Easy Company Medic Eugene Roe

Memories of Eugene Roe

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By Medic_Chin (Medic_Chin) (24.4.252.80 - 24.4.252.80) on Monday, October 15, 2001 - 07:35 pm:

Hi i watched the episode that featured what Medic Roe did for Easy Company and it just got to me. Im 13 and Medic Roe is officially my WW2 Hero. he did so many things and saved a whole bunch of lives. I wanted to honor him by being him for halloween. Medic Roe, you are greatly remembered sir!

By Gloria M. Blackford (Texasweet1) (24.116.180.42 - 24.116.180.42) on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 02:12 pm:

Hi, I watched an episode that featured Medic Eugene Roe. My husband and I were wondering what happened to the Nurse that helped and talked to him during that horrible time that he went through. He seemed to be taken by her, and were saddened at the end of the show to see that she might have perished. Did he ever say anything about her? Also, I just wanted to add that it gave me such a warm feeling to know that he lived a long life and was happy. I enjoyed seeing pictures of him. I was very overwhelmed just to see Medic Roe as you all saw him. Thank you for sharing him with the world.

By Sara (Kennedywelly) (198.81.17.152 - 198.81.17.152) on Monday, October 22, 2001 - 12:58 am:

Hi...in regards to Gloria's question, I was wondering the same thing about the nurse. However, I have a pretty good idea that she did die when the church she was in was bombed. It was a heartbreaking scene for my friends and I when Eugene reached into the rubble and pulled out the bandana she had been wearing. Since watching that episode Medic Eugene Roe has become one of my favorite people in the miniseries along with Perconte, Gaurnere, and Winters. I have long since been interested in the history during WWII and this series has helped me to learn the remarkable harsh reality of the war and the enormous bravery of the men who fought and died in the war. Medic Roe seemed like a wonderful man and I am glad that the miniseries has allowed me to see one part of his life. =0)

By Taylor Le Bon (Taylor) (206.66.219.68 - 206.66.219.68) on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 11:56 am:

Medic Roe is so cool! I would have loved to have known him. He's my favorite; he and "Wild Bill". Nixon's pretty cool, as well as Winters. But Roe is a great unsung hero. He'll always be mine.
And, Medic Chin(from above): you are honoring him greatly! Keep it up!

By Lauren Gan (Lilparatrooper) (63.208.131.50 - 63.208.131.50) on Friday, October 26, 2001 - 09:45 pm:

Hi I am also 13, and I definitly agree with Medic Chin. I have been really getting into Band of Brothers and so far for Halloween i have decided to be a paratrooper. I like studying and learning about World War 2 and especially about Easy Company. I think that paratroopers are one of the most bravest and courageous people on earth. I have never seen any movie or show showing what the medics do during a war and ever since i have seen ch. 6, I really am interested in learning more about medic's experiences; like Medic Roe. And I thank him and many other medics for saving so many lives.

By Chris Coffee (Ccoffee) (65.197.44.2 - 65.197.44.2) on Sunday, October 28, 2001 - 11:38 pm:

I never met the man and was quite astonished while watching a recent episode of Band of Brothers to find out that Mr. Roe is a relative, though very distant. He is my half cousin, three times removed. Needless to say, I was already impressed by the mini series and even more so now.

I haven't had time to review the site much, but here's part of Mr. Roe's obituary (in part) should anyone be interested ...

Publication Date: January 02, 1999
Source: Saturday State Times/Morning Advocate
Obituary: ROE SR., EUGENE GILBERT "BUD"

A retired construction contractor and a resident of Denham Springs, he died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at his home. He was 76 and a native of Bayou Chene. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in the European Theater during World War II, participating in the D-Day invasion of Normandy as a paratrooper and medic in the "E" Company, 101st Airborne Division. He also served with allied forces defending Bastogne, Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the Medal of Valor for his services to our country.

By annie beth (Anniebeth) (205.188.200.44 - 205.188.200.44) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 12:42 pm:

mr. roe, as to echo other's sentiments, is my hero too. the episode that described his POV of the forrest has impacted me greatly. for several days i found it hard to concentrate on anything else, my mind would wander back to the episode. to all the members of roe's family, i sincerely hope *and by all of my lurkings on this page,i can plainly see* you take pride in your relatives accomplishments.

By Murray Rubinstein (Murray) (150.210.226.1 - 150.210.226.1) on Monday, November 05, 2001 - 06:16 pm:

The episode is the best in the series and Roe is the most humane of the men --willing to risk his life to save others. The series taken as a whole is a brilliant piece of work and perhaps the best TV series ever made. The book is a masterpiece and the series uses the raw material very well as this episode demonstrates. By series end I was mourning the dead of Easy Company and enjoying the presence of the "real" survivors.

By emma scott (Hope_N_Glory) (195.92.168.165 - 195.92.168.165) on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 12:51 pm:

Hey every 1. im 17 and live in england. i ve always been interested in stuff that happened in the wars 1 n 2 because my great grandfather and my grandads brother are veterans of world war 1 and 2. my grandads brother was in world war 2 he was in the raf and my great grandfather was in world war 1. i was touched when i saw the episode about eugene roe. his courage and bravery was astounding. if i had to choose a group of people to be my role models it would definately be the men of easy company because whatever they were put through the stay together never lost hope and always showed great courage and bravery. these men along with the rest of the world war 2 veterans should be honured for the rest of the lives and never forgotton. i know my children will know the story of easy company and i will make sure they know just how brave these men were.

By Alexis Tin (Lexie_Uk) (195.92.194.12 - 195.92.194.12) on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 02:47 pm:

i agree emma, theres another, inspiring bunch of hero's in my life too. also glad to see that theres another young girlie out there who likes B.o.B i was begining to think i was one of only a few!

By emma scott (Hope_N_Glory) (195.92.168.168 - 195.92.168.168) on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:18 pm:

not a chance of u being alone alexis. i totally love b.o.b and havent missed an episode yet. i watch it on friday and then cant wait to see the next episode. i dont know wot ill do with myself when it finishes in 3 weeks time. is it gonna b released on vid and if so when?

By Bonni-Lynn Sawyer (Poppygirl) (213.122.173.236 - 213.122.173.236) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 03:17 am:

So glad i'm not alone. I've been fascinated by the wars for years and have done a ton of research for a novel based in the first WW. It isn't something I talk to friends about cos being a girlie I think they might think i'm a wee bit strange.
I cannot ever get over the enormous losses of both wars - whether it's just sentimentality I dunno, but I never fail to be moved by any of the accounts I read. I think my children have a greater understanding of the human sacrifices made and the real heroes of the world; I hope so anyway. They watch BoB and talk about it alot with their friends so I think it's leaving it's mark.
Next year i'm off to walk the battle fields - i'll have fun trying to explain that to my buddies!

By Iain Matheson (Zerostar) (195.92.67.66 - 195.92.67.66) on Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 02:48 pm:

Wow - this website was just what i was looking for. episode 6 was the first series i saw all the way thru. i was so glad i taped it. no tv programme has effected me the way that episode 6 did. i had it buzzin around in my head for the whole weekend. ive never let a tv show get me depressed before but this one did! it was amazing how in just 50 minutes, you could almost see everything about the character of Eugene Roe. i thought Shane Taylor played him excellently and i really want to contact him at some point to congratulate him!!! Eugene Roe was such a damn cool bloke. i really wanted the nurse to be alive and it was so sad when he picked up her bandana. he seemed the only person who was real in a way - all he wanted to do was help peple and not try and be the hero (even tho he was.) i am a total pacifist but i appreciate what everyone in WW2 did - including Eugene Roe. sorry - i sorta had to let that out of my system cos i didnt have anyone to talk to about it as they dont watch the show!!! thanks so much everyone - ZERO*

By emma scott (Hope_N_Glory) (195.92.168.173 - 195.92.168.173) on Friday, November 16, 2001 - 04:34 pm:

none of my friends watch the show either. my mam watches it but she doesnt see it from the smae point of view as i do. i heard a story the other day bout an american soldier who met a girl while he was fighting in world war 2. they fell in love but when the war ended they were separated. neways they both married and had families off their own. just recently they met 4 the first time since the war. the guy was a widower and the lady was divorced. they've rekindled their love 4 each other. isn't that such a lush story?

