugene Sledge's depression, and Robert Leckie's courtship There were liberties taken with the Pacific as well and you must read the books by Robert Leckie, a magnificent writer, as well as Eugene B. Sledge and R. V. Burgin.
Man, I love Band of Brothers so much! It’s legitimately one of my favorite shows of all time and will always be. I literally went Airborne when I was in the Army because of this show. I didn’t go 101st though because by the time I went Airborne the 101st wasn’t an Airborne unit anymore. It was only Air Assault by that time. But with all that being said I used to wish and still do wish that Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg would’ve made a series about the Triple Nickels aka The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion! I literally had no idea about the Triple Nickels until one day I was on the 82nd 3rd Brigade Staff Duty. I just so happened to be walking to the restroom and there was a picture of the Triple Nickels right there on the wall. If I remember correctly it was a picture with the paratroopers, names, and unit on it. I thought I was tripping and asked myself “Am I tripping? I know I’m not tripping that’s an all Black Airborne Battalion! So, I asked the Ssgt/NCO that was on Staff duty what he knew about the 555. And he just broke it down and told me what he knew about them. So, after that we still sat there looking stupid at each other for about another 20 hours me Ssgt Fisher the Staff Duty NCO for that day and another Trooper that I can’t remember who it was. But Staff Duty you have to sit at Brigade for 24 hours straight with no sleep unless you get a cool NCO and Ssg Fisher was cooler than wet bologna!!! Lol, but for those who hadn’t figured it out by now yes, I am Black and that’s why I’m so fascinated by the “555th” and wish there could’ve been one of those shows made for them)! Damn, I apologize that this got so long smh.
You literally went airborne!
I think you ought to look up the word literally 😂
@@JaEDLanc I know what Airborne means in the literal sense lol. I’m saying I literally went to Airborne School, literally graduated from said school, went an Airborne unit, was stationed at Ft Bragg North Carolina the Home of Airborne and Special Operations, and jumped out of an airplane on 24 separate occasions! Well, I’ve actually jumped out of a plane twice in one day in Airborne school due to the weather the next day and we had to have 5 jumps to graduate on time and if was supposed to rain a lot the next day so it was either jump twice in one day or be held over for an extra day so we jumped twice in one day. But yeah, I was in the BSB, HHC, 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg North Carolina 28310. 🤷🏾♂️ I know what you mean but looking up what Airborne is and I know what it means in the literal definition sense of the word, but I mean I literally went Airborne as in literally going to Airborne school graduating and being in and Airborne unit. Hence the (I went Airborne). Idk how else you’d like for it to be said but that’s literally how we say it in the Airborne said of the Army “I went Airborne” lol. I’m not being an A$$hole or anything like that, I’m really not but legit that’s literally how we say went to an Airborne school and then unit. We say “we went Airborne” and in a sense we do go Airborne! I mean get in a plane sometimes for over an hour to like 3 or 4 before you exit the bird. And then you jump out at anywhere from 800ft up to 1,500 or sometimes more but not too much more than that because we have to have a quick exit and landing in time to be mission ready. But I’m pretty sure what I did would be considered if not literally than the next closest thing to be considered as literally going Airborne which means “to fly or travel through the air”. And if you don’t consider parachuting from a plane as airborne then at least the travel in the bird(plane) is considered going Airborne!
This is the best military production ever! You really feel the action and the connections to each character.
The opening music to Band of Brothers makes me almost cry.
SuperGaleford try finding Amici Forever’s version “Requiem for a soldier”. Same music with added lyrics. Beautiful.
The opening music to The Pacific makes me cry every time
give me chills everytime i hear it
Sure made me cry tonight. Both my grandfathers served in that war and a few Pearl Harbor survivors were friends of mine. Every now and then it really hits me how much I miss them and how much the world is missing by not having them around.
Almost?
i always get chills when i hear that theme song
me too. In my opinion the best opening credits ever. Beautiful and evocative. Perfect.
Meaty Gorak
I like more the theme of The Pacific. For me it sounds better.
idk mang the part where he's eating a huge fried chicken drumstick next to the black man gladiator is a bit wierd
It's playing as I write this, and the goosebumps are forming. It is one of the most moving pieces I've ever heard.
Yea
I remember at one point, during the battle against the Germans where Easy Company gets help from the Sherman tanks, I freeze framed one of the Germans getting hit by the American shells. He wore an historically correct SS uniform with cuff bands saying "Götz von Berlichingen" and that was one of the units actually stationed in that area during that time period, fighting alongside the Fallschirmjäger units. Somebody definitely did their homework.
