Heroes

After the shelling, they took Dad to an aid station in Bastogne. He had already lost a lot of his leg from the shelling, so they cut off the remainder below the knee. From there, they sent him to England. By the time he got there, gangrene had set in, so they amputated again, this time above the knee. He was a great athlete before he went into the army, a boxer. When he lost his leg, all that was over. He was in pretty bad shape. My mother says he was 175-180 pounds when he went into the service, and when he came back to the States he was about 110. He almost died. It wasn’t just the leg. He had shrapnel in his body until the day he died. I remember seeing scars all over his back, his good leg, his hands. Because of his injuries he also had nerve damage and limited use of his right hand, which bothered him that he couldn’t grip anything properly. So it wasn’t just his leg. He was just messed up. At least he survived.

What the hell are you doing?! That's Talbert! Can you breathe? Look at me.

Band of Brothers BTS photos → Cast Bootcamp

and you've always thought of nix as the exception.

Don't they know we're just getting settled here?

DOUG ALLEN as ALTON MORE Band of Brothers