By Tracyc (Tracyc) (63.20.179.104 - 63.20.179.104) on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 02:48 pm:

Your grandfather helped my dad Lt. Buck Compton to survive. After he had been shot in the butt, he said "let the Germans take care of me", but with the help of his brothers and Medic Roe they laid him on an old door and got him to a hospital. Like the others said Medic Roe was an angel. He was always there when needed, and yet stayed out of danger all the time. Who else could have done that but an angel? Your tribute to him and time spent on this website is incredible and well-deserved. Keep up the good work. Tracy Compton
p.s. Hi Chris

By Kimmi Thomas (Iluvmedicroe) (65.83.182.42 - 65.83.182.42) on Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 10:10 am:

OK, It Is Offical, Gene Roe is now my all time hero, I look up to his memory, and salute him. He has given me courage to go after my dream, My Dream, is to join the army,Field Medic, and save lives and be in the face of danger at all times, I am a girl, so alot of people think I am crazy to want to be in the army, and I know alot more young women out there want to also, But Girls, Remeber this, Dont let ANYONE or ANYTHING stand in the way of your dreams, this is your life, you only have one chance, live it it's fullest never ever give up your dream, Because NO MATTER WHAT anyone else says, just know, It's your life. its now or never, you'r not going to live forever, so live while your alive. Don't listen to people who say" You Can't do that, your a girl. Just SHOW THEM that you can do it, and chase your dream

By danielle cobb (Danielle) (216.214.178.16 - 216.214.178.16) on Saturday, December 22, 2001 - 11:48 pm:

As a history major, I've become extremely interested in WWII and the men who fought in it. Studying history can be so one dimensional at times, to the point where all the emotion and human-ness is taken out of it and it becomes mere fact. The personal stories are what makes the history. Once you see it through the eyes of someone who's been through that kind of experience, you never see the events in the same light again. You hurt when they hurt, you laugh when they laugh, you cry for the soldiers who never made it home. So, I just would like to say thanks in a small way to the veterans for sharing their stories, for not letting us forget that there are things worth fighting for, and for giving us heroes.

By Marc Atkins (Marc) (213.1.70.112) on Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 01:48 pm:

Hello, Ive been watching the re-runs on the BBC over here in England and i've been as engrosed with the series as i was the first time around.

Over the past few months i have been working in the small village of Aldbourne. Its strange to think that these amazing men spent some of thier time here.

If anyone has any adresses to the veterens of Easy, can i please have them, it would be great to email them.

Marc
Swindon, Wiltshire, England

By irene vrinte (Gijoe) (131.174.244.2) on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 05:55 am:

re-runs on the BBC????????!!!!!!
i thought the series was broadcast on this channel named UK Drama the second time (which i don't have )

irene

By Marc Atkins (Marc) (62.7.45.227) on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 02:09 pm:

Sorry Irene.

You are correct. (Well, sort of.) I think(??) that UK Drama is owned by the BBC, and as such i generalised.

Im not sure if it to be reshown on the BBC Terestrial channels at any time soon. Although a letter to points of view a few weeks ago asked about when the Video/DVD would be out on general sale? The answer was "November. Just in time for Christmas"

By Ziggy Garton (Unclezigzag2) (205.188.197.173) on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 07:22 pm:

The re-run of Band of Brothers has just finished over here on UK Drama, and over the last few weeks I have once again been enthralled by the exploits of the men of Easy Co. during the war. The best character portrayals, by far, are of Major Winters, Capt. Speirs (as was), and Medic Roe; what a wonderful man Mr. Roe must have been. Over here in the UK it is not always easy to identify with our war heroes, as the ideals they fought for become swamped, with our once great nation going steadily down the pan. Congratulations to you guys in the States for being able to appreciate still what men such as Major Winters, Captain Speirs and Medic Roe did for us all.
p.s. For UK readers, an insight into Easy Co. starts Tues. 9th July on UK Horizons at 9p.m.

By Michael B. Sumner (Gobyfish) (62.60.62.253) on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 06:15 pm:

I watched BoB when it was screened by the BBC to start with last November. Both my grandfathers played their part in the war, one in Atlantic & Malta convoys, the other on barrage balloons in 'doodlebug alley'. A very good friend of mines husband, now deceased, was in the English drop on Pegasus. I have the beret that he wore that night. I have always had an avid interest in WW2 not least because of recurring dreams that I get but also I didn't have a tv til 5 years ago so most of my time I spent reading. I watched BoB purely because of this and can never view as an enterainment, more of a living diary docoumentry. The Bastoigne episode struck me in particular because it centred on Eugene, and the way in which he coped and dealt with a situation that can in no way be imagined by us today. Especially the scene where he squatted against a tree and watched the men walk into the snow haze.

I have a deep interest in "Operation Market Garden", in particular Arnhem as this was one of the fields in which I studied to start with. The losses which we suffered (the English) were to have an effect on some veterans of the campaign, sadly no longer with us, for the rest of their lives. Even when one was dying from cancer he always said that the pain he felt in losing his comrades in Arnhem was greater then what he felt as he lay in his hospital bed. He had to swim the river four times in one night to relay messages to and from command posts, in very cold water, and also under fire on two occaisions. I can never imagine what that must have been like, or for men who had to send him. General Urquhart was also the grandfather of one of my lecturers at school.

It is only with a site like yours that such men can be rembered by the generations of today. I was struck by the age of some of the people who have left messages, Emma at 17, annother at 13. These are the ones who have to carry the message into the future to keep the memories alive. I myself at 25 feel old to most other people my age having had to absorb facts like the holocaust and most theatres of war much earlier than any of my peers, (I used to get bullied for being a Nazi sympathiser because I knew more about it than kids my age were supposed to), and RE and History lectures were always difficult because of having studied it so much I never got upset or angry about the subject. One lecturer in particular didn't like that because it disrupted his teaching methods to have an unsequestered mind in his class.

Sorry for ranting on, keep up the good work.
Mike, UK

By Neal Story (Nstory) (66.83.193.14) on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 10:07 pm:

The brave young nurse was a Belgian girl by the name of Renee Lemaire. She voluntarily stayed in Bastonge to help our wounded. I am sure that there is a special place in heavean for her.

By Jay Raymond (Jabad513) (4.65.216.4) on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 02:04 am:

The following is an excerpt from WWII historian Mark Bando regarding nurse Renee Le Maire. He has graciously critiqued every episode of the Band of Brothers series in great detail. He mentions what was real and what was just Hollywood. Very interesting information.

"Regarding nurse Renee LeMaire and the Congolese nurse, both were based on real characters. According to Belgian history buff Roger Marquet, nurse Lemaire worked in the 10th Armored Division aid station, which was situated on the Neufchateau road, some distance from the seminary where Renee was depicted as being killed. The Congolese nurse, named Augusta Chiwi, also worked in an aid station several blocks away from the seminary, and she survived the bombings. Nurse Chiwi was seen as recently as 1999, a cheerful woman in her 70's, living in Brussels. The Seminary is at the east end of the main drag, across from the church. So, it's doubtful that Eugene Roe would even have met those nurses. The seminary began as the 501 regimental C.P. and aid station, although casualties from other units were also treated there. The camera shots from the road coming into town from the north showed the distinctive Bastogne church steeple, which was reproduced for the series (an excellent detail), which I hope was not lost on the viewing audience"

Excerpt taken from http://www.101airborneww2.com

By zuhara (Damiensgorgeous) (210.186.105.18) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 10:54 am:

Hi all!

