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The documentary companion to Band of Brothers. The men of Easy Company in their own words. Discuss the documentary here.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Jan 23, 2007 12:24 PM
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Nicknl, I read your post and would love to have their email address's. I would consider it an Honor to be able to contact them. thanks for anything you can do. If not I would love to have a picture of easy company signed by the members that is still with us.
amos9489
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Jan 22, 2007 11:07 AM
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I did mention that it was Ronald Speirs in my post. I was quoting "webdrafter" and was replying to his post.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Jan 18, 2007 5:02 PM
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Does anyone know if a Book about the mini-series will be published? I'm suprised HBO hasn't put one out yet about the production....
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Jan 18, 2007 2:59 PM
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FANOBOB:
You're thinking of Capt. Ron Spiers.
In 1956 and was assigned as a liaison officer to the Red Army in Potsdam, East Germany. In 1958 he became the American Governor of the Spandau Prison in Berlin. In 1962, he went to Laos with the U.S. Mission to the Royal Lao Army.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Dec 12, 2006 8:36 AM
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Thank you for your response. I will see what Ebay has to offer. Again, many thanks.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Dec 11, 2006 10:51 PM
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Ebay would probably be your best bet at this point. They are hard to come by and there aren't many of them in existence. Good luck.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Dec 11, 2006 12:39 PM
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I have never posted or entered a blog/forum before, so bear with me, please. However, I do so now in hopes that someone can assist me in my efforts. Last year I set out to surprise my husband with an authentic autographed picture of Easy Company/Band of Brothers. But after a few bounced back emails titled 'undeliverable', I gave up.
Now, I am on the hunt again and would really appreciate any direction that any one could provide. Thank You.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Dec 6, 2006 9:54 PM
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I've been poking around the Internet grazing on various tidbits of information. Realistically, most of the information out there is redundant. Not too many websites have unique content on Easy Co, the Band of Brothers production or the soldiers. Where I started to find some new and/or interesting information is in the many pictures I have stumbled across.
First, the pictures of the reunions. Easy Co. started having reunions back in the late 1940's and only a small group, less than 10, participated. Unfortunately, the participants aren't named in the photos I saw. So I don't know who showed up. As the years went by more and more people showed up. In the 1980's there seemed to be close to 50 people. But who knows who the invitee list was? Did it extend to all the 506? Anyway, this tells me that after the war, like most veterans, these soldiers wanted to put some distance between them and what happened. Obviously, they did not feel themselves to be heroes or that their contributions were more than a "team effort." As time passed and they grew older did the effect of their accomplishments sink in. The media and it's sensationalism of WWII probably played a key part in it I'm sure. It all led up to the BoB production accompanied with the Internet. And that leaves us with what we have today. Easy Co. has been glorified, and through their trials and tribulations many uninformed citizens have learned the timeline of the 2nd half of the ETO. And beyond that, many people have dug deeper and researched more about WWII. And that can only be a good thing.
Second, I sawsome pictures of an Easy Co. 2006 reunion, and I noticed that the actors who played the soldiers of Easy were there too. I found this to be inspiring. I am sure they were invited back, but the fact that many did attend leaves me with the impression that the actors felt the impact of the production they worked on and that they appreciated the importance of it all. They not only reached the fans of the program, but the people that they portrayed. To me, this further reinforces my belief that the actors understood the magnitude of it all, and the importance of doing BoB right. By doing this they not only honored the men of Easy, they honored all the soldiers still alive, the poor souls who never made it home, and the children of all people who were involved or impacted by WWII. I belive this to be BoB's lasting legacy, and while it will remain popular for many more years to come.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Nov 29, 2006 10:18 PM
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It's funny how this mini-series is now 5 years old. Unlike most other mini-series, the characters we came to know and have been drawn to, they are still alive and here with us. I watched the entire mini-series again last week and at the end as Major Winters is offering his prologue I felt a sense of loss, almost abandonment even. A tiny voice in my head was screaming, "No! The show must go on! It can't end like this. Time is our enemy."
