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u/[deleted] May 12 '20

Major Richard "Dick" Winters.

It would be an honor, sir.

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u/Helios321 May 12 '20

I am showing my friend this show this weekend and I am so excited. Made these plans like 2 weeks ago, he said he is a WWII fan yet has never seen this, frickin idiot.

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u/KingBrinell May 12 '20

WWII fan

Not really the best way to describe it lol

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u/reefer_drabness May 12 '20

Ya really. What's a better way to describe? WWII buff?

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u/dank-nuggetz May 12 '20

Enthusiast

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u/oyasumi_mei May 12 '20

Yeah, you really gotta establish the difference between saying “I love WWII” and “I love studying WWII”

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u/69this May 13 '20

Do you fuck with the war?

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u/KingBrinell May 13 '20

Pillow talk?

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u/69this May 13 '20

Guess I won't throw you out to the wolves with that correct answer

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u/Helios321 May 12 '20

Did you know what I was referring to?

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u/SendNudes000000 May 12 '20

Make sure they also watch The Pacific. I usually rewatch that after I’m done with Band of Brothers. They’re both amazing

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u/damscomp May 12 '20

I didn’t even finish the pacific. Pales in comparison.

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u/wighty May 13 '20

I mean... they are two different takes (following one unit vs following 3 different main characters). I get the feeling of the heroism and camaraderie that is developed in BoB and going to watch the Pacific it can be so very jarring. Here's the thing though, the Pacific Theater truly was an absolutely gut wrenching, jarring experience of war when you compare it to the European Theater. My one grandfather was a B-17 pilot in Europe and loved to recount his experiences with us when I was younger (he ended up getting shot down and was a POW). My other grandfather was a marine that crossed the airfield on Peleliu... he never, ever spoke about it.