Yes, i do think that Doc Roe was a very courageous, great unsung heroes! From what i've seen in the movie, he was a very dedicated man and very loving towards his brothers in the battle field! After reading some stuff in here, his character is one of my faves in BOB. But my most fave is Richard Winters, simply bcoz he is/was an amazing man! He didn't smoke, he didn't drink, he respect people (even if the person is younger than him), he treats them all equally, and my fave moment in BOB is when one of the paratroopers go blind (in a clinic or something), Winters touched him and suddenly he can see again! That moment just gave me goosebump and at the same time, it really touches me! it's like, he's a real angel!

By zuhara (Damiensgorgeous) (210.186.105.18) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 10:57 am:

BOB has been re-runs over HBO ASIA 2 times now... the first re-run was earlier this year and the 2nd time is... NOW!!!!!

HBO ASIA is re-screening BOB once again now, from Nov 8 2002 until Dec 6th 2002! For all u who has HBO ASIA, watch it!!! I never failed to watch it and i never bored watching it as i find it very interesting!!!

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.170.2.75) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 03:46 am:

Zuhara, where are you in Asia? A couple of us here are from Asia too and we both love BOB so much. I just watched ep 1 and ep 2 last night on HBO! Never miss it...

gold

By jan dawn doronila (Potatomasher) (203.177.107.115) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 08:09 pm:

Gold,

I've seen the replay of the first and second ep. last sunday and tuesday ( I was fuming over my microbiology book and, well I have a hard time studying and watching the replay simultaneously)
What are the other replay times aside from tuesday and sundays?

JD

By jan dawn doronila (Potatomasher) (203.177.107.115) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 08:16 pm:

P.S. Can't wait for the sixth ep. LOL!

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 09:48 am:

hi, my names leanne, im 17 and i live in England.
i am completely hooked on B,O,B. i love it so much. the first time i watched it i cried at every episode. Doc Roe truely was a saint. what he did for the men is outstanding. he had a heart of gold.
i feel so much for all th men of easy. what they must of gone through is unbelievable. it's nice to see that they all became one big family and they stii care for each other.

leanne

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 11:15 am:

I coudn't agree more with you, Leanne.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.188) on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 02:32 pm:

Welcome, Leanne!
Yes, it's so touching how Roe and other soldiers put their lifes in danger to safe their friend. Sometimes it's hard to imagine that all that really happened. Those men are really heroes!
Some episodes and some happens in BoB maked me cry too. For example that baseball match in the end. Wasn't it a lovely end?

Iines

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 03:51 pm:

Welcome Leanne!!! BoB is simply fantastic!!!

gold

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 07:39 am:

YES! That baseball match in the final episode! .. ow yeah i cried a river!

Sometimes when you see the episodes, you really think like ; Can people do that?! I mean, Eugene Roe just ran up to people when he heard the word " Medic ". I just think like, There must have been an angel who went in his body and give the thought to go up there, run between the bullets of the enemy and up to the wounded man who needs bandage and morfine!

How can a human beeing do that?
I sometimes wonder.
To risc his life to save an others.

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 08:48 am:

I know what you mean. If i were in his shoes, i'd probably be scared to death with all the shooting going around. See how he put his body in atop his patient when a blast is coming? Truly heroic!
The last episode never fails to make me cry too...

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 01:44 pm:

It wasn't the baseball game that made me cry, it was when major winters was saying wot they all did after the war and some of the men died. it was really upsetting when he said he was upset that himself and his fellow heroes never got to know life with out war.
i was shocked how so many of them went into construction. i suppose they had the strength for it.
i was wondering if anyone knows any thing about or where i could find information about George Luz?
i would love to sit down with the real men of easy and talk to them.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.145) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 02:25 pm:

Yes, it was so sad, to know that somebody of them died. Especially that when Winters told that Webster went to see and never came back...
I remember i wanted that the last episode never ends. And when i saw tht last glimpse for Winters's face i just thougt that nooooo, it cant be over!! It was very empty feelig that night when i came to bed.
Have you already looked Luz's information from this site? There is one link to some Luz site too. Is he your fafourite?
It would really be so fantastic to see those easy company men and tell them how much we respect them

Iines

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 08:17 pm:

I thought the saddest part of the game was this quote.

"My friend Lou died in 1994"-Winters

That was sad..

By cias (Cias) (208.148.113.192) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 09:43 pm:

Lewis died in 1995.
All the deaths were sad to hear.
Gary

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 01:51 am:

Yes, at the baseball match Winters talked very touchy. Can any-one listen to the words he said without breaking into tears?
Not me.
It's sad to hear that the most of the Easy Compagnie members died. In the war but also after. It's a sad story about Webster, isn't it right he allways was interested in sharks, got on the atlantic and never returned? That's so sad. But it's allways sad when some'one dies.

By cias (Cias) (208.148.113.82) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 02:03 am:

Webster set sail from Santa Monica, California and was never seen again. Santa Monica is next to the Pacific Ocean.
Gary

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 11:57 am:

I dont have a number one favourite. i wouldnt be able to choose from all the good men.
George Luz is one of them that i was interested in. the bit about 1600 people coming to his funeral blew me away. he must have been so loved and just from that piece of info you can tell he was a true hero and helped so many people.
i can find loads of info about Doc Roe, Winters, Lipton and others but i couldnt find much about Luz.
thanks to his daughter for e-mailing me though.
i was wondering, did n e 1 else notice that in the last one when they had the lottery to c which man could go home, there was only one piece of paper in the helmet?
did that actually happen?
i couldnt believe it when winters said how shifty got to go home but got into an accident and to stay in hospital for months.
that was awfull.

Lan

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 11:58 am:

wheres every one from on here?
just wondering how far away we all are from each other.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.126.73) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 02:26 pm:

Lan, i'm from Finland. It must be very very far away from everybody It's so amazing how we all can see each others's texts here even though we live so different parts of world...
Yes, poor Shifty. He was so touching when he tried to explain to Winters about his feelings and didn't got words out of his mouth. It was sad to hear he didn't get home to Virginia.
It was really amazing number that 1600 people came to Luz's funeral. I don't think that tenth part people of it even know me!!
It's hard to me too to choose who's my fafourite of them. Of course i like some men more than others but it's always depends on actor too.
I hope you find more information about Luz

Iines

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 09:10 pm:

Yes, the lottery really happened according to the book, but not that way depicted in the series
Yeah, poor shifty, but at least he survived!

gold

By roberto c. martinez (Caveman) (202.81.165.28) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 12:23 am:

I guess we will all look at the WW2 generation a little diferently. How many of us at some point, got irritated by an old man who may have held up a line we're in, or got mad at that "old geezer"? Not realizing the sacrifices and horrors these people had to endure to secure our freedom. After watching BoB (and Saving Pvt. Ryan), I immediately went to my grandfather, gave him a big hug and mumbled thanks!! He was pleasntly surprised to say the least. (he fought in the Pacific, not in Europe but...)

By A.Watanesk (Faraway) (203.193.50.2) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 03:10 am:

Hi,
I'm from Thailand. We're having second re-run this month on HBO Asia. I just watched episode 6, again, on Tuesday. That was my 4th view of this particular episode featuring Medic Roe. I'm not sure if the series is popular enough in Thailand. One thing I know is that I only have one friend who can discuss the show with me. He actually helped make Thai subtitle for the cable program. People think I'm a crazy girl who is interested in the stories related to the wars, especially the WW II. Watching the series, I learned more about what those brave guys went to. I respect everyone of them. Thank you for having this site and thanks for letting me be part of it.

