We Salute The Rank Not The Man

Oh, there’s nothing more painful

Band of Brothers Appreciation Week: Day 1 - One Location ⇝ Foy, Belgium

Soldiers of the Regiment! Tonight is the night of nights. Today, as you read this, you are en route to the great adventure for which you have trained for over two years.

Do you remember when Ron “Killer” Speirs held Grant’s hand as he lay dying from a gunshot wound to the head?

Do you remember when Ron was like -fuck this he’s not gonna die like this- and went out and kidnapped a German brain surgeon in the middle of the night?

Do you remember when they caught the shooter and Ron looked Talbert dead in the eye and screamed “Where is he?”

Do you remember when Ron pistol whipped that ‘piece of shit’ and growled “When you talk to an officer, you say sir…”

Do you remember when Ron pointed his pistol at said ‘piece of shit’ and everybody just fuckin’ knew that said ‘piece of shit’ was a dead man?

Do you remember when Ron fucking struggled with his instinct to execute that motherfucker-god his hand was shaking-but ultimately he was done with all the senseless bloodshed and he reined in that overwhelming rage with such excruciating mercy…

You remember that?

Webster: Why, did you hear something?