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Episode1

Wewereina1storeandaguyinthat1store

toldustoputouruniformson.

"whatthehellareyoutalkingabout?"

Hesays...

TheUSAisinawarwithJapan.

Wecouldn'tbelieveit.

Wellourcountrywasattacked.

It'sdifferent.

Itwasn'tIikeKoreaorVietnam.

Wewasattacked.

Andyouknowitwasafeelingthat...

maybewe'rejustdumbcountrypeoplebutwhereIcomefrombutalotofusvolunteered.

Whowouldliketo

volunteerforthetankcorps?

Whowouldliketo

volunteerfortheairforce?

Whowouldliketo

volunteerforthenavyorwhatever?

Andthentheysaid

"whowouldliketo

volunteerfortheairborne?"

Somebodysays

"whatthehell'stheairborne?"

Nobodyeverheardofit.

Wecamefroma

smallsmalltown

andthreefellasinthat

townwerethatwere"f"

committedsuicide

becausetheycouldn'tgoadifferenttime.

Ididthings

Ididn'tdo'emformedals

Ididn'tdo'emforaccolades.

Idid'embecause

it'swhathadtobedone.

Theguysays

"wouldyoujumpoutofairplan

"Youknow

yougotallyourarmyequipment

andyoujumpoutofairplanes

tofighttheenemy."

Theseguys

theysaid"gotohell".

Nobodyputuptheirhands.

AndthenIdon'tknow

whatitwasbroughtitup

buttheguygiving

thespeechwassaying

"butyougetpaid

$amonthmore."

Sothatmadeit

ahundredbucks.

Iwantawhiffofchickenpie.

Okayboys

let'sgetthisgear1stowed.

Foxcompany

wegoinfive.

Inthenameofthefather

andthesonandoftheholy...

1stplatoondrawsmallarms.

Doyouneedahandlieutenant?

Easycompany!

Listenup!

Gatheruparoundme.

Justmoveitup

c'mongentlemen.

Let'sgo!

Nowthechannelcoast

issockedinwithrainandfog.

Highwindsonthedropzone.

Nojumptonight.

Theinvasionhas

beenpostponed.

We'reonanhour1stand-down.

sonofabitch.

Drillsergeantstakecharge.

Wellthisisquiteasurprise.

Notparticularly.

Itsohappens

Iratherexpectedit

WellIcan'tseehowyou

peoplecanpassup80000$

forthecause.

Forwhosecause?

Ifyou'resointerested

inservingacause

whydon'tyoujointhearmy?

Oh...

Ithinkit'sclearingup.

Youthinkit'sclearingup?

No.

Ithinkit'sclearingup.

Howareyourmen?

They'llbefine.

Fiveo'clockinNewYork.

Fouro'clockinChicago.

Happyhourhuh?

Yeah.

Happyhour.

Acoupleofdrinks

maybeanearly

dinnerbeforethetheater.

Acivilizedplace

forcivilizedmen.

Should'vebeen

bornearlierNix.

Whatandgiveupallthis?

We'llgotoChicago

I'lltakeyouthere.

Yeah.

We'llsee.

Actuallyyouknow

who'sfromthere?

Who?

Ohhim.

712daysofthat

sonofabitchandhereweare.

Youpeopleareat

thepositionofattention.

PrivatePercontehaveyou

beenblousingyourtrousers

overyourboots

likeaparatrooper?

Nosir.

Thenexplainthe

creasesatthebottom.

Noexcusesir.

Volunteeringfortheparachute

infantryisonethingPerconte

butyou'vegotalongway

toprovethatyoubelonghere.

Yourweekendpassisrevoked.

Name?

LuzGeorge.

Dirtintherearsideaperture.

Passrevoked.

Whendidyousewon

thesechevronssergeantLipton?

Yesterdaysir.

Longenoughtonoticethis.

Revoked.

Sir.

Name?

MalarkeyDonaldG.

Malarkey?

Malarkey'sslang

forbullshitisn'tit?

Yessir.

Rustonthebuttplate

hingespringprivatebullshit.

Revoked.

Name?

LiebgottJosephDsir.

RustybayonetLiebgott.