I had the pleasure of meeting Major Winters in our hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania in 2003. There is a bridge there dedicated to him.
I met Major Winters once. It was such a huge honor to shake his hand.
Great profile picture too
I had the honor and privilege to present colors at a speaking engagement for Buck Compton in Burlington, WA. Met him after retiring that set of colors after the event. He did not have a " filter " for some of his remarks ...LOL !
@@NamVetBuck Hell yeah!
History buffs has got to be one of the overall just highest quality channels on youtube i feel like im watching something that deserves to be on T.V.
Except if it was on TV it wouldn't get as many views, because no one watches TV anymore.
Obviously I don't believe it should be other than I think it deserves to be on Nat geo or discovery and pay history buffs lots of bank I just mean the standard of quality the show is held to
National geography and discovery channel is so 20th century :D
It would beat aliens and jesus myths on history channel by far:)
exactly tv is overrated. The bigger shows in UK will get 2m viewers, others will be getting
My late father in law would yell at the TV when it showed the airborne saving the US 2nd armoured (which he was in). Inaccurate in his view. But BoB is a great book and mini series. I watch it repeatedly.
I LOVED band of brothers, I could watch it 30 times BACK TO BACK and NEVER get tired of it, just so well directed and written
"Band of Brothers" was an absolute blast for me to watch because I watched it in my History class with a really chill history teacher. He would pause after every episode and discuss what happened and how it affected the world outside of the show.
Best show I've watched so far.
DrunkenLupus lucky. My school won't let us watch anything like this.
ilovemanunited that’s very unfortunate. School these days is an absolute joke.
@@urbandekay8337 not quite
My kids' school showed Schildlers list.
I hate when people make the blanket statement that schools don't teach this history anymore, obviously not true, school districts and teachers are all different.
The Lieutenant clearly wasn’t a coward. Looks more like PTSD than cowardice.
And a hamfisting to make it clear.... I mean it's how almost every movie or TV show is done - characters are turned to 11 for their traits, cuz they are afraid someone might misread the intended moments.... which is DUMB.
Lucky for him general patton didn t use his 44 calibre bedside manner on him
Also he took two shoots to the chest during the opening attack on Foy, witch many in easy did not know until later.
I was hoping there'd be a General Patton joke comparing PTSD (or "Combat Fatigue" as they called it) and Cowardice in the replies.
I'm satisfied
The thing is, they still didnt acknowledge or understand it enough back then...
so weird this video turned up in my list ... I just rewatched this absolute gem of a series a few days ago !
this is not only (one of) the best ww2 adaptations ever made, but one of the best tv series ever made, full stop.
I kid you not, I have watched this series about 10 times.
What’s disappointing is that Sobel will always be remembered as an incompetent cruel coward. Everything he did was what helped shaped easy company to be the best. He also fought in Normandy with a different unit and was one of the only officers to serve in active duty in the Korean War.. he was disturbed to the point of attempting suicide that he survived from but went blind from.. he died in an army hospital old, blind, malnourished and alone... thank you for your service Lt. Col Herbert Sobel.. and to all the brave men who fought..
Edit: Jesus how the hell did I get so many likes?
He was imortalised as an amazing training officer, but a terrible combat leader, which was justified. A coward no, but a terrible combat leader yes. Also Blythe also served active duty during the Korean War
He was also hilarious in Friends
Yeah i read the book, and was shocked that Sobel did that, but the men did not like him, they thought he was gonna get all of them killed on D Day, but they were happy as hell because they had Major Winters to lead them
I thought Speirs served in Korea as well? Or was he not active duty?
@@Red_Beard2798 i believe he did serve in korea, but i have to look that up
MAJ Winters’ monologue regarding the pistol is incredible and represents how honorable the men of that age were.
They were people, no more or less honorable than today.
It was a great sentiment but totally inaccurate.. theres no way of telling that a pistol has never been fired if it's been cleaned properly.. and to assume that the major didnt fire it even in practice is just silly...
It's a great story but that's just inaccurate.
@@codyleslie478 it could have been in the factory oil still 🤷🏼♂️
@@teeheeteeheeish youre thinking of cosmaline. And rifles and handguns are cleaned of that before they're issued to the officer receiving them. Also its very unlikely that a major in the German army would have gone his entire career without firing his handgun once even for target practice. ( which they're required to qualify in every year)
The story just doesn't add up.
