Band of Brothers Episode 10 "Points" REACTION!!! FIRST TIME WATCHING! (WHAT A FINALE!)

[@Nooneimportant1977]

The ending line of this series hits me hard every time. I get choked up no matter how many times I watch it.

[@nemesis4852]

Ditto bro.

[@iluvyummywaffles]

Same here

[@FrenchieQc]

I've watched this show maybe 20 times and perhaps another 20 through various reaction channels and I still weep like a baby at that ending. So freaking powerful.

[@markjohnson2079]

"I served in the company of heros" Gets me. every. time.

[@72mossy]

Hi Guys, I'm from Ireland. I'm seen band of brothers dozens of times. I have been to the dday beaches several times. Been to Brecourt Manor, Bloody Gulch, Carentan, St Maire du Mont, St Maire Eglise, St Lo, Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, lovely statue of Major Winters on the way to Utah beach. Visited American and German War graves, been to U-boat pens in Lorient and St Nazaire, been to the Somme twice, ww1, and Waterloo. My grandfather was a member of the British homeguard in London during the Blitz in WW2. They witness many German Luftwaffe air raids.

[@chuckhilleshiem6596]

I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you both

[@ihl8608]

Thank you for your service.

[@JacobSantillan]

10:14, it’s historically customary in European wars for a vanquished commander to surrender his sword as a symbol of such a surrender; the victorious commander, as an act of magnanimity in victory allows the vanquished to keep it - in this case the Colonel’s sidearm - as a way to let him keep his dignity. It bears mentioning that not all German soldiers were proper Nazi Party members, and there were considerable simmering tensions underneath between the German regular army (the Heer, regular line troopers and career officers) and the (Waffen-SS, the Nazi Party loyalists of the SS that Hitler intended on replace the Heer with).

[@zenhaelcero8481]

I find it interesting how so many reactors don't understand that scene. It's very powerful, but a lot of people seem to miss it, not just these guys.

[@keithbell4744]

Lovely reaction from two young men who appreciate what other young men sacrificed for us 🇺🇸. Something that needs to be watched in US schools. Thank you for watching. Enjoyed yr insights.

[@djkullik4952]

I also cry every time I hear Lt Col Winters recall that letter. Likewise, more than once, I had the privilege of serving in a company of heroes. And I thank all Americans for paying for my education and experience that led to my career and retirement. I'm forever grateful. SSgt DJ Kullik, USAF (retired)

[@krisfrederick5001]

From D-Day, all the way to Hitler's Eagles Nest...Easy Company is the most ironic and iconic name in Military History. Nothing Easy about it. Currahee ♠

[@WaywardVet]

I like the swimming scene. Water was how I felt normal in Iraq. I'd volunteer to burn the shit (actual poop) on days off because nobody gets near you because of the stench. And because of the stench, you get to take as long a shower as you want after. And my hair would be immaculate after that. Made me feel human again strutting about fresh and clean.

[@drewr4353]

Man love seeing you young bucks appreciate band of brothers

[@ihl8608]

Cam tearing up at 25:00, what a great kid. Nothing but respect

[@2104dogface]

On July 3rd 2022 the last E co. Trooper Brad Freeman passed away (1st Platoon 4th squad under Marlarky ) he also took part in the "Finding" of the motorcycle w/ Moore & Marlarky on Utah beach -so now E co. 506th PIR Belongs to the Ages now, but they will live on in our memories for those of us who drank, sang and shared stories with them scalawags. And for others who have read the books and watched the series. we can all lift a beer "CURRAHEE"

[@deanhibler3117]

The drunken private, Floyd Craver was sentenced to life in prison following a trial in Sept 1945. However he was released shortly after being sentenced for some reason or another. Sgt. Grant slowly recovered from the bullet wound to the head, occasionally had some speech problems and his left arm was partially paralyzed. He lived in San Francisco, and owned a small tobacconist. He attended several Easy Company meetings and became a representative of the 506th Battalion in the Airborne 101 association. Chuck Grant died in 1984.