YouwannakillGermans?

Yessir.

Notwiththis.

Iwouldn'ttakethis

rustypieceofshittowar

andIwillnottakeyou

towarinyourcondition.

Nowthankstothese

menandtheirinfractions

everymaninthecompany

whohadaweekendpass

haslostit.

Changeintoyourptgear

we'rerunningcurrahee.

2ndplatoonfallout.

Wehavetwominutes.

Fallout!

Iain'tgoingupthathill.

HeyPerconte

whatareyouthinkingof

blousin'yourpants?

ShutupMartinalright?

Hegiggedeverybody.

Yeahwell

youshouldknowbetter.

Don'tgivehimnoexcuses.

Excuses?

Whydon'tyoucomehere

lookatthesetrousers

getdownandyoutellme

ifthere'sacreaseon'em?

Alrightlet'sgo

ontheroadinptformation.

Let'smovemovemove!

Percontelet'sgoPerconte.

Privatewhite

whyareyounotinyourptgear?

Iaskedyouaquestionprivate.

OhEasycompany.

andwhileyou'rerunning

don'tworry

we'lltakeyourdames

tothemoviesforyou.

Yeahgoodtheyneed

somefemalecmpany.

Wheredowerun?

Currahee.

Andwhatdoes

"Currahee"mean?

We1standalone.

Howfarup

howfardown?

Threemilesup

threemilesdown.

Andwhatcompanyisthis?

Easycompany.

Andwhatdowedo?

Standalone.

Donothelpthatman!

Donothelpthatman.

Wedonot1stop.

You'vegot30minutesto

gettothetopofthismountain

Ifyouwannaserve

intheparatroopers.

Hi-hoSilver!

C'monyoucanmakeitupthere.

C'mon.

C'monnowc'mon

Alleylet'sgo.

C'monGuarnere.

Christensonc'mon.

IneverthoughtI'dsee

thedayprivateWynn.

Wearecomingon23minutes.

Thatmaybegoodenough

fortherestofthe

butthatisnotgood

enoughforEasycompany.

Wecanmakeit

wecandothisc'mon.

I'mgonnasaysomething.

Towho?

LieutenantWinters.

Whatisit?

Permissiontospeaksir?

Permissiongranted.

Sirwegotninecompaniessir.

Thatwedo.

Wellhowcome

we'retheonlycompany

marchingeveryfridaynight

12milesfullpack

inthepitchdark?

Whydoyouthink

privateRandleman?

LieutenantSobelhatesussir.

LieutenantSobeldoes

nothateEasycompany

privateRandleman.

Hejusthatesyou.

Thankyousir.

Hehateshimback.

HehatesyoutooMuck.

LieutenantWinters

Iwantcanteensoutofbelts

Withthecapsunscrewed.

Easycompany

canteensoutandopen.

Onmycommandtheywill

pourthecontentsontotheground.

Ontheco'sorder

youwillupendyourcanteen.

Nowlieutenant.

Pour'em.

Whoisthis?

Christenson.

Whyisthereno

waterinyourcanteen?

Youdrankfromyour

canteendidn'tyou?

SirI...

LieutenantWinters.

Yessir.

Wasthismanordered

tonotdrinkfromhiscanteen

duringthefridaynightmarch?

Hewassir.

PrivateChristenson

youhavedisobeyedadirectorder.

Youwillfillyourcanteen

andrepeatall12miles

ofthemarchimmediately.

Yessir.

Fallout!

Whatinthenameofgod

areyoudoingwithmycompany?

You'relateandyouallowtroopers

todisobeydirectorders?

Noexcusesir.

You'remakingme

lookbadlieutenant.

ThisisnotDogcompany.

ThisisnotFoxcompany.

ThisthisisEasycompany.

Andundermycommand

thiswillbethefirst

andfinestcompany

inthisregiment.

Iwantthenamesofsixmen

theirinfractions

andyourdisciplinary

recommendations

onmydeskby1:30.

Isthatclear?

Whatinfractionssir?

Findsome.

Sowhat'dyoudo?

Pickedsixmenand

gave'emlatrineduty.

Theluckysix?

McDonaldToyePerconte

Lipton

MuckandGuarnere.

