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It really was one of the best series, HBO do incredible jobs with them, for example From the Earth to the Moon (Mercury/Gemini/Apollo) and I cannot wait for the new one in, hopefully 2019, The Mighty Eighth.
I agree Fatrakoon, I think the scene which most brings that home is the one where Lt Spiers runs past the germans to deliver the message and then runs back again. Its unbelievable, its insane, its bravery of the absolute highest degree. It utterly smacks of hollywood BS....right up until you find out by reading reports from the soldiers there, that it actually happened, the lunatic really did that. Just goes to show that fact really can be more amazing than fiction.
Only finished watching it again this weekend. The end always leaves me with a lump in my throat/glazed eyes and the up most awe and respect for what the all went through/did, almost as a matter of fact.
If I'm not mistaken the oldest original survivor is Malarkey at a grand age of 96. Very sad to think he's the last remaining from Easy Company.
I watched, WW2 in colour on Netflix yesterday. It seem like quite a concise timeline of the whole thing which can often be quite hard to grasp.
I don't know whether it's fascination or morbid curiosity that draws me to the story of WW2. I find it so interesting how a whole world just went mental.
I usually watch it every year for a reality check on just how different life could be, these men were absolutely made of different stuff, I know we have courageous behaviour in recent battles but the stories from this are just something else.
From the ones we see in the show, yes but I googled it to see and apparently these two are also alive. Don't recognise their names though.
Staff Sergeant Roderick Strohl (b. 24 June 1922)
Private First Class Edwin E. "Ed" Pepping (b. 4 July 1922)
Yes, from the wiki page of the enlisted men of 506th
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
You gonna get me killed Lieutenant, I knew you would get me killed.