One of the best scenes of any war movie. Troops that have been through the wringer but want to impress their replacements that they still got it in 'em.

@danielpeton5500

Жыл бұрын

They were showing that they still have it.

In 1971 I arrived in Vietnam and got my first active duty combat assignment. The orders listed the replacement company you were to report to and which camp. They had a huge map that showed every camp and which unit it supported. I still remember looking at that map and seeing that screaming eagle next to camp Evans outside Hue at Phu Bai. My first thought was "Holy Sh*t, the 101st. Airborne." To this day the idea that I earned the right to wear that eagle makes me proud.

@cavalryscout

2 жыл бұрын

But you were already airborne qualified so you probably had an idea you would be going to them or the 173rd .Right? Thanks for your service!

@michaelmorales4381

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@samueledgarpegram7088

Жыл бұрын

My brother served with the 101st during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He also made 3 tours in the 82nd Airborne Division. He saw action in Grenada and went to Kosovo also.

@RetiredRadioChaser

Жыл бұрын

Then the 101st packed up and left Vietnam. The base was turned over to the ARVN, 3 days later, the only thing left of the 101st base was the concrete pads! One week you couldn't see past the buildings, next week a wide open area! Then a few weeks later, the NVA moved in!

@ricknajera3335

9 ай бұрын

Fighting Death from the sky!

I found this because my grandpa said it was one of his favorite scenes of any movie all time

@mt3311

6 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was with that Glider Regiment. They landed with Market-Garden, another epic war movie. One made it home, one didn't.

@JRT176

6 жыл бұрын

It really captures the WW2 army culture

I still get goosebumps at the end there. I haven't seen too many good modern movies that can make me do that.

@Dutchinvegas

6 жыл бұрын

I"m the same way Paula. I have not served in the military, i'm a civilian trained pilot, a Captain for United Airlines now, but my father flew B-17s in WW2. 36 missions. Nice.

As an US Army Ranger, I get goosebumps every time I see this final clip. This movie and Audie Murphy’s “To Hell and Back” played a big part in me joining the Army. James Whitmore was nominated for his Supporting Actor role in this movie as “Kinney” -he should have won the Oscar.

Ditto. If you do not feel pride seeing this scene, you had better check your pulse. Although the events are heavily dramaticized-this was the same group of surviving paratroopers who were surrounded, outnumbered, outgunned, cut off from their supply lines, low on food and ammo, and when the Germans asked for their surrender-they defiantly gave the now famous response-NUTS! Dove or hawk, conservative or liberal, nobody can argue it was not a proud moment.

@DERKONIG12345

3 жыл бұрын

not american, but even I feel the pride...

@schnellguy

3 жыл бұрын

Jody will always be there,i was Jody when i got out of the Army 1967!

@kennethpotts4341

3 жыл бұрын

This is what separates the elite from the regular Army. The stand and refusal to surrender by the 101st Airborne Division is what legends are made of. The story made such an impact and impression on a young 8 year old boy that he vowed to someday serve in that historic unit. Notice the playing card Club symbol on their helmets. Thats the sign of the 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. That boy did in fact grow up and serve in the 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in combat in Vietnam and is now a proud part of the history of that Regiment and Division. That boy was me.

@emansnas

3 жыл бұрын

@Cosmopolitan Bunkins And I was about to reply "Don't bet on it" to esanch's statement re "...nobody can argue it was not a proud moment." But you beat me to it by actually doing it. Has anyone ever told you that *YOU SUCK*

@emansnas

3 жыл бұрын

@Cosmopolitan Bunkins So.... You're hiding behind a mask of Self Serving Sanctimony to further a specific agenda. Not surprising coming from someone of your obvious ilk, whose home page has NO content AND who 'joined' YT just a couple months ago, for a new screen name! How very revealing and typical of your ilk. You came here for the sole purpose of attempting to denigrate the pride Americans rightly feel for the accomplishments of their military didn't you. Or is there more.... Anything else you'd like to add/reveal, you know, about your particular despicable agenda? Probably not huh. Betting you'd prefer to attempt a stance of self righteous innocence wouldn't you. That'll be interesting. And to think you had the temerity to speak of shame. You've been rumbled, but I'm sure it's happened to you and your ilk many times before. And, of course, just for drill: *YOU SUCK*

I think one of the greatest end scenes of all time

@alexnagy7877

6 жыл бұрын

*Seconded!* ____

@FabioPBarbieri

6 жыл бұрын

And thirded!

