I served in a company of heroes.

(Source: operationkino)

(Source: finniick, via starsofjasmine)

war is hell.

(Source: mutiler)

(Source: britmarlings)

raphmike:

DEATHS OF EASY COMPANY IN JANUARY:

John Julian, 1 January 1945
Donald Hoobler, 3 January 1945
Alex Penkala, 10 January 1945
Skip Muck, 10 January 1945
Roy Cobb, January 1990
Harry Welsh, 21 January 1995
Lewis Nixon, 11 January 1995
Richard Winters, 2 January 2011 

Where’ve you been? I’ve been lookin’ all over for you.

(Source: raphmike)

(Source: team-currahee)

“The result of these shared experiences was a closeness unknown to all outsiders. Comrades are closer than friends, closer than brothers. Their relationship is different from that of lovers. Their trust in, and knowledge of, each other is total. They got to know each other’s life stories, what they did before they came into the Army, where and why they volunteered, what they liked to eat and drink, what their capabilities were. On a night march they would hear a cough and know who it was; on a night maneuver they would see someone sneaking through the woods and know who it was from his silhouette.”

(Source: listenlikespring)

The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it. 

(via heathicorn)

On the report it said Compton was taken off the line because of a bad case of trench foot. Didn’t say anything about him losing his friends.

(Source: raphmike, via heathicorn)

bourbons:

band of brothers & the godfather

(via arbitrarily)

George Luz and Bill Guarnere at a reunion in ‘92

(Source: rojo-rosso, via raphmike)

We’re paratroopers, Lieutenant. We’re supposed to be surrounded.

(via hobanwashburnes)

paratrooped:

Band of Brothers - Part 6 ; “Bastogne”

- Where are your boots?
- In Washington, up General Taylor’s ass.