[@GreyDoofus88]

Craver died in a traffic collision three years later on in July, while under the influence of alcohol. There were also allegations that he sexually assaulted an Austrian girl, coupled with his charges for the murders of Captain Altacher and Major Watkin, and the attempted murder of Sergeant Grant.

[@ZelbeQahi]

Thank you so very much for sharing!

[@Allexstrasza]

That drunken private was caught while sexually assaulting a woman too. The lowest of the low, can't believe that POS was released into the world.

[@art2736]

A different breed of men. I had two great uncles who served in the ETO. The most humble and selfless people I have ever known. They never shared their bad times with me, only the good times and the memories of their buddies. It wasn't until after they past that I discovered their contributions and commitment to their buddies. Got their DD214s. Involved in every major action from Italy to the Battle of the Bulge. Numerous commendations including Silver and bronze stars, purple hearts, and distinguished service cross. Never knew until after they died.

[@firsttimr]

This is why they are the greatest generation - MAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND NEVER WASTE THEIR SACRIFICE!

[@wwk68tig]

I own the Band of Brothers series on Prime..........and tear up everytime at end of this episode. You guys seem to understand, and appreciate, what that generation did for all of us. THAT is wonderful. Great journey, reaction guys. Well done.

[@til_valhalla16]

Rest easy, Easy Company. They have all made the jump with wings into heaven.

[@dirks4093]

That ending hits me every time I watch it. That's not Hollywood, that's the real men, who led those real lives, a story told of their first-hand accounts, fighting, and dying, in a major event that effects each and every one of us in a positive way today. It's as real as it gets. Best production ever made for television. An all-time favorite. And yes, EVERY high school should watch this series. We have to: (a) appreciate what stepping up and doing the right thing looks like and how important that is, and (b) so as to learn from it to not repeat history; for any/all hope to end all war. My dad missed WWII by just one year, being only 17 the year the war ended. But it's not just those who were over there, his generation as a whole I admire so much. Like my dad so many struggled (my dad was orphaned) and came up through the great depression. They were a generation of men and women who took nothing for granted and had a genuine sense of duty and working hard. I saw that in my dad. I have so much respect.

[@sethheasley9538]

There's something about seeing these old guys getting choked up that just slays me every time.

[@gliblyaware]

I cry like a baby from the opening of the baseball scene until the last words from Winters. Every single time! Best miniseries ever! I've always felt lucky that I had the privilege to learn about these men and their contribution.

[@secondcavalry9667]

As a veteran I appreciate your emotion.

[@ihl8608]

thank you for your service.

[@bencejuhasz6459]

Greetings from Hungary! Two little facts for you. The actor who played the German General in the episode is Wolf Kahler. He was born in Kiel, and 5 years old when the General surrendered his troops to Lipton. He often played German officers in the movie industry, including a Lieutenant Dietrich in the first Indiana Jones movie. He is 82 years now and still acting. The other is that, as Winters mentioned it, Ronald Speirs became the Governor of Spandau Prison in Germany. Spandau was the place where the Allies put those Nazi war criminals who were not sentenced to death.

[@teresaprado7472]

That is the reason they were The Greatest Generation. Young men volunteered to go to war. It was a duty and an honor to serve their country. Band of Brothers is my favorite Miniseries. Respect and gratitude to the men who served. Let's not forget their service and sacrifice. Salute to the men of Easy Company.🎖🇺🇸

[@OZAHS1959]

My Dad was in WWII as a Glider Infantryman in the 17th Airborne. He walked into the Bulge with 55 guys in his platoon. He was only 5 to walk out 45 days later. Then in March he flew over the Rhine in a glider, and was wounded a day later. When he went back to college, one of his fraternity brothers was Mike Rainey. They never had a conversation about the war. They were just intent on putting it behind them.

[@athanakop7775]

We stand alone together. The documentary of Easy Company. The interview of the real men, the reunion, their famalies ,etc.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

I get emotional every time at the 'reveals'. When someone watches them go through all of that and gets to see the real heroes for the first time by name, and you can attach the heroism to the man, it's a big deal. Not *_one second_* of their monologues should ever be cut from any reaction -- these guys saved the world. They saved *our* world.

