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eugene breaking an ankle and just walking it off torments my mind every day so i made it a gif
Luz: Do you think different laundry detergents have different tastes?
Babe: They do
Doc Roe: W-why did you say that with such certainty
Doc Roe really be sliding into other peoples’ foxholes without knocking like : “what’s good, y’all lookin busted af, what we cookin, yo feet whack, gimme morphine, vibes are off, where’s the sizzuhs, what’s the WiFi password?”
Doc Roe: I just want you to know that if you ever hurt Shifty, I will hunt you down.
Skinny: And do what?
Doc Roe: What?
Skinny: Hunt me down and do what?
Doc Roe: I will hunt you down, and… probably… explain how hurtful your actions were.
Babe: I can explain.
Roe: Can you?
Babe: If you give me thirty seconds to think of a lie.
“No medic has ever been so…very small. You’re very small, Doc. You’re a tiny thing.”
— Babe Heffron
Eugene “Doc” Roe
A slightly longer post dedicated to the “smol” baby of Easy Company: Doc Roe.
First off, it was extremely hard to find stuff about Roe….anywhere. I’m not kidding when I say this boy deserves the world and barely got any recognition.
So let’s start off with a photo or two of the real Eugene Roe:
Eugene G. Roe
Roe was born in October 1922. He was born in Louisiana. He was the third of five children. He was only educated until the point of elementary school, he eveb took a boat to school. He dropped out while still in “grammar school”. He then worked on shrimp boats and other jobs to help the family. He later worked with machinery and oilers for money as he grew up.
When the war started, he didn’t enlist for an entire year after Pearl Harbor. He finally enlisted on December 12, 1942 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He had no medical experience, but was trained as a combat medic. He worked hard to gain his spot and was assigned to Easy Company while it was still under the command of Sobel.
Roe jumped on D-Day.
Roe was known for being a quick thinker. One story Roe had told his grandson was of a time is Bastogne where he had no supplies and a man had a serious head injury. Roe packed snow and mud into the injury and bought enough time for the man to get help.
Roe was helping anyone he could, not matter the situation. He ran out into the open during a German artillery strike. He ran out into the open without weapons and dragged a wounded man back. Roe was described as the most dependable. caring person in Easy Company. He was recommended for a silver star but the citation was set aside and forgotten about. He was known for getting to anyone who needed help, even if they weren’t sure how he got there.
Roe was injured in his jump into Holland. He landed on barbed wire and cut open his leg. He received another purple heart but when and how he was injured was not stated and is unknown.
By the time Easy Company arrived Germany, he married a British woman named Vera. They had started dating during his time in England. They were supposed to be married on June 6, 1944 but Roe was parachuting into enemy territory. (I hope Vera took that as a valid excuse when she was waiting at the alter) Roe came home first and left his wife to cross over later.
When Easy Company was in the Eagle’s Nest, Roe’s unofficial job was to drive the drinks back and forth to the enlisted men. Roe was given a wedding present from Easy Company: a set of forks and knives from Hitler’s personal set. Roe didn’t keep these for his entire life. instead he gave them to a World War II museum in Baton Rouge, where they were set on display.
Roe took home a German Luger with a swastika on it. His mother didn’t like that. She scolded him and threw it out into the bayou.
Doc and his wife settled down in Baton Rouge and had three kids. Roe took his children hunting and fishing and horseback riding. Roe had two girls, one he named Marlene after a World War 2 song “Lili Marlene” and one son, Eugene Jr.
His children said he smoked a couple packs until the day he died. Which was authentically shown in the show along with his favorite type of cigarettes. He also was known to drink a lot of whiskey. Roe always wore cowboy boats and smoked and had a deep tan due to outside work.
Even though Roe was quiet and calm, he made it known not to mess with him. His grandson recalled a time where he forgot to tell Roe he was out hunting and Roe was back waiting for him with a shotgun, ready to shoot whoever was on his property. He was also known for his positive outlook on life. Roe was a firm believer in that everything could be fixed.
Roe worked in construction after the war and was known to figure things out easily with little experience. He was a naturally quick thinker. He retired later in life and soon started reconnecting with Easy members.
After 27 years of marriage, Vera and Roe divorced. Roe remarried shortly after but Vera never remarried.
Roe developed lung cancer in the 1990s. He fought it for many years but soon gave into the pain on December 30, 1998. (Author side note: this was 2 days after I was born)
His funeral was small and private. But Roe’s story lived on with the rest of Easy, who adored their Doc “Bud” Roe.
“When examining the letters and memoirs of soldiers from the Medical Department, it soon becomes apparent that the image created by the infantry is different from reality. The medics of the Second World War did not receive the thorough training that was expected of them, they were prone to psychological breakdowns, and under extreme conditions, they were even insubordinate.
Their war was no different from the men they were attached to.”
Robert Del Toro, Fighting a War Without Rifles: Deconstructing the Image of the Unflappable Medic
Look at this gif for three reasons.
1. Talbert looking so adorable and a bit confused
2. Shifty being a literal puppy
3. Doc Roe….DOC FREAKING ROE! Must you be so concerned all the time with that beautiful baby face.
@gilove2dance , what have I gotten myself into!
if you dont like it catch my hands
Babe, lying next to Doc Roe who is asleep: Nice.
