

Sobel: Long enough to notice this – revoked. When did you sew on these Chevrons, Sergeant Lipton? Lipton: Yesterday, sir. Sobel: Volunteering for the Parachute Infantry is one thing, Perconte, but you've got a long way to prove that you belong here. Sobel: Then explain the creases at the bottom. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace.Ĭurrahee Sobel: You people are at the position of attention! Private Perconte, have you been blousing your trousers over your boots like a paratrooper? Perconte: No, sir. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've found in one another a bond that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. But I served in a company of heroes." ~ Mike Ranney "Never put yourself in a position where you can take from these men." ~ Richard Winters Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. "Well, Don, I was at home in Tonawanda, but then Hitler started this whole thing, so now I'm here." "I cherish the memory of a question my grandson asked me the other day, when he said: 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said, "No. For he who today shed his blood with me shall be my brother." ~ Carwood Lipton "Volunteering for the Parachute Infantry is one thing, Perconte, but you've got a long way to prove that you belong here." ~ Herbert Sobel "Hey, Skip! Where ya been? I've been lookin' all over for you!" He said, "from this day to the ending of the world.

It is based on the book of the same name written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. 101st Airborne Division and one of its early platoon leaders, Richard Winters. Much of the action of the mini-series centers on the exploits of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S.

Band of Brothers is an acclaimed 10-part television miniseries (first aired in 2001) about World War II, co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