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 07:05 am:

Hello A.Watanesk and welcome! I understand what you are going through right now. It's been a year since BoB was first aired here in my country too and i gotta say, i didn't find many people who loves it as much as i do. Now, i'm convincing more and more people to watch it and finally, i have known quite a few people who likes BoB, of course not as much as i do but at least they like it!

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 10:22 am:

people think it's weird how people can be obsessed with people getting killed and all the violence, but thats not why im really into it.
i cant really explain it. i suppose it's the men. i mean how many people would love to have that kind of relationship with their mates.
they went from being complete strangers to more than family with each other.
i think it's amazing what they did for millions of people they dont know
TRUE HEROES

Lan

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.179) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 02:25 pm:

Welcome A.Watanesk!
It's really hard to know why BoB is so wonderfull series. Before BoB i wasn't intrested about anything like wars and warmovies. And it isn't that killing that intrest me either.
We have two popular war movies here in Finland too that i have seen, and they tell about our war very realistic. But i don't like these movies at all. Those men in there are almost all like Cobbs!! I just feel that they doesn't care about each others very much. They just badmouth each others all the time and...they are so different than in BoB.

Iines

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 05:17 pm:

i know what you mean Iines. i would love to have the closeness like they did with all my mates but since i left school i only ever see a couple of them now. my mate who ive been with since i was 4 moved to Canada a few months ago and the only contact i keep with her is when she phones about every 4 weeks. my very best mate went off to uni a year ago so i dont hardly see her any more either. we talk all the time but it doesnt seem the same and i miss her laods. im well close to my other mate who lives about 5 mins away. she's wicked, we're like sisters. but ive haven't got the kind of closeness with them like the men of easy co, i wish i had.

Lan

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 01:05 am:

It's great to see how these guys live with each other. Sometimes they say "Shut up" to each other wich is fine offcourse, and sometimes they comfort eachother when saying "Don't worry, everything's gonne be ok". They get along with eachother like... they're brothers! Hey, Band of Brothers, right?

I always was a girl who was interrested in War, WW2 the most. Soldiers from there must have been through so terribly much wich we could see in treu storys like BoB. I have such a great respect now for men who are like 80 years old now. The veterans who did so much for us. It just give me the feeling like ;They did it for us. What a heroes!

It's great to see that we can talk with each other here, I'm from Holland. BoB ain't verry popular here either, so it's great that i can talk about it with you guys.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.8) on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 02:09 pm:

Hi Lan and Leonie!
Yes, i wish too i had a friens like those men had. And i too lost one very close and understanding friend when he moved very far away. Sometimes i really feel that my nowaday mates think i'm definitely crazy because i like BoB. It's really sad when i can't speak about it to them. They won't listen You know, it's so terrible when you are dying to tell everything but you can't. Just have to keep everything inside. Or tell to always so understanding dog.
But of course i have this wonderfull site now
I think that relationship like BoB men had can only develop when you live in conditions like they had, when you are defend on each other.

Iines

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 10:49 pm:

Leonie, Lan, Iines, and all, remember our motto: CURRAHEE!! ;)

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Monday, December 02, 2002 - 03:13 pm:

It must of been so scary for them.
i think the medics must of seen some of the worst parts of the war, especially all the men they had to see badly wounded.

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 05:49 am:

oww yeah, I totally agree with you, Leanne.
And what kind of $h|t-feeling would you have if you are working so hard to save a mans life when he dies while your still working to save him!
Man!!! Just think about that! You'll be disapointed and angry and sad at the same time. That must be the worst thing about War i guess...

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 08:11 am:

But at least the medics tried, they never lost hope to be able to save lives. Eugen Roe was one of the best medics ever...

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 11:50 am:

i would of been proud to have him save my life. his hands must of been the hands of a true saint.
not only did he have to see the horrors of war but he had to see all his friends in that state.
he really was an angel

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.168) on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:08 pm:

Yes, i can't understad how they beared that all. I couldn't. To see how friend dies and you can do nothing. Must be terrible. I was so sad about Eugene, especially when he lost even Renee after all that
Nurses were so very good people too, like Renee and that African girl. They saved many lives

Iines

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 03:01 am:

Yeah, Eugene said to Renee ; Your hands calm people. Owwww that's so sweet of him to say! God bless the nurses and the medics!!!!!!
They must have bin thrue so much horrors and pain when some-one dies you took care of, but hey! What a great feeling would you have if you saved a friends life up there

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 07:12 am:

I agree... but ah...it was "but your touch calms people"

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 01:35 pm:

i know, he was lovely, she seemed quite young in the episode. does any one know how old she was in real life?
was his grandma really one of those people who heals with her hands. i for get what they were called.
i felt really sorry for him when winters walked up to his fox holw and he was just sleeping, he looked so cold and tired dear of him.

Lan

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.12) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 02:21 pm:

Lan, wasn't they "traiteurs" or something like that.
Yes, that must be great feeling when you save somebody's life. And medics saved so many of them
I'm going cold just watching them in those episodes. And Toye didn't even have boots! Terrible But hey, i will go to lean-to for one night next week. I must experience that,spending night outside in winter. Just hope i come back alive

Iines

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 03:18 am:

"But your touch calms people"

Ok Gold, if you say so But before he said that he was talking about her hands, so i guess that's why i was a bit comfused.

Forgive me

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 07:52 am:

LOL! No need to forgive Leonie, i just couldn't help it, sorry... But glad to be of help ya know ;)

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 12:58 pm:

i think your right Iines. that is what they were called. in episode 7 (in the woods still), Joe Toye came back with his arm in sling, what happened to him coz it doesn't tell you in episode 6. that's naughty of them.
it's really scary to think that on this day 50 years ago, those men were stuck in those fox holes freezing and hungry and now today day ive just finished work and am on the computer. it doesn't seem reality. it doesnt seem that long ago that it happened. i wasn't even born and it's really got to me.

Lan
xx

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.140) on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 01:57 pm:

Yes, it's strange that they didn't tell what happened to Toye's arm. Maybe they tell it in the book, i'm not in Bastogne yet so i don't know.
It isn't fair how these men had to suffer. They were so young, they had their lifes in front of them. It's so wrong that many of them had to die
We have our independence day here in Finland tomorrow. First time i really think about those veterans too, because i have realized how terrible things they had to bear.
I wish i had granparents to ask them everything about war, i'm so intrested. But i don't

Iines

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 06:17 am:

Iines, happy independence day to you and to all finish (sp?)

gold

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 06:27 am:

We don't have a Independence day here in Holland.

We only have 5 minutes silence in a year, on "Herdenkings dag" I really think 5 minutes silence ain't good enough!

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.126.100) on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 09:39 am:

Thanks
We luckily have quite big independence day here. We had great fest in school where one veteran came to tell us about war. It was so touching when that old and and injured man still was able to climb to stage and make a long speech.
He got great applauds from us

Iines

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 09:58 am:

Woww.... i want vets in my school too buuhuu! It must be pretty cool he? What did he said? How was he injured? How come he was injured? What was he for a private? Wowwww i really wish we had this kind of things at school !!!!!