[@leosarmiento4823]

An exceptional ending to one of the finest series. At the end of 2021, the last remaining member of Easy Company, 506th PIR, and their posterity, has been committed to history. To the officers and soldiers of E Company, 506th PIR: Currahee!!!

[@luketimewalker]

I recently realized, looking it all up on internet, that CARWOOD LIPTON, arguably the one looking best in old age here... died a few months later. RIP Carwood Lipton

[@mack7882]

Thanks for watching from an old man, whose uncle died in europe in WW2 and whose father was wounded in Korea. Freedom is never free and too often in our lives of peace and first world problems we forget, and we can never afford to forget lest the darkness come again.

[@mikewagon1770]

My dad fought in the ETO....he never would talk about it...but I could tell he fought that war until he passed away in 1996.

[@katherinhalpin8176]

That ending gets me every. single. time. So glad to have rewatched this series with you both; you boys are really great, relatable reactors. Keep up the good work!

[@spaghetti9845]

speirs was quoted as saying "I've killed better men than you'

[@jeremyholbrook3252]

Thanks! Now you need to react to the Pacific the second ten part mini series about the pacific theatre of war during WW2

[@lynnecurrie7561]

Thanks for the journey guys. This series is a masterpiece. I have shared this on other sites, but I am a flight attendant and about 2 years after this series premiered, I had the great privilege of having Shifty and his wife on my flight. I completely "fan-girled" over him. I am pretty sure I embarrassed him. He was so humble and kind. Truly the Greatest Generation!

[@janarookswood4395]

One of the best series ever produced for TV. Sadly all the men of Easy company have passed. The last one was in Dec of last year. However until they had all passed they had a reunion every year

[@richardfarris2227]

I think one really practical reason Winters let the German Colonel keep his gun was the impression it would make on the German troops: seeing their commander entrusted with a firearm would remind them to act like soldiers, allowing the command structure within the defeated military units to help maintain order. Also, it was a reasonable sign of respect one officer to another.

[@Randomizer939]

The Pacific next then...

[@sammanarang127]

Now Watch The Pacific 2010

[@andystewart581]

At 19:18 on your video when the German officer starts his speech, between the American and the German officers...in the back round the German officer is Tom Hanks. And yes, it was respect. Each soldier in war new what each other had gone through. Winters had already collected other firearms from previous surrenders. He did not need this one. This war was done. edited to add: 20 years Army/Navy retired. 65 years old. Pollen gets in my eyes at the end also. Fair winds and following seas

[@dgrmn12345]

Loved watching you kids appreciate history and the men who wrote it. Cant wait for you to watch "The Pacific". This one covers the Pacific War and shows a different kind of animal and different kind of war

[@tyguenot1394]

I've been watching reactions for a couple months now, yours pop up regularly for me. My grandfather was 82nd airborne, transferred in 42 to help form a second airborne division, the 101st. He also made the jump with the 17th airborne, the one where Nick's lost almost the entire plane of personnel. My grandfather wad at Bastogne. He never spoke on it, when asked, he said, "don't ever ask me again". There is a reason they are labeled the greatest generation. I to served, following in past generations footsteps, as they led the way and sacrificed for us all. But these men, that generation, they and millions more like them are the shoulders we stand on, and whether you realize it or not, you have that within you as well. Enjoy the reactions, thanks for posting them.

[@j.e.anderson6013]

There is a long tradition of allowing officers to keep their side arms. It is a part of what is known as the Honors of War, which includes allowing a surrendering army to keep their battle standards and the officers to keep their side arms and horses. An example of this would be General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox at the end of the Civil War. This tradition actually goes back well before the age of gunpowder. In this case Major Winters actually kept the side arm in question, but I think the producers were trying to show that tradition of honor.

[@yugosss]

You guys should now watch two behind the scene videos. "The Making of Band of Brothers" & "Ron Livingston's Video Diaries".

[@brandonflorida1092]

I always thought that Winters let the German colonel keep his gun as a sign of respect and to not humiliate him. One guy with a pistol isn't going to keep fighting the war. It was kind of a classy thing to do.

