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BigmanPigman

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17. The first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 03:59 PM

Jun 2025

are the most horrific moments of any film. When I continue to learn about the war I've learned that those 20 minutes were really how it was, this was not Hollywood fiction.

Director George Stevens was sent to war with his camera and his own film. It was made into a documentary "D-Day to Berlin". TCM showed it a mo th ago and I had forgotten how wonderful the footage was.

https://archive.org/details/George_Stevens_D-Day_To_Berlin_1995_New_Line_Home_Video_Tape

Last night I watched Patton with George C Scott. He did a great job.

The French National Anthem is a fantastic song and this version is the best one I've ever heard...

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D-Day.... there are almost none left.. [View all] Peacetrain Jun 2025 OP

the red water is a very common remembrance. WarGamer Jun 2025 #1

My Father In Law landed at Omaha rurallib Jun 2025 #2

That is the way my future Husbabd felt. True Blue American Jun 2025 #10

My dad landed on Omaha Beach, a heavy machine gunner, would be 104 now. elocs Jun 2025 #3

D-Day ironman99 Jun 2025 #4

Lost my last one Jughead Jun 2025 #5

My dad was in the Normandy Beach landing operation on DDay (would have been 107 today) peacebuzzard Jun 2025 #6

there may have been 17 year olds there... WarGamer Jun 2025 #7

My 17 year old homegirl Jun 2025 #12

My dad said little about the war until later life. ananda Jun 2025 #8

My Husband was wounded True Blue American Jun 2025 #11

My mom recalled losing her favorite cousin who was a paratrooper that was killed before hitting the ground. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #9

My Dad said he landed D+2 or 3 never talked about cambat TexLaProgressive Jun 2025 #13

MIne as well dcmfox Jun 2025 #14

The Greatest Generation and my father, three uncles, and my wife's father were a part of it. Most of them never talked surfered Jun 2025 #15

We've been to the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach. It was an emotionally moving experience surfered Jun 2025 #16

The first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan BigmanPigman Jun 2025 #17

Thank you to your father and all his comrades senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #18