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  1. Band of Brothers was the first show I watched while in my sparse apartment all alone for the first time in 7 years after my life blew up. My question is this: would it be inappropriate or somehow disrespectful to get a tattoo that says "Currahee?"

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    The opening scene starts at Upottery Airfield on June 5, 1944, with large masses of paratroopers from Easy Company making final preparations before their long-awaited jump at Normandy, France. Their commanding officer, 1st Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III, announces that their jump would be delayed due to unfavorable weather, much to the men's dismay. ...

    "Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven for many months. The eyes of the world upon you." "Good luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking." General Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander

    David Schwimmer, who played Captain Herbert Sobel was isolated from most of the other cast members during boot camp, to help generate a feeling of resentment among the men. Schwimmer joked that his...
    Aired two days before the 9/11 attacks.
    This is the first American screen credit for Michael Fassbender, who played Private Burton Christenson.

    Anachronisms

    1. 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobel examines the "rusty bayonet" of Private Joseph Liebgott. This was 1942, the bayonet was a Model M1. This bayonet was not manufactured until after March 1943. It had a ten-inch blade. The bayonets that should have been used in 1942, were the Model 1905 or the 1905/42 both of which had 16-inch blades. After March of 1943, all the long Garand bayonets were ordered to be cut down to ten inches and became the 1905E-1 and new 10 inch bayonets (the M1 bayonet) were ma...

    Continuity mistake

    1. The two times 1st Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III is telling Easy Companythat the invasion has been postponed, his tone of voice and hand movements are different both times when they are supposed to be the same moment. 2. Private Burton Christenson's machine gun switches from left to right shoulders when 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobelconfronts him about disobeying orders on a night march. 3. In the breakfast scene following the night march where 2nd Lieutenant Richard Wintershas to pick six men...

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    1. When Private George Luz is imitating Major Oliver Horton to fool Captain Herbert Sobel, a boom mic is reflected in the wet helmets.

  2. Sep 13, 2023 · The term "currahee" in Band of Brothers is a Cherokee word that roughly translates to "stands alone" or "stand alone," inspired by the last mountain in the Blue Ridge chain, Currahee Mountain. Easy Company chooses " currahee " as their motto because it symbolizes their intensive training and the enduring bonds they form as soldiers who stand ...

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  3. Sep 9, 2001 · Currahee: Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. With Nicholas Aaron, Kirk Acevedo, Doug Allen, Eion Bailey. Easy Company goes through training under the leadership of a captain who relentlessly pushes them to their limits but may be limited as a leader in the field.

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    • Drama, History, War
    • Phil Alden Robinson
    • 2001-09-09
  4. Zim Zam god damn we’re airborne infantry!”. As u/got_snow67 points out, the song is known at the Currahee Running Song. In a later episode, the sing Blood Upon the Risers (aka Gory, gory what a terrible way to die)

  5. Jun 14, 2023 · It became the battle cry of the 506 th,” Stephen E. Ambrose clarified in his book ‘Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest,’ the source text of the series. “The officers and men ran up and down Currahee three or four times a week.

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  7. Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks , who also served as executive producers , and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan . [3]

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