More and more WWII veterans are dying everyday. A high majority of them are taking their experiences with them, undocumented and to their grave, and we are left with a sense of regret. Regret for not asking the tough question to our father, grandfather or uncle. "What happened to you over in the war?" We can't live the experience of these men, but we can damn sure learn about it, remember it and honor it.
While BoB raised the standards of WWII docudramas; sadly, there have been very few attempts to equal this level of authenticity since. And, personally, I feel cheated. I want more, more, more. I don't want this genre, or material the caliber as BoB's, to dry up and lie stagnant like it did throughout the late 1970's through late 1990's. Visionaries with deep pockets like Spielberg, Eastwood, Hanks and HBO are of a select few who can deliver to us fans what we want. As fans, our problem is how do we get the message to them to keep finding stories and putting this level of effort into telling them. These productions brings the story off the page and immortalizes them for many more generations. The bravessoldiers who fought and died in WWI, the Civil War and our Revolutionary War did not have this opportunity, but our WWII vets do, but time is our enemy.
So lets ask ourselves, how do we do this?
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Nov 28, 2006 10:59 PM
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yo, first time ive seen this forum. any ways thought id post this for yall to see. maybe yall seen it before, bt just in case. petition for Richard D Winters on receiving the Medal of Honor. his health is failing, and it would be great to see he receives this before his passing. copy paste the letter to email to whithouse as well...who knows if any one will see it, but its worth a shot.
Link is below.
http://www.petitiononline.com/Winters/petition.html
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Oct 13, 2006 1:06 AM
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visiting here for the first time,just wandering over from the wire thread,BOB is the 2nd greatest project that hbo ever did
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Oct 11, 2006 3:30 AM
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> Hi all. im wondering if anyone has Richard Winters
> mailing address? I wanted to send him a letter.
> thanks.
I want the same! He is really my hero! When I`m old enough, I also want in the army, as a dokter! He is a great kaptain if you ask me!
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©Raymond Verstege
Dear Raymond and other people, i think you might dont know this but Richard Winters doesnt want to resive anymore mail i know its to bad i have tryed it too but he gets 1000 of letters every week and he is too ill to send anything back to them.
He doesnt even replie too all of the letters frome his comrads becouse he is too ill too do mutch things he is very fast tired.
Try to contact other veterans too get to know more about the army and world war 2 and dont stay focised on one thing i can tell you it is really interesting for you and for the veterans.
Im serieus try too find that.
Nick
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Re: Looking for information about Americans who fought for Germany
Sep 25, 2006 7:40 PM
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You might check out Nebraska Doppelganger by Thomas J Morrow. It's fiction, but interesting. I'd bet Mr Morrow would steer you towards some of his sources if you contacted his publisher.
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Looking for information about Americans who fought for Germany
Sep 6, 2006 9:46 PM
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In disc one, part 2, scene selection #4 the guys come across a German POW who was actually born and raised in Wisconsin. I have heard whispers of men/boys of German ancestry who left and joined up with Germany before the US got involved in World War II, but am having a hard time digging up information on them.
Is there any record of how many men jumped ship to fight for Germany?
Were any of them repatriated after the war was over? If not, were they tried as traitors?
Where did they fight? What type of position or rank were they given? Was there a specific batallion of these men?
I live in rural Hawaii and have limited access to a quality library. So far all my "google searches" have turned up are variations on neo-nazi sites, which in my opinion are absolutely worthless.
If you know anything please get back to me or if you have any ideas where I might be able to dig up some factual information on this topic I'd be very appreciative.
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Re: We Stand Alone Together
Aug 30, 2006 10:05 PM
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I just saw this board...duh!
I love Band of Brothers and rewatch it every chance I get. Watching this series to me isn't about watching a war show, it's about the commraderie sp of the men who bravely fought for our freedom and the freedom of others.
Awesome, just awesome.
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The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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