Doc Roe, still asleep: [cuddles closer to Babe]
Babe, holding back tears: N I C E
Venus! Eugene Roe
Inspired by Venus, the Bringer of Peace from the seven movement orchestral suite The Planets by Gustav Holst.
*Easy being bored while heading to England on the boat* part 2
Guarnere “I’ve played Craps, Poker, Go fish, Rock Paper Scissors, Gin Rummy, Eye Spy, and a very awkward game of hide and seek involving a confused private from Fox company.”
Welsh “What if I got Kitty a German knife? Would she like that? Spreading butter with one of Hitler’s knives?”
Martin “move over Bull needs another bunk. *whisper* over grown bastard…”
Shifty *climbing up the bunks* “I call top!” “Well because I’m the sniper, and I…need to see.. Really far…” “Okay, yes, I am just trying to get away from George’s snoring”
Muck “No, its a perfectly good idea. The only flaw is we’re idiots and it won’t work.”
Roe “Coffee, as black as my soul.” *Shifty hands Roe a cup of milk with a twisty straw*
Buck “Hey George- Stop screaming it’s only me. Yes I am aware my hand is bleeding.”
Roe: What doesn’t kill you gives you a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, and a really dark sense of humor.
i saw this screencap of eugene and i knew what i had to do
Band of Brothers as coffee?
as if i wrote this out and tumblr deleted it so here we go again
Winters: a nice cool glass of milk
Nixon: 8 shots of irish espresso via IV drip
Webster: americano bup bup gotta stay awake, fresh, write
Liebgott: a nice cup of joe
Guarnere: What the fuck is a cappuccino
Toye: An Iced Tea
Luz: pours caprisun into his coffee
Doc Roe: chug it boi dont ever sleep a nice mocha
Babe: No coffee just hot chocolate with whipped cream marshmallows and sometimes a dollop of icecream
Perconte: he just likes to nibble on the beans
Lipton: just the foam
Speirs: Black Coffee. through a straw if hes feeling fancy
Malarkey: lil Flat White, sip sip
Martin: He just crushes the beans in his hand and sips the juice from his fist
Talbert: Frappacino, no nonsense
Muck: Coffee with salt
Doc, telling Toye to keep his feet dry
Toye: How do you know what’s good for me?
Doc: T H A T ’ S M Y O P I N I O N!!!!!!!
Toye: 👁👄👁
Nearby Germans: 👁👄👁
Malarkey: *running and yelling into the barracks* HEY! HEY!
Lipton, whispering: shhh Doc is finally asleep
Malarkey, whispering: sorry, my bad...
Lipton, whispering: so what’s up?
Malarkey, whispering: there’s a fire
Easy Company in a food fight (1/?)
@indigosandviolets and I were chatting together about how Easy Company would have a food fight and this is what we came up with:
Liebgott: *uses his hershy chocolate syrup to spray people*
Guarnere and Perconte: *throwing the crappy spaghetti at each other*
Nixon isn't even in the food fight 'cause he's drinking all the alcohol
Malarkey starts throwing mash potatoes at people: i don't care if i start another potatoe famine, this is WAR
Winters staying in the kitchen and a handful of potatoes goes right by his head, he looks back it for a second, looks back at Malarkey and then slowly ducks under the counter
Spina, also drinking with Nixon: *looks at Babe* How are you still alive?
Babe, who has somehow not been touched by any food even though he’s standing on the tables: i have no idea!!
Doc is throwing baguettes: THIS IS FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU YALL DIDN'T GIVE ME SIZZORS
Speirs goes all Chuck Norris and he uses a rubber band to fling food. Let's say he does it David and Goliath style.
Speirs hits Bull right between the eyes, and Bull then proceeds to pick it off and pelt it at him
Welsh has the box of Lucky Charms cereal and making it rain: TASTE THE RAINBOW YOU BITCHES
Luz uses cookies as frisbees
Buck is going Rambo with the baloney
no one DARES hit Martin
Except Webster who almost hits Martin with a bratwurst sausage but Martin dodges like Matrix style
Malarkey somehow gets his hands on a whole head of lettuce
Penkala and Skip use Cheezits as ninja stars
okay so Modern AU where Gene is the one who always takes care of the guys but one day he falls ill and well,,,,
Dick notices first because he's always keeping an eye on everyone and Gene's been acting kinda off lately
he wants to check on him but Gene doesn't let him because he knows he's getting sick but he can handle it
he cannot handle it
he gets a bad fever and Dick forces him to stay in bed
meanwhile the news spread and it's actual chaos
everyone wants to do something to help but those idiots just end up making a big mess
at least they're trying
Lip brings blankets. a lot. a lot of blankets.
Babe brings chocolate. Every kind he can find in the store.
he literally comes back with two bags full of chocolate because he didn't know which one was Gene's favorite flavor. so he just buys them all.