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.17) on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 03:39 pm:

Yes, it was really cool
He was injured from leg, somebody shot him to leg and it never came completely healthy again I'm not sure what he was but i think he was major. I remember, in the end he looked like he was near to start crying...when he told about his friends that he lost in war And he told that people of our age can never understand how horrible war was. He just hoped that all of us respect and remember all of them who fought and died for their native country.
I'm sure he did a great impression to many pupils. His old and touched and wrinkled face told so much

Iines

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 03:40 pm:

Ive just finished reading the book again. it's really sad at the end when it tells you about what they all did after the war.
i guess there were too many to tell us about everyone.
it's sad to hear the author Steven E Ambrose has died this year. Atleast he got to get his masterpiece finished. it must have been so rewarding for him. i hope where ever he is now he is in great peace.

Leanne

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 09:14 pm:

Amen...

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Monday, December 09, 2002 - 03:11 pm:

When the mini series was reapeated on tv a few weeks ago it was at the end of the first episode. i think he was only in his 60's or 70's (sorry i dont know the exact age). It's true though.
i couldn't believe it when i read about Sobel's funeral. he ended up hating Easy and not one of them went to his funeral. i know it sounds mean but not sure if i blame them. he did treat them disgracefully. some people say though he had a big part to play in why the men were so close. they had to be when it came to him. i actually do believe that. he did push them really hard but they suceeded in everything he threw at them and it made them class A soldiers.

Leanne

By bregje van den boom (Bregje) (62.194.184.79) on Monday, December 09, 2002 - 05:38 pm:

He died at the age of 66. He had longcancer.

By bregje van den boom (Bregje) (62.194.184.79) on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 12:09 pm:

leonie
He tried to kill himself by shooting himself but it didn't work out the way he planned. I don't know wat he died of but it was in 1988

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 12:54 pm:

Even his wife and two sons never went to the funeral. i would hate that. when he lost easy and was transfered to another unit, what was it he actually went to do?
is it true at the beginning when he gave Major Winters a court marshal?
it's sad that a man who had the best group of heroes in the world just didnt care and in the end he lost them.
i hope where ever he is now he doesnt carry that much hatred with him. no man should. every should be aloud peace.

Leanne

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.31) on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 02:50 pm:

Yes, it's somehow sad that nobody came to his funeral. It seems that he wasn't better man elsewhere than army either.
But like they tell it in the book, Sobel made Easy company, and many lifes was saved because of him.
Still i understand why they hated him

Iines

By homefront41 (Homefront41) (198.81.26.142) on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 08:33 pm:

You all don't know what you're talking about as regards Herbert Sobel. Please do some reading on these boards and other source material to find out about the true story. Ambrose printed what he was told by veterans with 40-year-old memories and they didn't always get it right.

Go to Easy Company and click on Herbert M. Sobel to read about him.

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 10:06 pm:

I agree with BK, there's more to Sobel than these...

gold

By Mary Louise Bernardo (Currahee_Easy) (202.78.97.16) on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 09:13 am:

hello, i'm new here... also from the philippines. hi Gold.

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 12:44 pm:

Seem as they spent two years with the guy, i cant see how they wouldn't remeber what he was like. besides we're saying that it was because of him that easy were so good, there's no disrespect in that.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.161) on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 02:25 pm:

Welcome Mary
Yes, i must visit that site to read more about Sobel...

Iines

By Andre ,Yves,Auguste Mossiat (Andre) (146.197.27.16) on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 05:40 pm:

Hi,

My name is Andre and I'm a Belgian citizen living now in Oregon .I was born and raised in a small town a few miles away from Bastogne.My wife and kids are american and everyday that past I thanks all those soldier that came and liberate my birth country.I always teach my kids how brave those men were and never miss a chance every time we go to Belgium and Luxemburg to go and pay tribute to the fallen one.
We will never forget.
Thanks

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 08:32 pm:

Welcome Mary and Andre! You will learn a lot more from this site, glad to have you aboard with us...

gold

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 07:44 am:

hi to all the new people, it's really nice to be able to speak to people that are from all over the world and have the same interest about band of brothers.

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 07:48 am:

Homefront41, are you Herbert Sobel's real son?
some people say your not, some people say you are?

Leanne

By cias (Cias) (208.148.113.148) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 12:46 pm:

Lan
I don' t know what people you speak with but you are all out of your league. Homefront is a woman. She is not related to Herbert Sobel. She also is one of the most knowledgeable people both in military and non military matters. It' s nice to have newbies but please before coming up with strange conclusions, read the other posts on this site. It wouldn' t hurt to check out the HBO Message Boards although they are rather lengthy.
Gary

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.126.67) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 02:37 pm:

Lan and Gary,
Yes, these message boards are quite long...wouldn't it be better if all of us wrote profiles so that we could see things that occupy our minds? It's always so interesting to see for excempel in what country all live or is person male or female, because it doesn't always be seen from name.
Lan, where did you heard that she's Sobel's son? I haven't read all the messages but maybe it's said somewhere? Strange misunderstanding

Iines

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 04:08 pm:

sorry everyone, but id never find out if i dont ask. i cant remember which site i went on i'll try and find it and let you know.
it wasn't me that said it just what i read somewhere. ive never spoken to homefront41 before so i had no idea if they were male or female.
thanks for telling me though.

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:00 pm:

Shes new, leave her alone. She didnt know. No need to pounce on her. Lan, welcome to the boards.

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:01 pm:

Didnt mean to post that twice, but still..

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:04 pm:

Captain Sobel Does Not Hate Easy Company, He Just Hates You - Dick Winters, Episode One, Talking to Bull. I sure have posted here alot in the last 10 minutes.

By homefront41 (Homefront41) (198.81.26.142) on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 01:31 am:

Take it EASY, everyone! I personally am thrilled to see so many young people from around the world interested in world history 1939-1945. But I beg you, please, go to your libraries and bookstores, find and read books in your language which tell this history. There is so much to know, it is unimaginable. And every bit of it is as exciting and inspiring as the story of Easy Company and the 101st Airborne Division.

If you want your questions answered, seek out the authenticated sources of material. There is plenty of it available. I'll repeat it -- there is so much to know. BK

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 03:55 am:

Jane,
I think the kids from today are getting more and more interrested in WW2. I think we have to thank Movies and so such like BoB for that. I'm 14 years old and i'm interrested in WW2 for a long time now.

That pretty funny, WW2 made my school go a lot better. ( Last year it looked like i wouldn't make it to the next class, but then in History-Class we began with WW2. I got all the A's and i made it to the next class *which is easy* )

I still learn so much about it, and thanks to BoB now

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 08:04 am:

So true, BoB has changed so many lives...all for the better of course...including mine
It even got my brother interested in WW2 now!

gold

By Jane Lindholm (Jlindholm) (204.48.169.252) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:33 am:

LeChan,
I just checked out your site too. Very nice lay out...just a question, I take it the phrases like 'Photo Gallery' to the right of the BOB Time picture are not meant to be links?
I'm glad you spoke up....im frequently surprised at who is interested in BOB...but never why...I too didn't really pay attention to WWII until BOB...take care
Do you have a fave actor from BOB? You are welcome to use any of my pics from,

http://photos.yahoo.com/jlindholm2000

Enjoy!
Jane

PS: Does anyone know why the pics were removed from this page? If pics are still allowed here....i'd like to put some up of Shane as Gene...[Derek/Chris, let me know]

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.48.7) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:08 pm:

i was never interested in ww2 untill BOB either. it changed my whole perspective of it all am im really glad.
it would be wicked if all the fans met up. but i do agree it would be very difficult.

never mind, at least we have the boards.

Lan

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.126.117) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 01:59 pm:

I wasn't either. War is horrible and sometimes i wonder why i like BoB so much. But i just like
And it made me interested about war too. Sad that i don't have anything about ww2 in school right now.

Iines

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 02:19 pm:

Wow, thanks alot guys.
Yes, a few years ago, I was getting into war and my mom said she had recorded a miniseries named Band of Brothers and that I could watch it. She hasnt seen it.

