75th Anniversary of D-Day (Saving Private Ryan Returns)

[Artie]

6 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

When I started my apprenticeship at the Navy base, I worked with 4 of the men who served in those battles.  One of them had a metal plate in his head.  They didn't talk much about it.  One of them mentioned a couple of places in France.  But, if you want to really see stuff about that war, you should get a series of "The World at War".  The cruelty is amazing.  

The World at War, and World War Two in Color, both excellent.

[kmealy]

My nephew, a retired Marine Aviator (Lt. Col.) just finished flying a restored Pan Am DC-3 over to Heathrow to work in the anniversary celebrations.  Note the range of the plane that jumped over there.

[Artie]

Congrats and thank you to your nephew.The plane is simply magnificent.

[PostalTom]

If I remember correctly, in Band of Brothers, there is a scene where the squad efficiently takes out a German machine gun emplacement.  That was so realistic that West Point used it as a how-to teaching video.  Can anyone confirm this?

[hatuffej]

5 hours ago, PostalTom said:

If I remember correctly, in Band of Brothers, there is a scene where the squad efficiently takes out a German machine gun emplacement.  That was so realistic that West Point used it as a how-to teaching video.  Can anyone confirm this?

The story I recall was the BoB taking out an artillery placement of at least 2 cannons firing down on the beaches. 

[PostalTom]

OK.  Maybe that was it.  Thanks.