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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Tim, The movie "band of brothers", plus all the books? They only give us an idea of what it was really like...a semi impression. I once asked my B-17 pilot Uncle what it was like. He asked if I was there...if not, then nothing he could say would give the true meaning, the true experience. Still, the generation that lived the experience will too soon be gone from us. Even a semi impression is better than having no impression at all.
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At the time I brought him the movie, he rarely read very much anymore because of his macular degeneration. Back in the days he was younger, he was the first in line to see "Battle of the Bulge" and "The Longest Day". He said he enjoyed the entertainment of those movies, but the portrayal of the emotions in the combat scenes in "Band of Brothers" he said was the most realistic he had ever seen. I think he especially enjoyed some of the comments of the other veterans.
Tim