From the first episode I was shocked. I then understood the war and why they were fighting. Since then I have watched it so many times my tapes have gone out, Im getting the boxset for xmas(cant wait to watch it on xmas day!).
I have read the book 2 or 3 times, I might even go on the BoB tour if its still on (R.I.P. Stephen Ambrose)

Thanks alot guys. When Im 17, I want to tryout for the Airborne. War is hell..

By gary nephil (Gary_Nephil) (147.8.235.61) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 02:16 am:

hello. i'm gary and this's my 1st time to post a message here. HBO is not a popular channel in my country but thx to my friend, a ww2 nut, for recommending me the miniseries or else i won't find myself here in the big family of BoB fans.
i found the story of Medic Roe the most impressive out of the 10 episodes. i was shocked by the enormous bravery and courage that Roe showed in the battle. u know, he was the only guy who popped out of the foxhole while others were seeking shelter from the shower of shells by the enemies. i've so much respect for Roe even though his job was not to beat off the enemy in the line of fire. Roe's story is particularly inspiring for me, perhaps because i'm also a medic. i would certainly bear Eugene Roe's spirit with the rest of my life, trying my best to serve people (hopefully not in the war which i don't wish it to occur in any part of the world) in anyway i can.
finally, i would like to apologise for my poor english since i'm not english-speaking.

gary

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 07:22 am:

Welcome aboard Gary

gold

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:38 am:

Welcome Gary

And Jane,
thank you for the pictures and your command about my site. My site ain't ready yet (I guess you allready figured that) but i'm working on it, so check it anytime soon again

Roe inspired me too, i think a Medic is the greatest Job you can have as a human beinin (This is for you Gary ) I have so much respect for Medics, I want to be one to when i get out of school. I think being Medic is the greatest Job you can do for people. But that's just my thought

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.32.7) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 01:50 pm:

I watched Saving Private Ryan last night for the 1st time (bit late but never mind) and it was very weird to hear them talk about the 101st Airbourne and to see the Screaming Eagles on the arms. it was just as sad as BOB i think. the beginning was the worst bit.

Untill i watched that i never thought about the soldiers brothers. you always think of the soldier himself but ive never thought about if a soldier had lost all his brothers and that he may be the only son left of a worried mother. it's scary to think about it.

My best friend is going in the army soon and it's really scary to think if anything hsppened to her. theres even more scary things about these days aswell as the mad men who control them. i couldnt imagine her going through anything in the slightest bit similar to what the men of Easy went through.

Lan

p.s, Welcome to all the new fans of BOB.

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.126.120) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 02:11 pm:

Welcome Gary! You've found very great site

Lan, i haven't seen Saving Private Ryan but i would like to. It must be great movie.
Yes, think about parents who wait in home when they get letter that their sons are dead. Must be horrible. I remember when Buck got to know that his girlfriend left him. How could he do it. Poor Buck Isn't it enough that they have to be in the war...
Let's just hope that your friend got a good leader like Winters

And Leonie,
I agree. Medics were god's gifts

Iines

By Michael Wisotzkey (Afireinside) (24.171.107.160) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 04:35 pm:

Saving Private Ryan is alright, I like "When Trumpets Fade" better. Its cool. They are in the Hurtgen Forest, the forest that had to be captured before the Battle of the Bulge started. Check it out, Band of Brothers had to use some of the same set equipment.

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:16 pm:

Iines, try watching SPR, you'll like it i'm sure

gold

By Mary Louise Bernardo (Currahee_Easy) (202.8.246.98) on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 12:18 am:

Hello again, it's been like 6 days since i posted... well thank you all for that warm welcome.. but anyways i finally bought my BoB VCD... it costs 2,000 pesos but, it's worth it anyway.. it has 6 CD's and the 6th is the real Easy company men talking about their experiences during the war. It was very enriching but also emotional because some of the men (while telling their stories..) would break down in tears.. i just couldn't help but cry along.... i'll watch it over and over...

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 07:23 am:

I got the VCDs too Mary. Too bad they didn't include "the making" and "ron's diaries" with it But love the cds!!!

gold

By Iines (Iines) (195.197.127.165) on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 01:41 pm:

Yes, i must look from stores if they have SPR-VCD. And if i don't remember wrong, Tom Hanks act in it. He's very good actor and i would love to see him too
Mary and Gold, try to get your TV-station air those extras. I don't know if it's possible but it wouldn't hurt to ask and i'm sure they are worth it

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 09:33 pm:

Iines, yep, great acting from Tom on SPR!
Sure it wouldn't hurt to ask them. Besides, i've already emailed to HBO asia twice to have BoB re-aired here and they did!

gold

By gary nephil (Gary_Nephil) (147.8.39.196) on Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:17 pm:

lechan,

nice to have thought of becoming a medic. so work harder !!

gary

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (195.85.172.147) on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:00 am:

Gary, thanks for your reaction and trust. Right after i saw SPR i thought like ; There must be something or some-one who has to help the soldiers who are dying and which darms are out of there stomachs and whos arm's got blown away.
I think it's really the last you can do if you want to make something out of your life

Tom Hanks is The Man!!!! I think Tom is totally great, he acts very good and he made episode 5 very great too.

For the people who hasn't seen Saving Private Ryan yet, really, I tell you, you HAVE to see it. I got it one video and i watch it whenever i have time It's totall reality and just so beautifull.

By Ewa Molik (Layyla) (62.233.130.1) on Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 03:31 pm:

well there is so much to tell about doc that i can't decide where to start..
maybe from one question that you probably can answer: was medic eugene ever shot-wounded or something like this? it was never mentioned in the series and i haven't read the book yet so i'm not quite sure..
al of you are so lucky if you have the series taped or on cd's.. let's say that i haven't typed it because of my foolishness and can't buy cd because we simply don't have it here..so i need to wait for it to be replayed on our tv.
doc is surely my favourit character - such a fantastic, couragous and also paasionate about what he did ( as he himself tells about it in the 6th episode) as you've mentioned before - how come he wasn't frightened to run to alll those wounded peiople durig all those shootings. it was astonishing to see him in the 6th episode, i' m happy that he should have been honoured (well kind of..) to have it's own episode
and like all of you probably i became very interested in world war the2nd after this series and finding this site helped me much in my search for all the data
i think it was when i saw the 6th episode when it becaame so interested in the series itself.fascination to eugene & to shane of course mae me watch it and now i'm mad about it..
as i've asid there is so much to say abput doc that i can't remember so i'll post any time later
layla

By Evelyn (Evelyn18kk) (66.46.60.168) on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 03:30 pm:

Hi Leanne Clarke...I read your msg from a coupld months back and was wondering where you live in Canada.

Evelyn

By leanne clarke (Lan) (195.93.33.12) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 10:53 am:

I don't live in canada. i live in cornwall.

By Evelyn (Evelyn18kk) (66.46.60.183) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 08:10 am:

My mistake then! ;)

Ev

By David H Lippman (Kiwiwriter) (67.81.164.104) on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 06:18 pm:

I'm a new guy on the block, but I just want to thank the Langlois/Roe family for creating this page in honor of Doc Roe and all the men and women who served the Allied cause in World War II.