Whythem?

Itwastheirturn.

Sobel'sagenius.

Ihadaheadmasterjust

likehiminprepschool.

Iknowthetype.

Lewis

Michelangelo'sagenius

Beethoven'sagenius.

Youknowaman

inthiscompany

whowouldn'tdouble-time

Curraheewithafullpack

justtopissinthat

guy'smorningcoffee?

Let'sgolet'sgo.

Standinthedoor.

Go.

Onethousand

twothousand.

Youjustbrokeboth

yourlegsprivateGordon.

Areyoutryingto

getyourselfkilled?

Nosir.

Standinthedoor.

Shit.

Tothewall

tothewall.

Overasateam.

Goon

againstthewall.

Jesuswhatthehellisthis?

That'spiggutsboy.

Goddammit!

Whyareyouhere

privateGordon?

Iwannabein

theairbornesir.

Idon'tbelieveyou.

Whyareyouhere

privateGordon?

Iwannabein

theairbornesir.

Youhave15minutes

tothetopandback

andIwillbewatchingyou.

Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Easycompanyhasthe

finestperformancerecord

intheentire2ndbattalion.

Ibelieveeverybitof

thatisthankstoyou.

Congratulations

captainSobel.

Thankyousir.

Isn'tthatlieutenantWinters

leadingEasycompanyinpt?

Yessir.

He'sadamnedgoodman.

Iwasplanningongiving

himasetofthesetoday.

Whydon'tyoudoit?

He'dbeproudto

get'emfromyou.

Pornography

contraband.

Non-regulationclothing

contraband.

Thismanhadprophylactic

kitsinhisfootlocker.

Howinthenameofgodwas

hegonnahavethe1strength

tofightthewar?

Howisitprivate

privateTipper

Hassparetimeforso

muchcorrespondence?

Captainarepersonalletters

tobeconsideredcontraband?

Thesemenaren't

paratroopersyetlieutenant.

Theyhavenopersonalproperty.

Whatisthis?

Anybody?

Erit'sacanofpeachessir.

LieutenantNixonthinks

thisisacanofpeaches.

Thatisincorrectlieutenant.

Yourweekendpass

iscancelled.

ThisisUnited1states

Armyproperty

Whichwastaken

withoutauthorization

frommymessfacility

andIwillnottolerate

thieveryinmyunit.

Whosefootlockeristhis?

PrivateParkessir.

Getridofhim.

Allweekendpasses

arecancelled.

Officersincluded.

Carryon.

LieutenantWinters.

Colonelsinkhas

seenfittopromoteyou.

As1stlieutenant

you'llserveasmyexecutiveofficer.

Congratulations.

Thankyousir.

Andasatestofyour

organizationalskills

andcommandpotential

Iamdesignatingyou...

messofficerfor14days.

Reporttothemess

kitchenat05：15hours.

Companybreakfast

tobeservedat06:00.

Yessir.

OhandDick...

There'srainforecasttomorrow

Sothecompanywill

havealightafternoon

oflectureand

classroominstruction.

Ithinkaspecialmeal

beforetheirafternoonoff

wouldbeawelcome

changeofpace.

Wouldyouagree?

Yessir.

Ilikespaghetti.

Holdon

morecoming.

Theseguysarepackingitaway.

This1stuffisorange.

Spaghettiain't

supposedtobeorange.

Thisain'tspaghetti.

Thisisarmynoodles

withketchup.

Youain'tgottaeatit.

Ohc'monGonorrhea

asafellowItalian

youshouldknowthat

callingthiscrapspaghetti

isamortalsin.

Youdon'twantit

I'llhaveit.

Nonono

I'meatinghere.

Heygetouttahere.

Orderschangedgetup!

Lecturesarecancelled.

Easycompanyis

runningupCurrahee.

Movemove!

Threemilesup

threemilesdown.

Hi-hoSilver!

Let'sgo

let'sgo.

You'reawashout

privateHoobler!

Youshouldpackupboth

yourearsandgohome.

LookslikeGordon'sdone.

Aren'tyouGordon

youfinished?

Youdonotdeserve

togetyourwings.

PrivateRandleman

youlooktired.

