True story: When I was in the military, and at Yokota AB in Japan, there was a USO tour of the Band of Brothers. This was just after the series was released. They weren't all there, some had already passed, but five (in picture) of them were present and signed my metal cased "box set" of the Band of Brothers DVD's after we spoke "military stuff" for a while. The added cool factor was the box set had a large fold out with each of the series actors on it in pose. The real BoB's signed over each actor that played them.
I still have that box set with their signatures. May not mean much to most, but having those absolute legends sign their John Hancocks in my Box set is something I'll cherish to the day I die.
Amazing men they were, just "doing their jobs", and became heroes to generations.
RIP, gentlemen, your part in History is unquestioned and respected.
That is SO cool!! I ran into a 98 year old vet at the grocery a few weeks ago. I thanked him for his service and asked him if he's watched Band of Brothers and what he thought of it. He said he's watched it several time, loved it and thought it was absolutely as accurate as they could have made it.
While waiting to get on my plane at Dayton OH a few years ago, a Vietnam era Medal of Honor veteran was wheeled off the plane in a wheelchair. He was with his caretaker waiting for others to get off the plane. As a Desert Storm USAF veteran, I just had to ask if I could shake his hand and thank him for what he did during that war. He gladly shook my hand and thanked me. That opened up a slew of others also following behind me to also shake his hand. He was very pleasant and happy to do it. A hero to the end!
thought it was absolutely as accurate as they could have made it.
Interestingly, this was one of the key points of the discussion I had with them: "Do any of you feel any of the series was taken out of context to what you experienced?" They pretty much all agreed that the series was as close as it could get without it becoming a horror show. I nodded in agreement that not everything that happens in War can or should be shown to make a buck.
True story: When I was in the military, and at Yokota AB in Japan, there was a USO tour of the Band of Brothers. This was just after the series was released. They weren't all there, some had already passed, but five (in picture) of them were present and signed my metal cased "box set" of the Band of Brothers DVD's after we spoke "military stuff" for a while. The added cool factor was the box set had a large fold out with each of the series actors on it in pose. The real BoB's signed over each actor that played them.
I still have that box set with their signatures. May not mean much to most, but having those absolute legends sign their John Hancocks in my Box set is something I'll cherish to the day I die.
Amazing men they were, just "doing their jobs", and became heroes to generations.
RIP, gentlemen, your part in History is unquestioned and respected.
"May not mean much to most"??? I'd give my left tit for it!! What a cool thing to have !!
That is SO cool!! I ran into a 98 year old vet at the grocery a few weeks ago. I thanked him for his service and asked him if he's watched Band of Brothers and what he thought of it. He said he's watched it several time, loved it and thought it was absolutely as accurate as they could have made it.
While waiting to get on my plane at Dayton OH a few years ago, a Vietnam era Medal of Honor veteran was wheeled off the plane in a wheelchair. He was with his caretaker waiting for others to get off the plane. As a Desert Storm USAF veteran, I just had to ask if I could shake his hand and thank him for what he did during that war. He gladly shook my hand and thanked me. That opened up a slew of others also following behind me to also shake his hand. He was very pleasant and happy to do it. A hero to the end!
Interestingly, this was one of the key points of the discussion I had with them: "Do any of you feel any of the series was taken out of context to what you experienced?" They pretty much all agreed that the series was as close as it could get without it becoming a horror show. I nodded in agreement that not everything that happens in War can or should be shown to make a buck.
man i need to get around to this show
Yes you do.
Yessir, you do indeed.
hell yea
Made my week.. I will walk heel toe, shoulders back, in time, head up in honor of them. Semper Fi.