Best,

Dave Lippman
http://www.usswashington.com/dl_index.htm

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 09:07 pm:

Welcome David! Derek and Chris are wonderful aren't they? Enjoy the site!

gold

By Jeremy Bryan Stanford (Bobfanatic) (170.215.46.247) on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 11:48 pm:

Hello, I'm another 13 y/o If anyone want to know, the Belgian nurse's name was Renee Lemaire. I found this out from the book "Seven Roads to Hell" by Donald R. Burgett. The dedication page read as follows.
"To all who served in all wars the world over in the cause of freedom. may those who survived honor those who did not by keeping the freedom they earned for our children and all generations to come. God bless and keep Renee Lemaire, the young Belgian nurse who lost her life while attempting to save wounded Americans in this Battle for Bastogne."
I too wanted to be a paratrooper for Halloween, but criticism from my fellow classmates dissuaded me. Thank you for reading this. If you have comments, e-mail me at bobgoestowork@hotmail.com

By Jeremy Bryan Stanford (Bobfanatic) (170.215.46.247) on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 11:57 pm:

P.S.-I'm going into the 101st Abn when I get older. I want to keep up a family military history. My grandpa was in the Army Air Corps in WWII. He was a bombardier aboard a B-17. My dad was in the USMC in Vietnam. He was in a Helicopter Bn and was shot down several times. My uncle was in the Marines in the Gulf War, so you see I have a long military history that goes back even further, but i dont want to bore you.

By Jeremy Bryan Stanford (Bobfanatic) (170.215.46.247) on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 12:07 am:

1 more thing. Sobel ended up in a mental hospital.(Refering to the conversation a while back) P.S.- I am a WWII buff. Anyone know where to find rubber WWII gun replicas and uniforms? Any other young people play Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead game for PC?

Thanks,

Jeremy (bobfanatic)

By Graham Smith (Smith) (66.82.9.39) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 07:15 pm:

Hey Jeremy, how is it going? Well, I don't know about rubber guns, im 14 years old, but I'm getting a real M-1 soon and uniform for WWII re-enacting. Yes, I play MoH:AA and Spearhead. I am a WWII buff too, and I'm interested in finding out more about it... I'm even taking German. TTYL

By Stephanie Ambroos (Freaky) (80.200.248.201) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 04:11 pm:

hey I also play it it's one of my favourit games!!
I'm doing a whole historie work about WWII and WWI and I've learned a lot about allready I even got the chance to intervieuw the old vets here!! Soon I'm going to visit Bastonge, Foy and Noville maybe I can bring a uniform with me :-D
bye
Stephanie

By Debbie Gib (Dogpower) (166.121.37.7) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 07:43 pm:

I really respect Doc. It was a very dangerous job for him to go out there and help the wounded while bombs were exploding all over and bullets were flying all over the place. Still, he did it and saved lots of lives. Thank you, Doc.

By BETHAN EVANS (Indiekitten) (131.251.0.5) on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 09:57 am:

I don't know if anyone still looks at this site (the dates of the previous messages are a couple of years old. I just recently watched BoB and it was completly unlike I had ever seen. I also read the book, and thn went out and bought it on DVD. The episode that featured mainly about Private Roe was so emotional, and he and all the other members of E-company were all unsung heroes who should have recieved more praise for their heroic actions. Beth- Wales-UK

By BETHAN EVANS (Indiekitten) (131.251.0.5) on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 10:04 am:

Sorry i'm completly stupid!! I looked at the dates at the top of the list instead of the bottom- sorry!!

By Kenton Rauwerdink (Eugene_Roe_Hero) (24.123.83.62) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 10:22 am:

What these men did for the world was great! But think of the culture shock that they must have gotten on their return to the states. (Those that came back and didn't pay the ultimate sacrifice) They leave for the war with the country's economy in ruins and in a depressed state of agriculture and come back to a booming economy. What the heck happened while they were away fighting? Most of their previus jobs were gone because of the industries switching over to make war materials. So, not only did these men have to fight the war, they had to struggle to make a living once they came home.

Kento

By Eugene (61.51.229.138) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:30 am:

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By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.229.138) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:46 am:

This is Yangshuo Pei from Beijing in China.
I watched in CCTV-8.It's the 1st time for a student like me to enjoy the .As everybodyeles,I have droped in the whole stroy.Of course,Eugene Roe is my favourait.I have watched the part 6th,
even more than 10 times.I just Can help doing it.just for that I could see Eugene.he is my hero,a real man and a real person.the actor Shane Taylor is so great and handsome.believe it or not,all the gril in my class like him very much.
I always remenber what Eugene said in the Bastong.
"Penkala!Losen your goddman fingers!goddmanit,loosen'em now!"
"right well.you don't need this,not yet,I do."
"Whatever you can beg you beg,alright."
"Lieutenant Dike,can i spare sth from.....I'll be there."
"oh lord,Grant that I shall never seek,So much to be consolded as to consold,to be understood as to understand,ro to be loved as to love with all my heart."
"Traiteurs.you know,my grandma is a traiteurs."
"your hands,huh huh,you are good nurse......but your touch calms people,that's a gift from god."
......
Love Eugene Roe, Love Shane Taylor.
from beijing
2003.12.27

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 09:16 pm:

Welcome to the boards Yangshuo Pei.

kwan ai mei (gold) ;)

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.231.148) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 08:06 am:

Thank you,Marigold.
best wishes.
happy new year to everybody here.

Yangshuo Pei
Beijing
2003.12.30

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.229.43) on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 08:01 am:

Hello every body here and happy new year!
Band of brothers re-runs in CCTV-8 from 1st Jan. to 10th Jan. What good news! It¡¯s a little different from last time, because this is a special edition to play. All the voice-actor had been changed and the lines had been translated again to make it more correct. At the last time the whole play was separated into 12 parts. It means that some parts like the 6th part, Bastong was separated into 2 parts to play. But this time we could enjoy the all play one whole part by one whole part. What¡¯s more, after the part¡¯s finishing we could watch some sections of the 2002 Emmy Awards or 2002 Golden Globe Awards. Of course, Band of brothers won some of this awards.
But It¡¯s a little pity for me that I must miss 2 or 3 parts, because the TV-play will be shown at 13:30 every afternoon when I have to go to school. Luckily I won¡¯t miss the 6th part, Bastong, the part of Eugene Roe.
3 years ago maybe I¡¯m just a kid who looked like a fan of Britney Spears. At present I tell myself that to love someone is not just love the surface of somebody but his deep thought and the spirit of his own. But now I lost my way. Some time I ask myself whether I like Eugene Roe or Shane Taylor. Or else I just like Eugene Roe only played by Shane Taylor. I don¡¯t want to separate them, because I¡¯m sure that if they are not together, I won¡¯t like either of them. But in fact they are just separated in the true world. Or maybe I¡¯m still a kid, a little fan for losing my way in the 2 characters. I am caught in such a situation and can¡¯t help falling.
However, maybe I need try to look on the bright side of things. After all I just like the TV-play, like Eugene Roe and Shane Taylor.
Have a good night!
Voila,
Merci.
Yangshuo Pei
Beijing 2004.1.2

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 03:46 am:

wow! i envy you! i hope they will re-air BoB here in my country. I know i can watch my copies anytime but it's different when you know the whole country could be watching the same show on TV!

gold

By Pieter Moortgat (Fewiii) (213.224.83.102) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 05:19 pm:

http://users.win.be/W0005086/traces/lemaire.htm

concerning the nurse "Renee Lemaire", on above link you can see a picture of her + pictures of her grave and remembrance sign for her and the fallen men from the 101st airborne.

