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.
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.