[@Vegeta900X]

But in real life he actually accepted the gun and kept it. And later he found out that the pistol had never been fired. Not a single round. And Winters and his family has never fired a single round with it. To this day it remains in factory condition. And I think Winters was even buried with the gun.

[@catherinelw9365]

@@Vegeta900X In real life he kept a major's pistol. This was a colonel. Different occasion.

[@Vegeta900X]

@@catherinelw9365 No because they changes it from a major to a colonel for the show. there never was a colonel that Winters accepted a surrender from.

[@kaylespompey]

Well done lads, loved your reactions to all the episodes, this is one of my favourite tv series. Thank you :)

[@Manolo0528]

“Bastards took your company away.” Most Army officers, from battalion-level on up to the generals, will tell you that commanding a company while a Captain was the best time they ever had in the Army.

[@hubbabubba8083]

There is a “behind the scenes documentary” of all the actors training on KZbin somewhere!!! You should try to find and react to each part it’s hysterical watching these actors coming together as friends. Several also Recently spoke at the WWII Museum in New Orleans Louisiana and it is also on KZbin that’s very long but super awesome to see how close all of them are 20 years after the show

[@jeffreywettig5302]

They just had a much delayed 20th anniversary symposium in New Orleans at the WW2 museum, it's all on KZbin, and they had many of the actors and production team, giving different focused panels, many many hours of Freaking Gold Mines of good stuff related to the series. The guy who played Dukeman relaying his personal experience going to the crossroads and his grave in Europe is mind-blowing.

[@jayvdub5390]

Well, you actually handled that last bit better than I expected. The final words hit me hard every time.

[@billstewart9132]

It gives us hope that young guys like you understand and appreciate the sacrifice of bands of brothers everywhere. Thanks for doing this reaction. Tears, but the best kind.

[@kathleenohare8770]

The men of Easy company would have reunions after....Cam it was a relief of the pressure, tension you felt from watching their story...great reactions....maybe down the road you'll put your reaction on KZbin for the documentary WE STAND ALONE TOGETHER, sorry I am unable to do the patron

[@Sniper00299]

Last piece of this is the "We Stand Alone Together" documentary of them. It goes into the interviews with each of them from training all the way to the end

[@baronvonbennenfeld4998]

Y'all did a fine job on these reactions. Keep it up!!

[@tonybuckley6413]

yep , definitely one of the best reactions out there .. very well done 👍👍

[@jeremyfagner6808]

If you notice the helmet when they draw the name in the lottery to go home there was only one name in it. They knew Shifty deserved it so they made sure he won.

[@ginjamutha]

Great reactions to a great series. HBO Max did a series of BoB podcasts last year featuring Tom Hanks, the actors, writers etc. The Frank John Hughes (Guarnere) episode features great stories about him, the real Guarnere and Babe Heffron when the vets went to England to watch the filming of the show and the actor was tasked with looking after them during their visit. Also, the History Underground channel is a great resource for BoB content where they visit a lot of the sites Easy fought at. Worth checking it if you ever want to find out more about Easy Company.

[@iKvetch558]

When it comes to the issue of points and who gets to go home, keep in mind that the 101st Airborne went overseas a lot later than other units...and time spent overseas was a huge factor in determining your points for going home. There were units in Europe that had been overseas since November 1942 or even earlier, so the entire 101st was kind of down the list for rotation home when compared to such other units. The Army had to keep some men in Europe, they could not just send all the troops home, and a points system was a fair way to figure out the orde in which people got to go home.

[@GerSan1979]

This has been a journey for the channel as well. It has brought a lot of subs and you're doing your job better and better each time. This is one of my top3 fav series. The fact that the survivors are there to corroborate what's told is amazing People like this, fighting wars for a just cause, are obviously exemplar.

[@vinniemoran7362]

Grrreat reaction! Not just during this episode but the whole series. This show is a once in a lifetime experience. The tears are understandable. We've all been there. And believe me, it gets you every time. :)

[@rollotomassi6232]

Well done guys! Great to see your growth, focus on what you do well, tweak here and there from learned experience, and it will be a success.