Pieter

By georgina palmer (Georgia) (80.46.177.131) on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 01:49 pm:

hia,
ive been meaning to post something for ages now but i just wasnt sure what to say i tried to talk to my friends about it but its just one of those things you need to experience for yourself. i cant really tell them how grateful i am to all the people who faught. I was really cut up for ages after i saw it but then the only way the past won't destroy you is if you accept it and realise that the reason they faught is so that the world could be a better place and ill never stop being grateful from the bottom of my soul.
georgia,14, london england. : )

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 10:52 pm:

it's about to time you post georgina, and that's a good starting post. welcome to the boards.

gold

By Doc C (Ipatriot) (65.128.232.44) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:11 pm:

Hey all.
Great site. I recieved Band of Brothers for Christmas and have watched it in it's entirety every night thus far. I finally had to lend it to a friend so I could get some sleep and yet here it is midnight and I'm still involved in some way with BoB through this site. This has been the very best series I have seen period. I served as a medic with a Marine Corps combat unit while in the service, (Weapons Co. 2/6 2nd MAR DIV). The portrayal of Doc Roe has hit me deeply in ways that few people can imagine or understand. When I have so quiet time the memories start replaying themselves in my mind. I am so very grateful that someone has finally shown more than a snipette of what combat Doc's are like, how they live and work and the deep love respect and devotion that they/ we all have/ had for their comrades and brothers in arms. I stand in awe, grateful and humbled by those that went before and those who follow after me. I miss my guys

By Doc C (Ipatriot) (65.128.232.44) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:16 pm:

Hey all.
Great site. I recieved Band of Brothers for Christmas and have watched it in it's entirety every night thus far. I finally had to lend it to a friend so I could get some sleep and yet here it is midnight and I'm still involved in some way with BoB through this site. This has been the very best series I have seen period. I served as a medic with a Marine Corps combat unit while in the service, (Weapons Co. 2/6 2nd MAR DIV). The portrayal of Doc Roe has hit me deeply in ways that few people can imagine or understand. When I have some quiet time the memories start replaying themselves in my mind. I am so very grateful that someone has finally shown more than a snipette of what combat Doc's are like, how they live and work and the deep love respect and devotion that they/ we all have/ had for their comrades and brothers in arms. I stand in awe, grateful and humbled by those that went before and those who follow after me. I miss my guys

By Doc C (Ipatriot) (65.128.232.44) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:24 pm:

Hey all.
Great site. I recieved Band of Brothers for Christmas and have watched it in it's entirety every night thus far. I finally had to lend it to a friend so I could get some sleep and yet here it is midnight and I'm still involved in some way with BoB through this site. This has been the very best series I have seen period. I served as a medic with a Marine Corps combat unit while in the service, (Weapons Co. 2/6 2nd MAR DIV). The portrayal of Doc Roe has hit me deeply in ways that few people can imagine or understand. When I have some quiet time the memories start replaying themselves in my mind. I am so very grateful that someone has finally shown more than a snipette of what combat Doc's are like, how they live and work and the deep love respect and devotion that they/ we all have/ had for their comrades and brothers in arms. I stand in awe, grateful and humbled by those that went before and those who follow after me. I miss my guys

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.228.163) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 03:00 am:

Hello everybody here. Have a nice day!
The whole last week I was taking part in my final exam of this term. Oh! I finished it at last and got a good result. Do not worry, I am still alive after this bad dream.
Band of brothers finished on this Monday in CCTV-8. After this time of watching it, I think that I know more things about the whole story and think more. Winters, Lipton, Bull, Malarkey, Toye, Babe, Speirs, Luz¡¡ Of course and our hero, Eugene Roe, all the number of Easy company are full of my head. I respect all of them more. Every one of them is worth respecting. They are true heroes in the history.
Do you believe that after the first time I watched it I just wanted to experience a war and to be a soldier. But this time I give it up. I find how happy it is to live in a peaceful corner and enjoy the usual life. We should set a high value on our life and the time. Treasure the love gived by your family and your friends.
How long can a person be remembered? It is the question I am thinking for long. My mom sadly told me that maybe I would be the only person who would remember her in the whole life. I just smiled, smiled sadly. The conmen people like you and me may never be remembered forever. But the heroes will be remembered. They will be remembered as faith, as the meaning of the life. It is a kind of spirit which encourage someone to go on his life. Band of brothers and Saving private rayn show this spirit. There is no reason why to do the things or not to do the things in both of the films. It is just a spirit, the sprit to save Rayn, the spirit to fight in the easy company with brothers.
We all need some spirit although you are not a believer. I think when I am old I will still remember that once there are one TV plays and one character effect me so much in my life. It is Band of brothers and Medic Eugene Roe.
By the way, I began to read the novel Band of brothers. It is also very good.
Voila,
Merci.
Yangshuo Pei
Beijing 2004.1.14

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.228.163) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 03:04 am:

By Brian Daish (Voodoo) (172.189.3.253) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 01:24 pm:

hi like the last couple of messages i to recevied Band of brothers for xmas , i had seen the series when it was shown on t.v , and i thought it had effected me then . But sitting at home and watching it in my own time . WOW how these young guys went through that is amazing , and the debt we all owe them is immense , im glad i found this site so i can share the feelings i have with others who understand , from one gratful Scot

By Doc C (Ipatriot) (65.128.232.54) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 09:21 pm:

Brian,
It just struck me ,thanks to your post, that what these guys did wasn't uniquely for America but had a major impact on the rest of the world. It seems to me that we are all hearing the siren song of globalism that is twisted by politics, greed and averice. The folks that served in the WWII just had different lyrics to that song. Theirs was a symphony of world changing actions for nothing other than the simplicity of doing the right thing. Today the lyrics are billed as some touchy feely "hotter" remake of the original, usually preformed by some vapid tramp du jour with a fat soft drink contract in her skin tight pants pocket. I liken it to Eminem doing remakes of classic Beatles tunes. Pathetic, nauseating and certainly not world shaking. Let it be....

By Colleen Murphy (Colleen) (216.125.153.2) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 01:35 pm:

Tangshou Pei,congratulations on finishing your exams,I'm sure you did an excellent job! I enjoyed reading your post and even though I've seen the series dozens of times and read the book three times,I still feel just like you. I think the soldiers who fought in WW11 are heroes to the world. Can you even imagine what this world would be like now if the Allies hadn't been victorious? It's too bad that it has taken a show like BoB to finally get the rest of the world to start paying attention to what these soldiers actually accomplished and to give them the thanks and recognition that is long overdue.

Colleen

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 10:56 pm:

Hey Colleen!!!
Congratulations Pei!

gold

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.230.0) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 10:17 pm:

Hi everybodoy here.
21th January is chinese new year---the spring festival.
Happy chinese new year to everybodoy here and the chinese all over the world.
Thank you Colleen and Gold.
Voila,
Merci.
Yangshuo Pei
Beijing 2004.1.19

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 07:15 am:

Sin Nian Kwhay Le Pei!

gold

By Colleen Murphy (Colleen) (216.125.153.2) on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 01:36 pm:

HIYA,Gold! I've missed you on the easycompany site,hope you've been behaving yourself!!LOL!Take care,
Colleen

By Yangshuo Pei (Eugene) (61.51.235.177) on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 09:09 pm:

According to the tenth part of the TV-plays,Band of the brothers,our dear medic Eugene Roe has gone in 1998,isn't it?
I have visited the "easycompany" site.I saw the pictures of Buck Compton and Neal McDonough at the Normanday premiere,Babe and Robin Laing,Donnie Wahlberg and Carwood Lipton at the premiere in Normandy,Damian Lewis and Maj. Winters at Utah Beach and so on.
I...I just think about that poor Shane Talyor can never have a chance to take a photo with Eugene Roe.I just feel sad for Eugene.A good person should live longer.The "Angels From Above" should never die, but......We can't against the time and life.It make me wanna cry......
I just feel so sad.......
Voila,
Merci.
Yangshuo Pei
Beijing 2004.1.20

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.169.209) on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 06:02 am:

nah, i'm there colleen, just lurking ;)
awwww...Pei, that's just the way of life...

gold

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