Wednesday’s Hero’s

Welcome to this week’s installment where all the member bloggers of “Wednesdays Hero”, found in my sidebar and theirs collectively honor many of the real hero’s found in this country who’s names and bio’s have been provided to us for these humble tributes by blogroll creators Indian Chris @ Right Wing and Right Minded along with partner HooahWife

Today We Salute The Mini Series That Salutes Our Soldiers

Band Of Brothers

Something a little different this week. Instead of profiling a service member, Wednesday Hero will be profiling a movie. Band Of Brothers.

It was a miniseries tha aired on HBO in 2001. It follows Maj. Richard Winters, Cpt. Lewis Nixon and the men of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, aka E-Company or Easy Company on their march to Germany.

From their training to their battles at Normandy and Bastogne, their liberation of the Kaufering IV concentration camp to their taking of Hitler’s Eagle Nest. A great cast and great writing make this one of the best war movies ever made.

But it is graphic in visuals and language. And parts of it may be hard to watch, but it is worth it. What the men of E-Company did will never be forgotten. They are the heroes that helped the cause of freedom.

Related articles

• First trailer for HBO’s The Pacific (kottke.org)
• One Last Tour Of Normandy (alan.com)
• D-Day (washingtonmonthly.com)