Band of Brothers

Tomorrow night I am going to Grants Pass to meet and listen to a speech by two of the veterans who were part of the unit featured in the HBO series Band of Brothers. The series was based upon Stephen Ambrose's best selling book of the same title . The HBO series and the book both follow the men of Easy Company of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airbone Division during WWII. It starts off with training in the United States and then takes them to England, the D Day air drop, the Market Garden campaign in Holland , the Battle of the Bulge and the capture of Hitler's home in the Alps. The two veterans are Don Malarkey and Buck Compton. Both men were featured in the HBO series and their parts were played by some of the main actors . I don't get HBO but bought the DVD and have watched the entire series at least three time and have read the book. In my opinion it is the best movie on WWII. It is even better than Saving Private Ryan.My son, a student at Willamette University in Salem Oregon got to meet the veterans last Sunday when he introduced them when they spoke at Willamette. Click on the title "Band of Brother" for a link to his blog which contains his introductory remarks.