Pipe, I'm not disputing that you may have some experience under that belt of yours. But, as I said earlier, do it all in wool fatigues and old, heavy equipment, and then say that these guys on the show weren't working.
By the way, did anyone else get a little teary eyed? What can I say. I'm a sap.
I thought it was a good show on both sides. As I've mentioned before, I've been out of the loop so long that I have no idea how realistic the actual training part was. However, I do agree with a prior comment regarding the use of period equipment and how difficult that might have been for individuals accustom to using the latest modern versions. As a historian, I found the best part was the information about the DB and the stories from the veterans themselves. I thought the ending was poignant with the visit to the cemetery at the base of Cassino.
I don't know about period because the two years I spent on a US Naval base I saw those glasses many times!
Glasses aside, it was a pleasure and a privilege to see and hear the old vets; as well there was obviously a great deal of respect given them and their fallen by the guys who were portraying them. Good stuff.
I was glad to see he was wearing a geek strap though. I always wore mine when I was in the field. At Milcon '91 I had a buddy who fell following a night ambush ex and lost his. He couldn't see anything (I know I would be blind without mine) and had to spend the rest of the week peeling spuds, etc. :-[
I thought it was a great mini series. The training was a little too Discovery Channel for me, but the historical info and the interviews more than made up for any dramatic licence taken by the producers.
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