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Lipton: you need to be careful, you nearly died

Speirs: you call it a near-death experience

Speirs: I call it a vibe-check from god

“I will corrupt you” squad: Luz, Liebgott, Speirs, Nixon, Heffron, Toye, Guarnere

“No, protect the innocent!” gang: Martin, Lipton, Compton, Randleman, Powers, Winters, Welsh, Malarkey

“The innocent” nest: Webster and Doc Roe

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I'm Compiling a List of Band of Bros Goofs/Edits/Etc

Feel free to contribute! No hate intended, it’s my favorite show after all.

1. Webster was never with Liebgott when Liebgott went on his little mission (with Speirs’ orders) to kill the German man in charge of the concentration camps. That was a guy named Moone, who indeed refused to shoot the guy.

2. Winters wasn’t exactly the super amazing, humble, quiet guy that was portrayed. I mean he was, but he wasn’t. In Winters’ own words, he could be arrogant sometimes and actually disliked Speirs (or, at least, strongly disliked how Speirs conducted himself at times), not that Winters still wasn’t absolutely fantastic. Everyone adored him.

3. Speaking of Speirs, Winters has said he actually had not been planning on Speirs to relieve Dike at Foy. When Winters turned to yell at someone, Speirs just happened to be there and Winters sent him on his way. Winters was prepared to literally just about send anyone.

4. Speaking of Dike, Dike wasn’t the terrible guy he was portrayed to be. I mean, he could be flaky, but he won the bronze star for rescuing three injured soldiers under heavy fire and another for leading the protecting of a road/pathway/bridge with a bunch of random men from various companies in Holland. At Foy, as he charged, he was shot in the shoulder and went into shock, freezing up, unable to do anything, probably because he was too busy thinking about how he almost died (a good leader would still, undoubtedly, move on).

5. Eugene Roe’s grandmother was not a faith healer, nor was he that gentle. The actual Roe was known to be a little more rough and tumble, but always dependable. The men loved him.

6. On D-Day, in Band of Brothers, it is portrayed that Guarnere shot down an entire German patrol, horses and all. This did not actually happen. Guarnere didn’t even have a gun, like Winters, until after the patrol was taken out.

7. John Hall does not land near Winters during D-Day. He joins up later at some point.

8. Winters actually did have a heavy Mennonite background (I feel as though it’s implied otherwise, though not explicitly stated)

9. In Holland, Winters never shot the kid who smiled at him. It was a full grown man, who did indeed smile at him. Winters also said, if he had seen the train scene beforehand, he would have told them to take it out. He wasn’t “affected in that way” by the killing he had to do.

10. Albert Blithe did not die of his wounds after episode 2. His family came out to say that he lived well afterward, but died of a stomach ulcer.

11. Joe Liebgott, though he did know German, was actually not a Jew.

12. When Webster is reunited with Easy Company after his injury, they were never cold to him. In fact, they were ecstatic to have him back and welcomed him with open arms. He was well-liked among the men.

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bonus:

Ron spends small fortune on his hair and it's always perfect, that's how everyone knows not to touch it. The real reason why Ron doesn't want anyone to touch his hair is because his scalp is very sensitive and one small tug or even caress can make him melt and turn into purring fluffy kitten.

Important Safety Warning: There is a very real and distinct limit to the amount of head scratches Speirs will allow before he stabs you. It is best to assume that he operates at the two preferred rubs on the tummy like a cat. Any more and death is waiting for you.

Band of Brothers + Generation Kill (WE HAVE REACHED PEAK SATURATION!)

Alright I’m going to rant

I don’t understand why people don’t like Webster, or feel the need to bash his incredible war memoir in reviews, saying he does not deserve to be called a “veteran”. Bullshit. Not everyone will like war, or be a perfect soldier (Speirs was considered one in that time because he was unafraid to engage the enemy). Web had a right to be bitter. It was war. What could you do? Not every soldier will be the same. Sure, Web might have annoyed his comrades, but he still fought alongside them. He did his duties. He came back to join his buddies after being released from the hospital.

He expressed REALISM. Anger. Disappointment. Exhaustion. Guilt. Confusion. Not everyone has to like the army and its ways. Plenty of guys wanted out just like him. Plenty of them purposely shot themselves to get sent home. Webster was not a perfect soldier, but still a good man.

I respect everyone’s opinions, but I just have a hard time understanding them. Web doesn’t deserve the hate I often see about him.