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.
The Greatest Generation is owed a debt that can never be repaid...and we should NEVER stop trying. What they think of present circumstances is shameful to those of us who know.
Edit: Last surviving OFFICER of Band of Brothers. "Shames's death leaves 97-year-old Bradford Freeman as the last surviving member of Easy Company. Freeman, who enlisted and was a mortarman, was a consultant for the Band of Brothers HBO miniseries created by Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in 2001. "
Lots of good pictures in this article.
You have to give them credit though, they kept the floodgates from opening. Notice the cabal started going on the offensive when they started dying off? NONE of this would have been accepted 30 years ago, because a lot of them were still alive, even working and held positions of authority and power. Now that they're gone, we're stuck with their offspring, the baby boomers and their docile ilk.
Who was the Band of Brothers veteran who said that he felt bad about the German he killed, and wondered if they would’ve been friends in other circumstances?
So sad seeing the Greatest Generation pass. My dad was one of them who served during WWII as a plane mechanic for the AF based out of London and he was a selfless at they all were. He died in 2010.
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.
Band of Brothers brings me back to a time when HBO used to make some decent content!
We used the theme as part of our wedding processional music (military wedding).
The "Band of Brothers" is once again complete...
Rest easy, Hero.
Your heroism will never be forgotten.
RIP Sir, stand easy.
R.I.P........Brother!
The Greatest Generation is owed a debt that can never be repaid...and we should NEVER stop trying. What they think of present circumstances is shameful to those of us who know.
Edit: Last surviving OFFICER of Band of Brothers. "Shames's death leaves 97-year-old Bradford Freeman as the last surviving member of Easy Company. Freeman, who enlisted and was a mortarman, was a consultant for the Band of Brothers HBO miniseries created by Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in 2001. "
Lots of good pictures in this article.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10276189/Edward-Shames-surviving-officer-WWII-Band-Brothers-dies-aged-99.html
The greatest generation of our nations history… fought valiantly for the wrong team :(
We were tricked into supporting a brother war that was orchestrated by the international jewish mafia.
Rest In Peace.
You have to give them credit though, they kept the floodgates from opening. Notice the cabal started going on the offensive when they started dying off? NONE of this would have been accepted 30 years ago, because a lot of them were still alive, even working and held positions of authority and power. Now that they're gone, we're stuck with their offspring, the baby boomers and their docile ilk.
Shameful
RIP The Greatest Grneration.
Who was the Band of Brothers veteran who said that he felt bad about the German he killed, and wondered if they would’ve been friends in other circumstances?
That was Shifty Powers, the marksman
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother” best thing ever made on TV
Go with God, brother Paratrooper.
Still my favorite series of all time. We have family tradition at our house to watch it every year on Memorial Day.
So sad seeing the Greatest Generation pass. My dad was one of them who served during WWII as a plane mechanic for the AF based out of London and he was a selfless at they all were. He died in 2010.
Watching the series is a journey in itself. Try just to imagine what they actually went trough...
We watch it about once a year. My son and I love it. It always leaves us in awe of what they went through.
It's fun to think about the party going on in heaven!