There'sanambulancewaiting

foryouatthebottomofthehill.

Itcanallbeoverrightnow.

Nomorepain

nomoreCurrahee.

NomorecaptainSobel.

Wepullupontherisers

wefalluponthegrass

weneverlanduponourfeet

wealwayshitourass.

AyeayeChristalmighty

whothehellarewe

zim-zamgoddamn

we'reairborneinfantry

Wepullupontherisers

wefalluponthegrass

weneverlanduponourfeet

wealwayshitourass.

AyeayeChristalmighty

whothehellarewe

zim-zamgoddamn

we'reairborneinfantry.

Sodowefeellikewe're

readytobearmyparatroopers?

Yessergeant.

Ihopeso.

This'llbethefirstoffive

exitsfromacaircraft

scheduledfortoday.

Getready.

Standup.

Hookup.

Uponsuccessfulcompletion

ofyourfifthandfinaljump

you'llbecertified

armyparatroopers.

Checkequipment!

Sound-offfor

equipmentcheck!

Nineokay.

Eightokay.

Sevenokay.

Sixokay.

Fiveokay.

Fourokay.

Threeokay.

Twookay.

Oneokay.

There'llbealotofmen

droppingfromtheskytoday.

Hopefullyunder

deployedcanopies.

Standinthedoor!

Iguaranteeyou're

gonnaloveitlieutenant.

Gogo!

Jumpingfromfeet

in1sticksof

jumpersperaircraft.

Allyouhavetodois

rememberwhatyouweretaught

andIguaranteeyougravity

willtakecareoftherest.

Gogogogo!

Gogogo!

Gogogo!

Damnit.

Andgentlemen

restassured

anyrefusalsinthe

aircraftoratthedoor...

andIguaranteeyou

youwill...

beoutoftheairborne.

Fourokay.

Threeokay.

Twookay.

Oneokay.

Standinthedoor.

Go!

!

Hi-hoSilver.

Nowjustthinkifyouhad

anyclassor1stylelikeme

Somebodymight

mistakeyouforsomebody.

Youmeanlike

yourfuckingsergeant?

I'mjustkidding.

CongratulationsMartin.

CorporalToyetherewillbe

noleaninginmycompany.

Arethosedusty

jumpwings?

Howdoyouexpect

toslaythehuns

withduston

yourjumpwings?

Luzjustgivemeadrink.

HellofanideaJoe.

Thereyougo.

Threemilesup

threemilesdown.

Ten-hut!

Wellatease

paratroopers.

Goodevening

Easycompany.

Eveningsir.

Nowparachuteinfantry

isabrandnewconcept

inAmericanmilitaryhistory.

ButbyGodtheisgonna

forgethatbrandnewconcept

intovictory.

Yessir.

Iwantyoutoknow

thatI'mdamnedproud

ofeachandeveryoneofyou.

Nowyoudeservethisparty.

Thankyou

sergeantGrant.

sir.

SoIwantyoutohavefun...

andrememberourmotto...

Currahee!

Petty.

Map.

C'mon.

AhChrist.

We'reinthewrongposition.

We'reinthewrongposition.

We'retextbook

positionforambushsir.

Weshouldsittight

lettheenemyteam

comeintoourkillingzone.

They'rerightout

theresomewhere.

Let'sjustget'em.

Sirwehave

perfectcoverhere.

Lieutenant

deployyourtroops.

2ndplatoon

moveout.

What?

Tacticalcolumn.

Captain

you'vejustbeenkilled

alongwith95%

ofyourcompany.

Youroutfit?

Easycompany

2ndbattalion4th.

Leavethreewounded

menontheground

andreportbackto

theassemblyarea.

Goddammit.

Youyouyou.

Wellwhatareyougonnado?

Nothingjustkeep

trainingthemen.

AmIinterrupting?

Nono.

LieutenantLewisNixon.

LieutenantHarryWelsh

justinfromthe2nd.

Congratulationsonthepromotion.

Ahthanks

ifyouwannacallitthat.

You'lllearnhimprettyquickly

Noflawsnovices

nosenseofhumor.

Justlikeyourchums

upatbattalion1staff.

