Garand Picture of the day - Albert Blithe 101st 82nd

[Sully]

Talk about getting someone's fate wrong: the Band of Brothers miniseries showed Lt. Norman D y k e lying dead after the attack on Foy. Not only did he survive the attack, he was promoted and served as an aide to General Maxwell Taylor, the CO of the 101st Abn.

Milsurp,

I've watched BoB, perhaps too many times...even my wife can name all the players! Never saw Dike lying dead, but I do see new things when I watch each time. Could you describe that scene?

I'd heard that Ambrose was a little loose on details at times. It is very interesting to have read all the biographies put out by the different people represented in BoB such as Compton, Malarky, Winters, etc. Get the low down on the specific instances and each through those particular eyes...and adds to the movie when you see it...again.


Thanks,

Sully

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Milsurp,

I've watched BoB, perhaps too many times...even my wife can name all the players! Never saw Dike lying dead, but I do see new things when I watch each time. Could you describe that scene?

In Part 7, The Breaking Point, at the 1hr1min35sec mark:






At the 1hr2min4sec mark there is this bit of dialog:

PICANTE
Hey sarge...

LIPTON
Yeah

PICANTE
Is it true about Dike?

LIPTON
Yeah

PICANTE
Thank God for small mercies, huh.

LIPTON
Yeah

At the 1hr5min5sec mark there is this dialog:

LIPTON (V.O.)
Our month in Belgium cost us one good officer, Buck Compton, and one bad one, Norman Dike