@MWarne58

6 жыл бұрын

Fourthed!

@midwest9757

6 жыл бұрын

fifthed!

@johntherecluse5121

5 жыл бұрын

Sixthed

Still as impressive as ever. God bless the Yanks. Love from a Brit !!! xxx

One of the greatest war films ever made and a HUGE influence on both Speilberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and especially "Band of Brothers," which aped entire scenes from this film. Just a terrific war film! Director William Wellman, a WWI veteran, and a cast filled with WWII vets ensured that this film really caught the spirit of the American GI.

@geodes4762

3 жыл бұрын

Every effort was made to get it right. Made in 1949,it was made while the events were still fresh in the public’s mind and everyone in the military and public was riding high on the Allied victory. The Army provided lots of veteran advisors like Colonel Harry W.O. Kinnard who were key players in the battle. The movie cemented in the public’s eyes the great feat the 101st Airborne accomplished with the oft forgotten critical participation of armored and other units not part of the Screaming Eagles.

@brooklynbummer

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I watched this movie I have tried to figure out which soldiers were veterans. Much of the movie actually mirrors many of the stories of the veterans of the Bulge.

the greatest scene from one of the best ww2 films. most of the actors in this movie were actual veterans. this film should be shown in every middle and high school in this country so that each new generation sees the sacrifice of the greatest generation..

I think this is my fav scene out of any war movie, and there's many that come close (like Patton's speech). This is enough to make you straighten up and keep fighting. Love it. Love the cadence. Love the 101st Airborne. Salute to them all.

My uncle rocco saw these troops coming off the line for relief. Everbody was proud as hell.

I remember my parents taking me to see this when it came out, it is still in my memory. Bless all of our service men & women.

They'll never be able to make a world war 2 movie like this again, their are no actors that can play the parts of American soldiers like these real Americas did back than, most of them experienced some part of that war in their every day living. They were a very special breed of men back then.The movie is one of the best W.W. 2 movies ever made. J.W. Brooks was here !!!!

@justthink5854

3 жыл бұрын

and most survived the great depression.

@michaelfisher7835

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I loved this movie. One of my all time WW2 favorites.

@frederickwatson6900

2 жыл бұрын

You're right!

@KonElKent

2 жыл бұрын

The rotoscoped animation is a little trippy, but Netflix's "The Liberator" is worth a watch in my opinion. It came out in 2020.

@crumdoggy

4 ай бұрын

Excellent point. So many greatest generation actors saw combat-except John Wayne of course!

My father made it through the bulge. When over run he was in a foxhole and out of four men the only one alive. He played dead and lived. Three days before rescue.

@emansnas

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he didn't freeze to death while playing dead - seriously, it was COLD

james whitmore usmc, ricardo montalban us army, john hodiak us army, van jonhson uso entertainer, SALUTE.

@geodes4762

3 жыл бұрын

George Murphy was a US Senator from California

@thomasstolle9777

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Reeves, US Army

@surferdude44444

3 жыл бұрын

John Wayne......4F

@ernestpaul2484

3 жыл бұрын

@@surferdude44444 He still contributed to the war effort.

@charlesstuart7290

3 жыл бұрын

@@surferdude44444 More a Duck and cover guy - never failed an Army physical. just dodged service.

*"Hey, Kinnie! What ever happened to Jody?"* _____

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

3 жыл бұрын

Jody

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

3 жыл бұрын

Jody ain't got my girl she was a Gulf War Vet like me! She was in 126th Trans Co., 1st Coscom hauling fuel and ammo for the tanks in the Neutral Zone. Me? I was in the rear with the gear! 🤣😂 Logbase Charlie on pipeline road! Been thirty years now. Where'd they go? 🤔

@fjb4932

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZuluLifesaBeech- We blinked ...

@tomsmith5216

3 жыл бұрын

It was probably Jody that got mine, and he was welcome to her. I was glad to get rid of her...

My Dad's Dad was Army. His brother was USAAF. My mom's dad was Navy. His brother was Army. There younger brother was a marine. He saw action in Korea. They all volunteered. They all came home. Others weren't so lucky. Thank you warriors.

@monroekelly9064

3 жыл бұрын

So what did you do? Did you serve as well or do you just hide behind a keyboard and talk about the real men in your family?

@janvanruth3485

3 жыл бұрын

@@monroekelly9064 so serving makes you a real man? let me tell you that serving voluntarily makes you a real moron and that is best case. it could mean you are just a psychopath.

@TheMrPeteChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@monroekelly9064 Wow. I don't know where that tone came from.

@lou5501

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMrPeteChannel Mr. Pete - you must be very proud of your family and rightly so.

@HistoryBuff1973

Жыл бұрын

My Mom's Brother's all volunteered Two in Europe, one in Pacific. Two of three came Home. You're 100% correct they're truly great Warriors.

I joined the US Army in 1982 - and at that time, there were some things that had not changed since World War Two - I literally knew a younger version of every Soldier in that film during my military career - even "Pop" with his false teeth! Those smiles when they realize they are being pulled from combat cause a lump in my throat every time. And we still had the "Jody calls" pretty much unedited!

Great cast!, Great Movie! Thank you to all veterans!

One of the great War movies, so realistic, and leaves a lasting impression. You really care about the characters, and a lot don't make it, they die and the War still moves on. many movies based on World War 2 have tried to capture the spirit and soul of the American G.I. fighting in Europe, but very few get it right, and if they do, its only in fits and starts, this movie however hits the nail right on the head . The men are not heroes, nor are they cowards, they are people from all walks of life, all religions and all backgrounds pulling together for a common purpose. The definition of America.

@vlgnetdragon9757

6 жыл бұрын

Lonnie Anixt thank you, I've been trying to find a movie like this forever, typing on my iPad

@floydvaughn836

3 жыл бұрын

I like that Kip tries to get out of it so hard. When he can't, watch out!

@seanjoseph8637

3 жыл бұрын

It's a good movie but I wouldn't call it realistic.

@floydvaughn836

3 жыл бұрын

@@seanjoseph8637 There were vets, of W W 2 AND this battle, who'd give you an argument there. Guys who had been there advised Wellman. Amazing that 90% was shot on sound stage.

I don't know how old I was when I was this move as a youngster. This scene with James Whitmore is one that stuck with me for life! His role in Shawshank Redemption was perfect.

One of my grandfathers was KIA at Vith, and the other was in the Glider Infantry. He came in With Market Garden. The grandfather that lived, suffered from severe frostbite in his feet. In March, he was evacuated to Paris to recuperate, then home, in early 1945. He was at the Bulge , and in the Army for 2 years. That frostbite plagued him the rest of his life. Both very good men.

@peterjensen4190

2 жыл бұрын

Frostbiten flesh never completely heals, even if you dont lose any fingers or toes. I got frostbiten on the machine gun range at fort Leonard Wood, and my fingers still really suffer in the cold 50 years later.

While going to the library, during the summer, I passed an old timer who was bundled up with multiple layers. I was wearing t shirt and shorts. I asked him, aren't you hot? He told me he was in a fox hole in Bastogne, and ever since there, he couldn't feel warm again, always felt cold.

A movie that had some hokey moments and some tremendous acting. Here, Whitmore gives one of the best grins in movie history. John Hodiak deserved at least an Oscar nomination for his role here, IMO.

@psouth100

Жыл бұрын

I love the part where the Germans get ambushed and all you see is fog, bodies, and the cry of one calling for a medic

Definitely my favorite WW2 movie, and probably all war movies. Great movie with great actors.

My father's favorite war film...he was with the 80th Division Blue Ridgers...from Normandy to Germany...vis Bastogne.

You aint got nothin to worry about.., he'll keep her happy untill I get out, but you wont get out until the end of the war, in nineteen hundred and seventy four

Best part of the movie...and it gets ME fired up!

James Whitmore was the bomb....and an actual veteran...

@ronniecollum8794

6 жыл бұрын

mickey , a real man , a man to be admired

@marktercsak9728

5 жыл бұрын

James Whitmore U.S.M.C.

@doubleghod

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, I think it's sad that he turned out to be such a Liberal.

@daveconleyportfolio5192

4 жыл бұрын

Double Ghod \ uncle tigger - You two deserve each other.

@edwardpate6128

4 жыл бұрын

@@doubleghod And you probably never served a day in your life!

An absolutely magnificent scene. I cannot thank you enough for posting it. Thank you!

Remembering the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge this week.

Painted an Elderly Mans house in Philadelphia......He had 1 sleeved arm , 1 sleeve empty.......I glanced at this.......He said.........Yepper... Left My Arm in Bastogne, Belgium, 1944.. Rest of me, made it Home.

As kids we played war and chanted this tune (cadence ) James Whitmore was a marine I would be one myself many years later.The scene no matter which branch of service brings out the example of brotherhood in uniform...U.S. army navy airforce marines!

@jonathanpinckney9227

8 жыл бұрын

+MrItsmellt Thanks for your service,mac.

@525Lines

8 жыл бұрын

+MrItsmellt These guys were our dads. They couldn't talk about their experiences so movies like this are appreciated.

@mt3311

8 жыл бұрын

This was both my grandfathers unit. One came back one didn't. My biological grandfather was killed up the road from Bastonge. His friend my second grandfather was in the same unit.

@terryv

5 жыл бұрын

MrItsmellt - And the Coast Guard! :-)

@zombiedestroyer5708

5 жыл бұрын

Same tho we we sing this when playing army

We did this cadence during hell week at Texas A&M, it was my favorite.

My favorite scene from one of my fav movies. Very realistic for its time, and a great theme of content. The best depiction of Bastogne until the one in Band of Brothers. This scene gives encouragement in any struggle.

The jacket Whitmore's wearing, I wore one like it a whole winter. Wool collar. Damn itchy.

@MrT8T3R

4 жыл бұрын

I've got the English, Dismounted pattern 1942 and have worn it for years. A bit itchy but it's warm.

50 years ago, my uncle, who was in the 442nd RCT, told me this movie 'got it right'.

Been out for 30 years and it still gives me chills!

Sergeant Kinnie also played Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption.

I have seen this movie several times. Great movie. My dad was at the Normandy Invasion and at the Battle of the Bulge. In fact he was wounded twice during the battle. Spent Christmas Day in field hospital.

without a doubt one of the movies that inspired me to join . Still get the same feeling today 40 years later

From an Infantry man's point of view, this film captures the timeless spirit/personality of the branch perfectly. Great film!

Damn Jody's are still the bane to the military man.

Everyone since who knows when who has been through Army basic training has marched to this song! It is classic, and this scene is, too. I've looked all for it. Thanks for posting it.

I love that scene! OORAH!!!!

Those boots of James Whitmore' is some of the most iconic wardrobe in movie history. Up there with Frankenstein's boots, Scarlette O'Hara's green curtain dress or James Bond' tuxedo.

I never caught a break like this or the one maj Winters gave those men. being turned around and sent to the rear must have been such a welcome surprise. Going from ragged to marching upright is inspiring.

I remember watching this movie as a kid on those lazy Saturday afternoons. Still one of the best scenes IMO.

The pride and spirit of the American fighting man will never die

Many of the people who made this movie were themselves veterans, and their memories were fresh. That is what gives this movie its stunning actuality: the comradeship, the blisters, the distant rumble of the guns, the freezing cold and exhaustion - it's all from real life.

The things you go through with your pals and the new guys who ultimately become your pals. You learn to depend on each other, working with each other supporting each other to defeat the enemy and survive. You get close......and bond.....A Band of Brothers.

Could not have wanted a better ending than this.

I love this scene so much. It's so moving and makes me feel so proud of all our military people.

101st Airborne. Screaming Eagles. Salute...

It still gives me chills, after all the times I've watched it.

Just stumbled across this. The only difference in the outlook, the appearance, the marching cadence, the very ethos, between their war and my war was the line we sang as "We'll all go home at th' end ah da war. In Nineteen Hunnerd an' Nindy For." Brings back a different universe from a long, long time ago...

The battling bastards of Bastogne the 101st Airborne Division. God Bless Them Everyone.

@terryv

4 жыл бұрын

The Battered Bastards of Bastogne.

I love how a fellow Devil Dog showed how to drill troops in this film !!! Love this scene !!! 💯💯💯 🔥🔥🔥

My Oldman was in Korea. He said that this was the most authentic war movie, even down to the sound of the M1. You didn't know that you were a part of a battle line. Your world was just your and a few other nearby foxholes. This movie captures that because many in it and involved with it served. Great movie. Great scene!

This is one of my favorite war movies even though it old. It's up there with Saving Pvt. Ryan, Fury .Hamburger Hill and minnie more. 😊

Like so many other actors of this era James Whitmore a WW2 combat veteran, he was in the USMC in the Pacific.

Ain't it great to have a pal! That works so hard to keep up morale! Lol such exquisite pessimism.

@danielcostello4041

3 жыл бұрын

One of the guys in my boot camp company got dumped by his girl for his best friend about 4 weeks in. He was gone a month. One freakin month. The whole boot camp company, 80 men, wrote her a letter telling her what a great guy she dumped and what a witch she was.