What'sup?

I'mhearingalotofrumblings.

Sobel?

Justtalkingaboutthat.

Sohegetsalittle

jumpyinthefield?

hmm-mmm.

Hegetsjumpyand

thenyougetkilled.

That'snice.

Yeahlisten

ifwediscussit

Ithinkitshouldjust

beamong1stourselves.

Ohabsolutely.

2ndplatoonready?

Readysir.

Thengettheminformation.

We'removingout.

Yessir.

ShutupCobb.

Ehyougottaadmitit.

He'sgotnochance.

Eitherthekrautswillgethim

oroneofus.

WhoSobel?

Hescreweduponemaneuver.

Wellyouknow

I'malwaysfumblingwithgrenades.

Itwouldbeeasyifone

wentoffbyaccidentyouknow?

Wellnowtheymusthave

puthiminchargeforareason.

Yeah'causethearmywouldn't

makeamistakerightShift?

Goingmyway?

Whereverthetraintakesme.

Wheredoyou

supposethatmightbe?

Ihaven'tgotaclue.

Yeahc'mon

takeaguess.

AtlanticPacific

Atlantic?

I'mnottheintelligenceofficer.

mmm.

WellassuchIofcourseknow

butifItoldyou

I'dhavetokillyou.

Sodon'ttellme.

NewYorkcity.

Troopship.

England.

We'reinvadingEurope

myfriend.

FortressEuropa.

SincewhendoIdrink?

IfIthoughtyou'ddrinkit

Iwouldn'tofferittoyou.

Nix?

Whatareyougonnado

whenyougetintocombat?

OhIhaveeveryconfidence

inmyscroungingabilities.

AndIhaveacaseofvat

hiddeninyourfootlocker.

Really?

Ohyeah.

Morning.

mmm.

Thiscouldturninto

arealnicetrip.

"Dearsirormadam

soonyoursonwill

dropfromthesky

toengageand

defeattheenemy.

Yourfrequentlettersof

loveandencouragement

willarmhimwith

afightingheart.

Withthathecannotfail

butwillwingloryforhimself

makeyouproudofhim

andhiscountryevergrateful

forhisservicein

itshourofneed.

SignedHerbertM.Sobel

captaincommanding."

Rightnowsomelucky

bastard'sheadedforthesouthpacific.

OhwhatI'dgive.

He'sgonnagetbilleted

onsometropicalisland...

Keeptalking.

Sittingunderapalmtree

withsixnakednativegirls

helpinghimcutupcoconuts

sohecanhand-feed

'emtotheflamingos.

Flamingosaremean.

Theybite.

Sodothenakednativegirls.

Withanyluck.

Heyguys

I'mgladI'mgoingtoEurope.

Hitlergetsoneofthese

rightacrossthewindpipe.

Rooseveltchanges

thanksgivingtoJoeToyeday

andpaysme10grandayear

fortherestofmyfuckinglife.

Whatifwedon'tgettoEurope?

Whatiftheysend

ustonorthAfrica?

Mybrother'sinnorthAfrica.

Hesaysit'shot.

Reallyit'shotinAfrica?

Shutup.

Thepointis

itdon'tmatterwherewego.

Oncewegetintocombat

theonlypersonyoucantrust

isyourselfand

thefellanexttoyou.

Heyaslongas

he'saparatrooper.

Ohyeah?

Andwhatifthatparatrooper

turnsouttobeSobel?

IfI'mnexttoSobelincombat

I'mmovingondowntheline.

Hookupwith

someotherofficer

likeHeyligerorWinters.

Ilikewinters

he'sagoodman.

Butwhenthe

bullets1startflying

Idon'tknowifIwanta

quakerdoingmyfightingforme.

Howdoyou

knowhe'saquaker?

Heain'tcatholic.

Neither'sSobel.

Thatprick'sthe

sonofAbraham.

He'swhat?

He'saJew.

I'maJew.

Congratulations.

Getyournose

outofmyface.

What'sallthatabout?

Gonorrheacalled

SobelaJew.

Liebgotttookoffense

'causehe'saJewtoo.

FightingoverSobel

that'ssmart.

Attack!

