[b_molloy]

I have just watched the first two episodes of "The Pacific", and i must say i am blown away, more so than i was on the first 20 minutes of Saving private Ryan, and Band of Brothers which this will be compared to..but in my way of thinking there is no comparison one can make to the sacrifice that the marines made in those days..42, 43....as in they had several "D"-days under their belt before the 44' d-day in Europe ever happened and many lessons were learned...For sure! And if this Mini series is even the smallest part of reality, those guys are the heroes of the world, for what they endured and the outcome of their actions.
I have read the many books of Steven E. Ambrose of D day and the end of WW2 with the Citizen Soldiers, but i had never seen the view from the East, i.e. the Marine and what they endured and they endured the worst....and this is just after 2 episodes..!! such heroes...