@@codyleslie478 I know what cosmaline is, but pistols were typically test fired and oiled afterwards. So effectively you are totally correct but I think he mostly meant it as an expression. Like a car salesman who says a car has never been driven.
My Dad was a WW2 paratrooper. I wish he had lived long enough to see this series.
WHEN ARE YOU GUNNA DO,
"The Pacific??"
I hope your answer is,
"Working on it now!"
Why haven't more people asked this?
@@BrianKAngus That is the million dollar question!!
Other Nations: *Jumps out off planes*
USSR: *Slides off of the wings*
Yes, in the early development of the vertical assault concept.
Russians were experimenting for quick exit. Men died as stick dropped on each other.
We learned from their mistakes.
Vodka is a powerful thing
Ironically, from what I read the Soviet airborne only made one combat jump during ww2.
As a matter of fact they made more amphibious landings than airborne jumps, I think they made more amphibious landings than the Soviet Marines.
Saying them boys were hard is an understatement
I got to meet Maj(ret.) Winters when he did a USO tour when I was in Iraq. Very humble man.
People revere celebrities and long for the chance to meet one, but not me. People like Richard Winters are as high on the celebrity status list as it gets for me. In fact I would much rather spend my time with any veteran versus a celebrity. From the time I was old enough to remember anything my Father held veterans in VERY high regard and raised my brother and I to do the same. My father never served do to health problems, but in his heart he always wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself.
Thank you for your service Evan. Your sacrifices and the sacrifices of anyone that has fought for our country will never be lost on me, I sleep much better at night knowing we have the finest military in the world.
kwantoon I a free with that. I just find stories from historical wars, especially WWII, to be very interesting. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s neat to meet a celebrity, though. I’d just rather hear a veteran’s story.
I also agree that veterans should be held in a very high regard. Every veteran I meet, I thank for their service and the few I’ve told about my Grandpa get a kick out of the little story. Both of my grandfathers served during Korea. My Popou (Greek for Grandpa) was stationed in Italy. But my Grandpa’s platoon was shipped off to Korea. Problem was that my Grandpa was too short for the uniforms and didn’t fit any of them. So he was moved to a cook in the mess hall. Me and a few others find it a little funny so I hope anyone reading gets a nice chuckle.
With that being said, I’d like to thank you Evan for what you and all other soldiers do for our country. I appreciate what you did and every time I do the pledge or hear the anthem, I think of those who served our country and those who have fallen for it.
Also, fun fact: The US Air Force has the largest Air Force in the world. And the US Navy has the 2nd largest.
(I could be wrong or it might’ve changed but I’m pretty sure it’s still true.)
I met him when he was selling feed......preBoB
776^i
the show is already 20 years. but not a single new movie/seires can out shine this one. just think about it. 20 freaking years.
I absolutely adore this mini-series. I honestly can't think of another WWII movie or show that gives me the same sense of the enlisted man's experience. Not that there aren't other great works, but Band of Brothers is the one that I keep coming back to year after year to experience a sense of what my grandfathers generation went through. I also love that each episode is bookended by interviews with the actual members of the 101st. Every year there are less and less of these connections to our history still with us, now almost none, and I'm so thankful they captured these men and their stories when they still could.
Everytime I hear the BoB theme song, I get goosebumps all over!
Vonluck HFKT - It's a beautiful, beautiful theme. I was very disappointed to learn that the composer, Michael Kamen, died only a few years after Band of Brothers was made.
Its my ring tone on phone
Yes, it’s become iconic.
@@hughmungus1767 Michael Karen, really? I didn’t know that. Thanks!
My gawd that makes two pretty iconic theme songs, as he wrote the one for Chariots of Fire as well.
11:46 not quite true.
german soldier here. when you are in Mountain training (whether you're a Gebirgsjäger or not) and you have gotten high enough on the mountains and also have the sheer luck to find one, it is tradition to pluck, preserve it and keep it with you as a piece of luck (especially in combat). the Coat of arms of the Gebirgsjägers is also an edelweiss, and yes, you would wear it as a metal badge, yet any Gebirgsjäger worth his salt would have an actual Edelweiss on him, same as any other soldier who had the fortune to find one. (he wouldnt wear it on his jacket though) it is a bit odd though, that in this episode they come across two Fallschirmjäger who both have one.
Thanks for the insight
Hmmm 🤔
Franz Bauer that’s awesome.
Thank you for your service. ✌️
@S A i don't think i could have kept my fingers to myselft :-D
Franz Bauer Forgive my incompetence, but what’s an Edelweiss?
I've probably watched this episode a dozen times. It's great every time. Thank you.
I never get tired of watching this mini series.
historically accurate or not, it's a masterpiece.
It's hero worship more than actual history. But we all need heroes.
@Catherine He unlikely didnt. Band of Brothers is not hero worship.
@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent It is like worshipping history.
@cyborg. well said👍
Well It's a masterpiece and It's historically accurate
In my arrogant opinion, the greatest of any war film or tv series.
Without a doubt.
Kako Mohammed historically maybe?
+The Medic aka the damn fiddle
I saw him in "Uprising" prior so BoB so that must of better prepared me for his role as Sobel. Otherwise, I probably would have felt the same way.
Agreed.
Al Capwned The Patriot>Every other war film or tv series
I’m just watching the series now and enjoying it very much. It certainly puts personal sacrifice into perspective vs the selfish behaviour displayed during our global pandemic.
Dumbest thing I’ve ever read.
100%. I could not agree more. The sacrifices these people made can not be overstated. It is just sad that people today can not make any personal sacrifices for the greater good of mankind.
My father was in WWII. I remember viewing his photos and hearing his stories. Band of Brothers brought to light the reality of this war. It was just a remarkable presentation that helped me connect with my father to his reality.
I read Major Winters’ book and he actually comments on Blythe. He said even he didn’t understand why the killed him in the show when everyone knew he survived
but they don't kill him in the show, he is injured and moved to england
SanAc in the show’s epilogue for that episode, they said he died of his wounds 🤷🏽♀️
@M.G. Leal that was a mistake, they might have gotten false info
@@matilda6851 The bookwriter was the one that had the bad info ya know.
Yeah, most of the inaccuracies are either trivial or done for dramatic effect. The screw-up involving Blythe is hard to fathom.
"That's the way all wars should end."
Man.
Band of Brothers is the greatest show I have ever seen on television or elsewhere. To me, it justifies the existence of the television. Television distracted a few generations now, from productive work and social camaraderie. I can imagine that many lives have been ruined, as passions for a tv show replaced what might have been passions exercised in productive pursuits. Surely, tv has inspired, as well. But regardless, Band of Brothers shows the horrors of war, and the horrors of what politicians and elites put our brave soldiers through (not to mention civilians). In my view, it is THE single greatest production ever to grace the screen. Entertaining, inspiring, educational, thrilling, horrifying, and tear-inducing. I wish that I had the sort of brotherhood that the 106 must have felt for each other, while simultaneously being grateful that my generation (of Canadians) was not forced to go through such things.
Thank you for sharing this. Great content. I have watched Band of Brothers twice.
I'm a 22 year veteran of the Vietnam erea that served in parts of the United States and South Korea. I have always loved history and more because my farther served in WW2 who was at Pearl Harbor on Dec.7,1941 who survided on board the USS Helena CL50, survided the war served in the U.S. Navy for over 20 years until his passing in 1964.
I knew Babe Heffron personally, he was my neighbor and a great man.
really ? - If so then that is incredible
Prove it
@Brian Morgan he can be lying for likes you tard be a skeptic
Best war film ever when it ended it felt like i was saying goodbye to a group of mates
Indeed.
Paul cox
That could’ve been my words.
Easy Company depicted in BOB has really grown on me. They are almost like a family member. I watched the series 3 times from start to end now, I think. I just love movies and tv shows.
Amen!
Everytime I watch it I tear up at the end. Sometimes I have even started it over as soon as it ends
Honestly I felt that exact same way. like you've been there with them the whole time.
Band of brothers is my annual Christmas tradition and i watch the series every year between December 21st and January 1st.
It is a stark reminder for me of how fortunate I am to have served in the army and made it home safe after two deployments. A stark reminder of the comforts of life compared to those brave men of easy company.
Well said. Also made me appreciate my life more
20:19 you know what'd make that even funnier? Is if as soon as he saw it, he vaporized like in "Avengers: Endgame."
"We fall upon the risers,
We fall upon the grass!
We never land upon our feet,
We always hit our ass!
Highty tidy Christ almighty
Who the hell are we?
Zim-zam goddamn
We're airborne infantry!"
how isnt this top
Currahee!!!
A Jimmy Hendrix favorite.
Parachute infantry* paratroopers rarely called themselves "airborne", especially not in that time
Hi Ho Silver!