Noyouwannakillhim!

Parryrightparryleft.

Thrust!

Takecover.

Okay.

Yesterdaywetalked

aboutmagneticdeclination

andtheleftadd

rightsubtractrule.

Todaywe'regonna

putitintopractice.

Therearetwobasic

typesoffightingpositions.

Thefirstisthe

preparedposition.

Theadvantagesof

apreparedposition

arethatitgivesyou

coverandconcealment.

Commencefire!

We'llthenmaneuver

rightinthroughthesetrees.

Atthesametime

our2ndplatoon

inthisparticularcase

movesoverhere.

He'sthengonnaclosewith

andkillorcapturethatGerman.

Sobel'slate.

Whyisthereafencehere?

Thereshouldbenofencehere.

Tipper!

Yessir.

Givemethemap.

PerconteLuz.

Getthemenget'emb--

Takecoverbehindthosetrees.

Alrightyouheardtheword.

Thereshouldbeno

thereshouldbenofencehere.

Um...

Wecouldgooveritsir.

Really?

That'snotthepoint

wherearethegoddamn--

Wherethegoddamnhellarewe?

Perconte?

Yeah.

Sobel'slostagainright?

Yeahhe'slost.

FuckingChrist.

CanyoudomajorHorton?

Doesawildbear

crapinthewoodsson?

Shhshhshh.

Maybethegoodmajor

cangoosethisschmuck.

Getusmoving?

Noway...

Ohyeahyes.

Yougottayougotta.

Alrightjustthisonce.

Shhshh.

Threefivesix

eightthreethree.

Isn'tthattheintersection?

Nosirit'shere.

You'reafullgridoff.

Goddammit.

Isthereaproblem

captainSobel?

Whosaidthat?

Whobrokesilence?

Ithinkit'smajorHortonsir.

MajorHorton?

Whatishedidhejoinus?

Ithinkmaybehe'smoving

betweentheplatoonssir.

Whatisthegoddamn

holdupMr.Sobel?

Afencesir.

Umgod...

Abarbedwirefence.

Ohthatdogjust

ain'tgonnahunt.

Nowyoucutthatfence

andgetthisgoddamnplatoon

onthemove!

Yessir!

Wherearemy

goddamnwirecutters?

Wehavetomove.

Sirwithoutcaptain

Sobeland1stplatoon?

It'saTintersection.

Weimprovise.

Doubleenvelopment

laidonabaseoffire

tocuttheroadinalldirections.

Hookrightwith1stsquad.

TellGuarnereto

moveleftwith2nd.

I'llberightupthe

middlewith3rdgo.

Yessir.

Dearyme.

Bloodyhell.

You'vedoneitnowyanks.

You'vecapturedme.

Hi-hoSilver!

Wouldthatbetheenemy?

Asamatteroffactyes.

Goodwork2ndplatoon.

Wetooktheobjective.

Whoistheidiotwho

cutthatman'sfence?

Iwasorderedtosir.

Bywhom?

MajorHortonsir.

MajorHorton?

Yessir.

MajorHortontoldyoutodothat?

Yessir.

MajorHortonordered

youtocutthefence?

Yeshedid.

MajorHortonisonleaveinLondon.

Getthosecowsoutofhere.

LieutenantWinters.

WithcaptainSobel's

complimentssir.

Lieutenant.

Ohforcryingoutloud.

Thisspellscourt-martial.

NosirIdonotunderstand.

Yourorderstome

weretoinspectthelatrines

at10:00hours.

From9:30to9：55Iwas

censoringtheenlistedmen'smail

byorderofcolonel1strayer.

At10：00hoursIfollowed

yourorderstotheminute.

Ichangedthattimeto09：45.

Noonetoldmesir.

Itelephoned.

I'mquarteredwitha

familythathasnotelephone.

Andsentarunner.

Norunnerfoundmecaptain.

Irregardlesswhengivena

tasktoperformbyarankingofficer

toanotherofficer.

Youfailedtodoso.

WereItoletsuchafailureof

dutybymyownXOgounpunished

Whatkindofmessage

isthattothemen?

Iperformedmyduty

asIwasorderedsir.

AndIdisagree.

