My favorite will always be "Patton". I saw it with my Dad, who was in North Africa with the 82nd AB in WW2. He later went to the invasion of Sicily and Italy. He had some flashbacks during that movie and said some parts sent him back to 1943. I think it must have stirred up some old memories. It was only 27 years after the war when it came out. Believe it or not, it was the only movie I ever saw with my Dad in a theater.
Saw it with my Dad, who was with Patton all across Europe.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
There is a horror movie "The Bunker" about German soldiers taking refuge in an ally bunker at the end of WWII. It really isnt a horror movie, just soldiers dealing with fatigue and the tragedies of war, that only want to go home and be done with it.
My ol pops fought in the Battle of The Bulge as an infantryman. He also did house cleaning in other spots as well. He gave his two cents worth to me about five years before he passed. Saving Private Ryan nailed it for him. He noted that, among other things, they got the sounds just right. One of the few (only?) movies that you could hear the ping of an empty Garand clip…once he heard that, he was sold on the movie. His personal “sounds” that stuck with him were the ping, plus the sound of a V-2 rocket way overhead and the sexy sound of the P-51 hauling ass over their positions. Said he’d never forget those…
So proud of that man, a member of The Greatest Generation. Rest in peace ol man.
Speaking of p-51's, I have a friend who recently just passed away a little over a year ago who flew p-51s in world war II actually was shot down by friendly fire. Interesting story he actually met the man who shot him down and they became really good friends later on in his life he was 96 when he passed
“No one in hell can ever say I went to Christ and He rejected me.
My ol pops fought in the Battle of The Bulge as an infantryman. He also did house cleaning in other spots as well. He gave his two cents worth to me about five years before he passed. Saving Private Ryan nailed it for him. He noted that, among other things, they got the sounds just right. One of the few (only?) movies that you could hear the ping of an empty Garand clip…once he heard that, he was sold on the movie. His personal “sounds” that stuck with him were the ping, plus the sound of a V-2 rocket way overhead and the sexy sound of the P-51 hauling ass over their positions. Said he’d never forget those…
So proud of that man, a member of The Greatest Generation. Rest in peace ol man.
Speaking of p-51's, I have a friend who recently just passed away a little over a year ago who flew p-51s in world war II actually was shot down by friendly fire. Interesting story he actually met the man who shot him down and they became really good friends later on in his life he was 96 when he passed
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) - Ike reprimands Patton:
I just finished reading “Killing Patton” about a month and a half ago and had no idea of this fact: Ike himself had never been in combat and never lead troops in combat. Seeing a few pictures of Ike after that I noticed he never had earned a CIB.
Wow…
You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.
Not a movie, but an excellent documentary. Veteran interviews are priceless.
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"Boys of H Company"
On the morning of February 19, 1945, the boys of H Company stormed the beaches at Iwo Jima, along with 60,000 other Marines. Through compelling first person accounts, dramatic recreations and archival footage, this two-hour docudrama follows in the boot steps of the boys of H Company as they fight one of the costliest battles in U.S. History.
Spoiler Alert: H Company had an 82% casualty rate in 35 days of fighting.
Not a movie, but an excellent documentary. Veteran interviews are priceless.
Amazon Prime
"Boys of H Company"
On the morning of February 19, 1945, the boys of H Company stormed the beaches at Iwo Jima, along with 60,000 other Marines. Through compelling first person accounts, dramatic recreations and archival footage, this two-hour docudrama follows in the boot steps of the boys of H Company as they fight one of the costliest battles in U.S. History.
Spoiler Alert: H Company had an 82% casualty rate in 35 days of fighting.
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Unbroken. I believe this is out on Netflix now, and I encourage all of you to see it. The director surprised me. I didn't think she had it in her, but judging from her work, I think she gets it.