[@juancarlosvaldespino4256]

Glad to watch this amazing show with you guys it’s been a trip

[@Crazyhorse75-u2z]

Its good to see the younger generation take an interest in our history and appreciate what these guys did for us. This is the type of stuff they should be teaching in our schools, instead of critical race theory and multiculturalism. The young are so brainwashed.

[@grandfathergeek]

The series still brings me to tears also. It’s that good.

[@brentjuras1492]

Great job guys, your reaction to this show has been one of the best i've seen. This is the greatest mini series of all time in my opinion

[@darrellhenry9152]

That ending gets me every time. The great thing is that it shows they were ordinary men who when called upon did extraordinary things in service of their country. They liberated a continent and made the world safe for democracy.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

I really enjoyed your reaction to this guys. As someone who served I do appreciate it as well as your thanks. My heros are my wife and daughters who had to endure all that time seperated from me. I want to say that BOB is my top choice of all military movies or series. Hats off to Spielberg and Hanks. If you guys are interested in reacting to it, there is a blog done by Ron Livingston done while the actors Suffered under Dale Dye's boot camp. Its worth a watch.

[@squint04]

Watch the Pacific next!

[@JBASH2011]

Definitely should check out the documentary "We Stand Alone Together" to see more interviews and more members of Easy Company. Looking forward to your take on The Pacific-a very different war, and a much darker series.

[@jasonhager524]

Tears are a good thing ...it means you learned something from the greatest generation of men in American history...

[@kathleenohare8770]

You can watch on KZbin the diary of Ron Livingston on the boot camp the actors had to go through before filming

[@justinkent3906]

Great reaction boys, the brotherhood in this series still remains the same when you serve with your brothers and sisters in war that bond is so unbreakable I just can't put that into words. I am speaking from experience as a paratrooper still serving at 23 years (retiring soon my body is done lol). Btw Band of bros is my absolute favorite series. Your authentic reaction and thanks to all military service members is appreciated. Oh and you earned a sub gents.

[@dylanwadell7768]

Regarding the German officer’s pistol, I believe the real story was that he did accept it, but never fired it. I think the show was trying to comment on the impact of what the officer said to him after he just decided to possibly stay in the army, about what he would do when there are no more wars. If you remember in the first episode he said after the war, if he survived, he’d find a small corner of the world and live peacefully. Also if you guys are doing war shows/movies, I recommend Generation Kill. It’s also an HBO miniseries, but set during the invasion Iraq in 2003. It doesn’t get the recognition that BoB or the Pacific gets, maybe because it covers such a recent conflict or maybe because he doesn’t have that glossy, greatest-generation feel, but instead portrays war in a more darkly comedic and morally gray way. I personally think it’s great.

[@pangkaji]

Yes German officers were legally allowed to keep their side arm. A Hauptmann (German Captain) who was killed in the same incident in which Sgt. Grant was shot, had a Luger. A drunken private, Floyd Craver asked for it when he stopped their car for gas.The captain refused. Craver tried to take it away from him. Houge, Cravers companion, Interceded and told the German Captain to drive on. The car started off and was about 20 feet away when Craver fired three to five shots into the rear of the car. Craver killed the German Captain . The point is German officers were legally allowed to carry their side arms

[@apedosmil06]

You’re right, Winters did accept the pistol. I also agree with your interpretation of the scene and would add I think it’s meant as a commentary on the fact that for the most part the American and German forces did share a kind of respect for one another (you get this sense from the opening of episode 9 and even more so from the book).

[@catherinelw9365]

I read Winters' memoir. It was a major whose sidearm he kept. This is a colonel. Remember, Winters accepted the surrender of dozens of German officers.

[@casperh9750]

Great BoB finale reaction, boys. Rest in peace, Easy Company. Currahee ♠

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Crying is the appropriate response to the ending of this show. So don't worry about breaking down a little.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

Best series I ever watched hands down. I’ve watched hundreds of reaction videos of this series and this was one of the best. The anger you expressed in episode 9, the tears at the end of this episode, to the shock and surprise throughout the battle of the bulge. You both nailed it

[@rgwinslow]

Cam, I tear up every time I see this. Every damn time. The documentary that follows this, "We Stand Alone Together," is also outstanding. I believe that Easy Company had reunions every now and then. This one was filmed. A must watch.