Soyouroptionsare

quitesimplelieutenant.

Punishmentforyour

offenseswillbedenialof

a-48hourpass

for60days.

Standbefore

meatattention.

Oryoumayinitiate

aletterofappeal

andrequestatrial

bycourt-martial.

Youspendyourweekends

onthebaseanywayDick.

Beaman

takethepunishment.

MayIborrowyourpensir?

Myendorsementsir.

Irequesttrial

bycourt-martial.

WelostWinters

tobattalionmess.

You'reshittingme.

No.

Strayerdiditwhiletheytry

tofigureouttheprocedures

forhiscourt-martial.

WellNixbetterfinda

loopholeandgethimout.

Andifhedon't?

Wintersscrambleseggs

whiletherestofusmake

thebigjumpwithSobel.

Notme.

Sowe'regoingthrough

withthisright?

We'vegottadosomething.

Yeah.

Alright.

Good.

Butwe'dallbetterbeclear

oftheconsequences.

Idon'tcareabout

theconsequences.

Wecouldbelinedup

againstawallandshot.

NowI'mreadytofacethat

andeveryoneof

ushadbetterbetoo.

Iwillnotfollow

thatmanintocombat.

Meneither.

Alright.

Thenlet'sdoit.

Ihereby...

nolonger...

wishtoserve...

asanon-commissionedofficer...

inEasycompany.

Alrightboys.

Goodluck.

Ioughttohaveyouallshot!

Thisisnothingless

thananactofmutiny

whileweprepareforthe

goddamninvasionofEurope.

SergeantHarris.

Yessir.

Turninyour1stripes

collectyourgear.

Youarehereby

transferredoutofmyregiment.

Yessir.

Getout.

SergeantRanney.

Sir.

Youconsideryourselflucky

I'monlybustingyoutoprivate.

AllofyouNCOshave

disgracedthe1stairborne.

Youcanconsideryourself

luckythatweareontheeve

ofthelargestaction

inthehistoryofwarfare

whichleavesmenochoice

buttospareyourlives.

Nowgetoutofmyoffice

andgetoutofmysight.

Get.

Keep'emcoming

that-a-boy.

That'sit.

Icanonlyspeculatesir.

Mostofthemenwould

wouldneverdothis

butIbelievejusta

fewofthesergeants

mayhavefelttheirloyalty

laymoretotheplatoon

thantothecompany.

Andthesefewsergeantsconvinced

alloftheotherNCOsinyourcompany

toturnintheir1stripes?

As1staffsergeants

theyhaveagreat

amountofinfluencesir.

ButasIsay

therestaregoodmen.

Iknowthem

Icanworkwiththem.

Thisbusinesswiththe

Winters'court-martial

hasbeenan

unpleasantdistraction.

Indeed

indeedithassir.

However...

YourcommandofEasy

companyhasbeenexemplary.

Thankthankyousir.

Infactexceptfortheactions

ofafewofyournoncoms

Ibelieveyou'vefieldedoneof

thefinestcompaniesofsoldiers

I'veeverseen.

Yessir.

Herbert

divisionhasestablished

aparachutetrainingschool

atChiltonFoliat.

Theideaisfor

non-infantrytypeswho...

werevitaltothe

cominginvasion

suchasdoctorsandchaplains

totakejumptrainingthere.

FranklyIcan'tthinkofanyone

morequalifiedtocommand

suchaschoolthanyouare.

Sir?

I'mreassigningyou

toChiltonFoliat.

I'mlosingEasycompany?

Thewareffort

needsyouelsewhere.

Permissiontospeaksir?

Granted.

Iswho

whowillbereplacingme?

LieutenantMeehan

fromBakercompanyissenior.

Goodluckat

ChiltonFoliatHerbert.

Don'tletusdownnow.

Nosir.

Carryon.

ndplatoonlistenup.

Iwantthe1stsquad

anda-sidetentsrightupthere.

rdsquadsecondrow...

Holyshit.

Noit'sallright

matewe'retommies

notbleedin'bosch.

Isallthisreal?

Yeahyeah.

Wellsomeofit's

fromthehermans

thatsomebody's

tailorsknockedup

foryouladsactually

soyoucangetyourmincepies

onsomeofthisjerryclobber

ifyouknowwhatImean.

Notreally.

Eh?

Heymacyougotaluger?

I'mdyingtogetmy

handsonarealluger.

Yeahgoonthen.

Quickbutchersyeah?

Boyshesureisadoozy.

Yeahit'spukkainnit.

What?

HeyPetty.

Heymate.

You'rehavingabathifyou

thinkyou'rehalf-inchingthat.

Ohyeah.

Sorry.

Wellgoodluck.

Youtoomate.

What'supHoobs?

Thesemenhavebeen

throughthetoughesttraining

thearmyhastooffer.

Undertheworst

possiblecircumstances.

Andtheyvolunteeredforit.

ChristDickIwasjust

shootingcrapswiththem.

It'snotlike...

Youknowwhy

theyvolunteered?

Sowhenthingsgotreally

badthemaninthefoxhole

nexttothemwouldbethebest.

Notsomedrafteewho's

gonnagethimkilled.

Areyouticked

becausetheylikeme?

BecauseI'mspendingtime

togettoknowmysoldiers?

Imeanc'monyou'vebeen

withtheseguysforwhat

twoyears?

I'vebeenhereforsixdays.

You'regamblingBob.

Sowhatsoldiersdothat.

Idon'tdeserve

areprimandforit.

Whatifyou'dwon?

What?

What-if-you'd-won?

Neverputyourselfinaposition

whereyoucantake

fromthesemen.

LieutenantMeehan?

Enter.

Onthelasttrainingjump

Ihadacompass.

Closetheflap.

Thenweturnleft.

Yeah.

Bearingzerofourtwo

12minutes.

Thenanotherleft?

Yes.

Yeah.

Callitthreefiveeight

For10andahalfminutes.

Greenlight

rightoverRamsbury.

Ramsbury.

Everysingletime.

Lineardistanceon

thegridofabout...

Okay.

Ramsbury

Upottery.

So...

It'sNormandy.

st.MarieduMont.

Causewaynumberone.

Causewaynumbertwo.

Theultimatefieldproblem.

TheestuaryoftheDouveriver

dividestwobeachheads

code-namedUtahhere

andOmahahere.

Seaborneinfantrywill

hitthesebeachesinforce

atadateandtime

tobespecified.

h-hourd-day.

Airborne'sobjective

gentlemen

istotakethetownofCareltan

orCarentan

thuslinkingUtahandOmaha

intoasinglecontinuousbeachhead.

...linkingOmahandUtahinto

onecontinuousbeachhead.

Eachtrooperwilllearn

thisoperationbyheart

andknowhisand

everyotheroutfits'mission

tothedetail.

LieutenantMeehan?

Yesdukeman.

Sirarewedroppingtonight?

Whenit'stimeforyoutoknow

we'llletyouknow.

Inthemeantime

studythesesandtablesmaps

andreconnaissancephotos

untilyoucandrawamap

oftheareabymemory.

Nowwewilldrop

behindthisAtlanticwall

fivehoursbeforethe

thinfantrylandsatUtah.

Andbetweenourassembly

areaandthebattalion'sobjective

thereisaGermangarrison

righthereinthisarea

st.MarieduMont.

Easycompanywill

destroythatgarrison.

Threedaysupplyofk-rations

chocolatebarscharmscandy

powderedcoffee

sugarandmatches.

Compassbayonet

entrenchingtool

ammunitiongasmask.

Musettebagwithammo

mywebbingmy.canteen

twocartonsofsmokes.

Hawkinsmine

twogrenades

smokegrenade

gammagrenade

tntthisbullshit

andapairofnastyskivvies.

What'syourpoint?

Youknowthis1stuff

weighsasmuchasIdo.

I've1stillgotmychute

myreservechute

mymaewest

mym-.

Whereareyoukeeping

yourbrassknuckles?

Icouldusesome

brassknuckles.

SergeantMartin.

HeyVest

anythingforme?

No.

SergeantMartin.

ForTalbert.

Yourcondoms?

Idon'tknowprobably.

Whatyougot?

"DearFloydgive'emhell."

It's