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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Always liked this picture !
I know who these guys are, but some may not!
Can anybody put a name to all the faces in the picture!
Don't think I've ever seen this picture with everyone identified by name.
Thanks
Curiosity got the best of me, so I did some searching
And this is what I came up with !
Band of Brothers
DESCRIPTION SIGNERS
June 7, 1944: In the square at Sainte Marie-du-Mont, Easy Company paratroopers (front, L-R) Forrest Guth, Frank Mellet, David Morris, Daniel West, Floyd Talbert, and C.T. Smith pose with soldiers from the Army’s 4th Infantry Division.
This photo is autographed in black marker by Band of Brothers paratroopers Brad Freeman, Don Malarkey and Earl McClung whose fellow E-Co. troopers are shown in the
image.
Both the M1 and M1A1 Thompson had the 30rd magazine. The magazine in the above photo might be two 30rd
magazines taped together and would appear longer
In the colorized version of this picture Floyd Talbert appears to be wearing a piece of camouflaged parachute around his upper body. In the book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen Ambrose we learn that Talbert was bayoneted by one of his own men because he was wearing a German camouflaged ponch when he woke the man. Being awakened by Talbert, the man was momentarily confused and attacked upon seeing the German poncho.
The colorized picture shows it to be a piece of parachute but the black and white picture is not so clear. Could this possibly be the German poncho in which he was stabbed? Or could Ambrose be mistaken about the poncho and Talbert actually was wearing a piece of parachute. After all, the camouflage patterns were very close to each other.
Fog of war.
BEAR
The night was filled with dark and cold,
When Sergeant Talbert the story’s told,
Pulled out his poncho and headed out,
To check the lines dressed like a Kraut.
Upon a trooper our hero came,
Fast asleep; he called his name.
“Smith, oh Smith, get up, it’s time
To take your turn out on the line.”
Private Smith, so very weary,
Cracked an eye, all red and bleary,
Grabbed his rifle and did not tarry,
Hearing Floyd, but seeing Gerry.
“It’s me!” cried Tab. “Don’t do it!” and yet,
Smith charged toute de suite with bayonet.
He lunged, he thrust, both high and low,
And skeweth the boy from Kokomo.
And as they carried him away,
Our punctured hero was heard to say,
“When in this war you venture out,
best never do it dressed as a Kraut!”
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Originally Posted by CINDERS