I met the real Don Malarkey from Band of Brothers at a book signing. He mentioned that, unlike as depicted in the series, he was not with the others at the liberation of the concentration camp, as an Army doctor misdiagnosed him as having contracted malaria on the Rhine.
He also mentioned that he never directly saw or heard Spiers kill any prisoners. He heard about it as a rumor through the grapevine.
One interesting bit of trivia he mentioned: Due to the heavy German AA defenses along the English Channel, the transport planes had to first fly west over England, south over the western English Channel, and then turn east toward Normandy. This explains why the series shows the C-47s taking off before dusk, but not deploying the paratroopers until the middle of the night.
The episode where Speirs supposedly shoots the prisoners kind of shows that, it shows malarkey looking, but doesn't show what he actually saw.
Regarding the flight to Normandy... I was thinking they probably had to piss pretty bad, after all that time on the tarmac and on the plane.
@snausegman lol. I think I remember that also. Who knows what really happened.
The actual liberators of the Kaufering Concentration Camp complex, located in Landsberg, were the forward elements of 328th Engineer Combat Battalion attached to the 411th Infantry Regiment in the 6th Army, and not the 101st Airborne. The singer, Tony Bennett, was one of the men who actually liberated the camp, which was accomplished 2 days before the liberation of the one at Dachau (on April 29th). My grandfather was one of a few forward scouts who initially found Kaufering.
Billy Bodyslam you realize black hawk down isn’t historical fiction, right?
That series was amazing. I felt like I lived through the war with them by the last episode. A movie, even a long one, could not have done that.
One of the best shows period, I still get tears
I served in the 101st airborne division and my favorite part of this mini series is the end where you get to see so many fine men continue on with their lives in peace. It is one of the most emotional endings in cinema history.
what year u was in the 10st sir
gillecroisd 92 Indeed. I look at World War II as the darkness from which a greater light was born. The world has never been more peaceful following the aftermath of the war. Our quality of life, our relations between countries. It's never been more prosperous in our entire history. It took the largest and most devastating war ever for us to finally begin changing our ways. It makes sense. It took the greatest mistakes to learn the greatest lessons. It's what gives me hope for our species. No matter what failures we go through, we'll always come out of them better than when we went in.
God Bless You.....thank you for my freedom.
Generation war is better.
As a former British soldier I commend your service. Thank you.
You might not upload very frequently, but the quality of your content is top class!
Niall Griffin Rather have quality over quantity
Yeah would rather have quality, harder to make it on this platform without uploading frequently which is why if you do love the content you should support the channel at www.patreon.com/HistoryBuffs
Even if it took him a quarter of a year ,I would not mind
Niall Griffin At least he's more frequent than JonTron.
what do you mean?
The one I love about band of brothers and the Pacific is that it feels like you are fighting with these men in battle the scenes seem so real
I'm so thankful for this show. It will stand up to the test of time, it will forever be a testament to the will and dedication of the brave men of easy company. "They have us surrounded the poor bastards"
Band of Brothers is so good that I watch it every year on June
i watch it every Christmas because they spent their Christmas in the forests of Bastogne going through hell so that I could enjoy mine.
Only two days left to do it if you haven't already!
I'm watching it every year on the sixth of June and on the 25th of December.
Same. Band of Brothers has a special place in my heart
@@TOM_OUTDOORS so true, may they most rest in peace 🕊
Actually, nobody ever knew that Blithe was alive UNTIL episode 3 was aired. His family contacted the show and the rest of Easy was hit hard when they learned that he didn't die in 1948. Winters got most of the blunt out of that.
Blithe served in Korea
He served in Korea *after* the Korean war. just to clarify things.
how so
To be fair, it was not easy to track someone back then. It would take going through a lot of paperwork just to find out where he was sent to. Then going to the Hospital and more documents have to be inspected in finding out if he was still there. Many of those men didn't went straight back home past VE. Some went to the Pacific theatre and some stayed in Germany until the Nazi resistance died down in 1948.
@@Philtopy Not after the war. After hostilities ended. The war never ended. They signed an armistice. However in 2018 (this year) N. Korea and S. Korea agreed to sign a real peace treaty before the end of the year. Let's see if they hold to that.
I didn’t understand why Easy Co seemed upset that gen Patton broke through and relieved them from Bastogne. Like they all had the attitude of “we didn’t need his help, we didn’t need saving.”
Its probably an ego thing. Paratroopers were techincally elite troopers and to say they needed to be rescued would be an insult.
The opening theme song, really is very emotional, makes you sob a little bit, remembering the sacrifices of the soldiers for us to live in a better world.