Muck, Malarkey and Penkala are the kind od friends that come visit you when you're sick to update you on every stupid little thing that has happened while you were not there
Babe comes back the next day with a bunch of flowers
The smell is too strong and like Gene keeps sneezing but he refuses to let anyone take the flowers away
Web brings books to read
Speirs comes back from the pharmacy with 10 packs of the pills gene had asked him to buy
when Gene asks why he just shrugs and goes like "for good measure"
Nix offers him a drink because "a drink a day keeps the doctor away"
Dick tells him off but he actually manages to make Gene laugh
Luz cracks jokes all the time, he sits down next to Gene to keep him company and starts telling the weirdest stories
all of sudden the guys start to gather around to listen and laugh all together
Dick knocks on the door every hour or so to check on Gene and to make sure the kids™ are not being too loud or annoying
Gene actually loves it
He loves them all
im soft now bye
Babe: Can you dust my wets?
Doc Roe: You can just ask for Parmesan cheese
Babe, confused, lifts all of his spaghetti with his hands: Please. My wets.
Toye: Tis but a scratch.
Roe: A scratch? Your leg’s off!
[ at a USO rager ]
Winters: *over the music* ANYONE SEE A RECYCLING BIN ANYWHERE?
Roe, even louder: OR SIZZUHS?
Luz: What if you eat an apple a day?
Doc Roe:
Babe: You just blew my mind.
Eugene “Doc” Roe
A slightly longer post dedicated to the “smol” baby of Easy Company: Doc Roe.
First off, it was extremely hard to find stuff about Roe….anywhere. I’m not kidding when I say this boy deserves the world and barely got any recognition.
So let’s start off with a photo or two of the real Eugene Roe:
Eugene G. Roe
Roe was born in October 1922. He was born in Louisiana. He was the third of five children. He was only educated until the point of elementary school, he eveb took a boat to school. He dropped out while still in “grammar school”. He then worked on shrimp boats and other jobs to help the family. He later worked with machinery and oilers for money as he grew up.
When the war started, he didn’t enlist for an entire year after Pearl Harbor. He finally enlisted on December 12, 1942 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He had no medical experience, but was trained as a combat medic. He worked hard to gain his spot and was assigned to Easy Company while it was still under the command of Sobel.
Roe jumped on D-Day.
Roe was known for being a quick thinker. One story Roe had told his grandson was of a time is Bastogne where he had no supplies and a man had a serious head injury. Roe packed snow and mud into the injury and bought enough time for the man to get help.
Roe was helping anyone he could, not matter the situation. He ran out into the open during a German artillery strike. He ran out into the open without weapons and dragged a wounded man back. Roe was described as the most dependable. caring person in Easy Company. He was recommended for a silver star but the citation was set aside and forgotten about. He was known for getting to anyone who needed help, even if they weren’t sure how he got there.
Roe was injured in his jump into Holland. He landed on barbed wire and cut open his leg. He received another purple heart but when and how he was injured was not stated and is unknown.
By the time Easy Company arrived Germany, he married a British woman named Vera. They had started dating during his time in England. They were supposed to be married on June 6, 1944 but Roe was parachuting into enemy territory. (I hope Vera took that as a valid excuse when she was waiting at the alter) Roe came home first and left his wife to cross over later.
When Easy Company was in the Eagle’s Nest, Roe’s unofficial job was to drive the drinks back and forth to the enlisted men. Roe was given a wedding present from Easy Company: a set of forks and knives from Hitler’s personal set. Roe didn’t keep these for his entire life. instead he gave them to a World War II museum in Baton Rouge, where they were set on display.
Roe took home a German Luger with a swastika on it. His mother didn’t like that. She scolded him and threw it out into the bayou.
Doc and his wife settled down in Baton Rouge and had three kids. Roe took his children hunting and fishing and horseback riding. Roe had two girls, one he named Marlene after a World War 2 song “Lili Marlene” and one son, Eugene Jr.
His children said he smoked a couple packs until the day he died. Which was authentically shown in the show along with his favorite type of cigarettes. He also was known to drink a lot of whiskey. Roe always wore cowboy boats and smoked and had a deep tan due to outside work.
Even though Roe was quiet and calm, he made it known not to mess with him. His grandson recalled a time where he forgot to tell Roe he was out hunting and Roe was back waiting for him with a shotgun, ready to shoot whoever was on his property. He was also known for his positive outlook on life. Roe was a firm believer in that everything could be fixed.
Roe worked in construction after the war and was known to figure things out easily with little experience. He was a naturally quick thinker. He retired later in life and soon started reconnecting with Easy members.
After 27 years of marriage, Vera and Roe divorced. Roe remarried shortly after but Vera never remarried.
Roe developed lung cancer in the 1990s. He fought it for many years but soon gave into the pain on December 30, 1998. (Author side note: this was 2 days after I was born)
His funeral was small and private. But Roe’s story lived on with the rest of Easy, who adored their Doc “Bud” Roe.
Look at this gif for three reasons.
1. Talbert looking so adorable and a bit confused
2. Shifty being a literal puppy
3. Doc Roe….DOC FREAKING ROE! Must you be so concerned all the time with that beautiful baby face.
@gilove2dance , what have I gotten myself into!
“Hey Gene, you called me babe.”