[@bwunukey]

Cant wait till you guys see we were soldiers with mell gibson. Full metal jacket and black hawk down

[@Farbar1955]

My grandfather had 75 points at the end of the war and two bronze stars while serving with an engineering battalion. He was drafted at the age of 33 with three children...which really pissed him off...and was referred to as the "old man" of the unit. He died in a car accident before I was born and my mom said he didn't talk much about the war. He did talk about the younger men crying for their mothers when they were being shelled by the Germans (imagine being in the middle of a lightning storm, not knowing if you'll be struck, thunder over your head...nearly the same fear as hoping a shell doesn't land on you).

[@BTinSF]

As you know, Spielberg, Hanks et al did "The Pacific" covering the war there but there was also supposed to be a third series on the Air Force in Europe that has never appeared. I'd love to see it. I still have hope it will get done.

[@Macilmoyle]

As well as 'We Stand Alone Together', there is a documentary (available on You Tube) called 'He Has Seen War' which features more interviews with the survivors of Easy Company and also from the 1st Marines (featured in 'The Pacific') and their families, talking about the readjustment to civilian life. Probably worth waiting until after you've seen 'The Pacific' for that one

[@nemesis4852]

A line to remember from another movie, albeit fiction. LOTR when Sam says to Frodo: ..." Folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back.... only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something." Frodo: "What are we holding on to Sam?" Sam: "That there is some Good in this world Mr. Frodo and it's worth fighting for!" Remember J.R.R. Tolkien was a veteran of the 1st WW and he had seen action too, in the trenches of that terrible war. That is the undeniable truth of the world we live in, whether it is expressed historically or in fiction. It is always the choice before us. US Army veteran. Thank you both for your heartfelt reaction.

[@rmh258]

there aren't a lot, well if any, movie reactors who have done either version on Midway. I do highly recommend both.

[@chriswitt9804]

Even at the very end, Winters never took credit for himself! Always placed it upon his men!

[@brianmartin8700]

If Richard Winters wasn't a hero, then I don't know what a hero is. A company of heroes, indeed! I had two great uncles who also served in WWII - one of whom came ashore on Omaha Beach in the 3rd wave on D-Day - they and all of the vets of WWII are heroes in my book.

[@przemekkozlowski7835]

Sadly, Bradford Freeman, the last surviving veteran of Easy Company died in July of this year. He was not featured in the series but served in the mortar platoon and was wounded in the fighting after the capture of Foyes.

[@keithschofield1158]

spears jumps when Malarkey opens the bottle even he was getting PTSD

[@Rumblepak_5]

General Patton was killed in Germany when his vehicle collided with an Army truck. Crazy

[@Huntress59]

I just discovered your channel. I truly enjoyed watching this series reaction with you guys. I definitely am going to check out some other reactions .

[@pliny8308]

Cam, I love you for getting emotional at the end, and for your reaction to Episodes 7 and 9 too. I cry every time, and I've watched a lot of reactions to it. The documentary is great too; you'll see they all get together once a year, and did so since the end of the war. You really do have to watch Schindler's List and Hacksaw Ridge, but also watch We Were Soldiers.

[@tonybuckley6413]

yep .. Schindlers List is a tough but very much a must see .. Amazing movie !!

[@mark-be9mq]

Pvt. F. Craven who shot Sgt Grant & another replacement got drunk & 'smoked several joints', & was acting "crazed", stopped a German Col, shot him dead, took his car. The other soldier took off. When it ran out of gas he got a Brit Major & Officer to help push start the car. Grants truck came by & offered help. The Major said they were ok. As Grant's truck went on, the Craver shot at it. The 2 British officers tried to get away frm him but the Major was shot & killed. Grant stopped, tried to engage Carver & was shot. Sgt Grant recovered, but had speech difficulties & paralysis in his left arm. Craven was sentenced to life in prison but was let out soon after the War ended in Sept '45. Grant did survive but did suffer cognitive difficulties the rest of his life.

[@malhondize3898]

the sad thing is there are less than 50 men alive who served in ww2. what upsets me is many people today who want to destroy what all these men died for. my gransfather was in ww2 my dad was in viet nam both men brought the war home with them. men like the ones in easy co. and my dad is why i will proudly wave the american flag and stand for the anthem

[@johngingras]

I'm so glad that you watched this series. It's impossible to experience without being changed in some way by it. You should be proud of your reactions and analysis.

[@mikecarson9528]

The reveal takes a wrecking ball to your feels...

[@rabidrob4210]

1 or 2 points. When the German Colonel surrendered his weapon, Winters actually took it, and on closer inspection realized it had never been fired. The guy who shot the man in the head was found trying to r**e a woman in a barn. He was a real piece of work

[@washo2222]

I have to hand it to you guys. A great overall reaction to a fantastic series. Between "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" you have got a real life version of the War in Europe in "band of Brothers." Take some time off before you dig into "The Pacific." I say this because if you think the battles EZ Company went through was relentless in this series, the battles on the Pacific Isles were bloody and non-stop. The Germans fought a war, the Japanese fought for the pleasure of killing the enemy with no remorse. Not a spoiler but one of the main characters in "The Pacific" is played by Joseph Mazzello who played the young boy in "Jurassic Park." I was stunned to see how much he grew up. I see you got "Blazing Saddles" lined up, so I'll watch that. Looking forward to when you start "The Pacific." Take care, guys. You're the best.

[@ac7ivesleeper610]

In revisiting these reactions which I promised myself to do. Perhaps the best word to use would be is demanded myself to do. I have to commend Cam and Zay both for respecting not only history, but especially the greatest generation the world may ever have known. Not that more recent soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in more modern wars weren't as great; they were, but more recent wars had more superior weapons and technologies like night vision, sniper rifles that can shoot two miles away, long range fire and forget missiles and I can go on, but you get my point. I was one of those soldiers. I never seen the smell of war, but I worked on those modern weapons used today while stationed at Ft Hunter Liggett California. Our job was the testing and improvements of technologies and strategies of war and having majoring in history, I know how things have changed in such a short amount of time. Also having been my own father's caregiver as he passed from congestive heart failure, a man who served in WWII in the south Pacific theater of Iwo Jima and Okinawa I grew up with stories of war and was free to study articles and horrific pictures my dad brought home with him. Pictures I must add got buried with him. But my point is that my own kids never could be bothered or even take an interest in WWII and though they loved their grandfather, they never asked him for a story. Perhaps that's a good thing that dad didn't have to relive these experiences I don't know. But here we are with Cam and Zay, half the ages of my own kids absorbing all this information like a sponge. Maybe lessons of the past are not lost. When my grandkids asked me and were disappointed in my answers to the questions as to was I in a war I told them no and then I tell them about grandpa and I could see the pride in their eyes. I guess that's how life is. It's sort of like haircut fashion. First it's long, then it's short, then it's long and short again.

[@TA-wg9oi]

Great reaction fella's. A fantastic re-watch on a rainy day...Best wishes from Australia.

[@alhollywood6486]

How much of this did you guys know from school before watching? I have a weird feeling that WWII is not taught nearly as in depth as it was just 20-30 years ago.

[@catherinelw9365]

Good reaction. Goodness, the young man shedding tears had me crying too. BTW, many commenters here will say that Winters actually kept that colonel's sidearm. Not true. In Winters' memoir, he kept the sidearm of a major, not a colonel. Winters accepted the surrender of dozens of German officers, not just one.

[@JMD1965]

First off... There was a difference between the regular German army... and the SS, which was the branch Hitler used to initiate the Holocaust death camps. There was even an attempt to assasinate Hitler and his High Command by the German military called "operation Valkyrie" that failed (came VERY close though...). The post-war Nuremburg Trails are something you guys should look into about how those responsible were eventually held to account.

[@lizgreer6888]

Really enjoyed these reactions. Your excellent at it!