My first assignment was as a Rifle Platoon Leader in that regiment. 2 Plt B-2/327th INF. 40 years after the Buldge.

one of DA BEST WW2 films....

The first scene in this movie was this same platoon at full strength doing Drill and Ceremony routines. Quite a drop off in number of paratroopers. I get chills when this smaller platoon gets into the scene.

This generation has been called the Greatest Generation. I would not argue with that.

Love the marching song

@jdsol1938

10 жыл бұрын

agree , and it is more fun to do then to witness

Goddamn it, this scene always gives me chills. Those guys went through Hell, Hell isn't hot, it's frozen and it rains artillery. But in spite of the starvation, hypothermia, unsuitable clothing, wounds and lost comrades, they still march out of there with pride and a spring in their step. There's a great life lesson in this, no matter what life throws at you, just keep marching on, chin up, chest out and don't even break step!

I saw it at the Compton Drive in , movie in 1950

@robertlambert2306

7 жыл бұрын

the things I did at the Compton, Calif. Drive in oh my......

@illuminati3641

6 жыл бұрын

I killed a man once there

Classic movie with a classic ending .... one of my top 5 in my all time favorite WW2 movies list

when we first got cable television, perhaps in 1979, Ted Turner's WTCG, later WTBS, ran old movies non stop on the weekends. This is one that I watched numerous times. Definitely a great one.

Can't believe this movie isn't more well known

Great cast, Great movie

That is the essence of being Airborne. Airborne are expected to go farther, do more, with only what they can carry. They are above the regular soldiers in many ways but mostly in heart and attitude.

@terryv

4 жыл бұрын

Um, can the rest of us get a little credit, too?

@michaelmccarty8947

4 жыл бұрын

I think of the scene in Band of Brothers when a Supply Officer who has kept his head and collected ammo for the troops arriving from a "rest center" tells Lt Winters, "You're about to be surrounded, Lieutenant." "We're Airborne, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."

@davidmoore2851

3 жыл бұрын

They were are elite in WWII.

What a fantastic ending. Scrubby James Whitmore limping along, "you won't get home to the end of the war, in nineteen hundred and seventy four" as the men pick up the cadence with pride in each other.

I've got this movie,I like this movie,and the music.

james whitmore , WW2 veteran ! a true Hollywood stud....they don't make them like that anymore that's for sure...

@zombiedestroyer5708

5 жыл бұрын

That’s for sure that’s for dang sure

I agree one of the Best if not The Best. One of My Dad’s older Brother’s was a Combat Engineer 289th RCT 75th infantry first Battle on Christmas Eve Grandmenil Belgium. My First Wife’s Dad Melvin Moose Muznich had a voice and mannerism’s like Sergeant Kinnie and also chewed cigars. He was a Veteran of the 95th Infantry Division from Metz to the End of the War. There Have been many excellent WW2 movies with excellent actor’s, Acting and Special effects. I think Battleground excels in that it captures the feeling even though filmed using studio sets. The sound of the Rifle fire in the ambush scene although subdued was a good match to anyone who has experienced that from high power rifles in cold and snow. If You are in proximity of down range shots they can sound like mortar rounds cutting the air.there is definitely something about all the people who grew up and lived through those times that I don’t believe or at least I have yet to see a actor no matter how good portray. My Uncle Ernie Magri is in a video about Memorial Day. My Uncle Lou Ardito a decorated machine Gunner Who fought through Italy with the 34th infantry Div. said Saving Private Ryan was also very good and as close as a movie audience will get without the smells and tastes of actual combat and witnessing horrific wounds, cries for Help or the expressions on the faces of men burned beyond recognition standing bolt upright in the turret of knocked out tank’s. The use of Jody Call’s and the way depicted in this movie are a definite plus that helps the audience to somewhat feel those Times like Woody Guthries Billy Boy or Earl Robinson’s Waiting from the Ballad of the Texas Division that was in the soundtrack of A Walk In The Sun.

Gotta love that James Whitmore, when he takes that big bite off of that cigar, Van Johnson gets into step, and Douglas Fowley putting in his teeth, to instill pride.

@mikegrossberg8624

5 жыл бұрын

It's a CIGAR, not a plug

AWESOME clip. AWESOME scene. Thanks for posting! Dad would be proud.

great ending to a great movie

Awesome movie!!!!

When men were men.......never get this back again all my uncles served on both sides of my family and no one ever spoke about war with them because it was horrible......God Bless them all

THIS IS A FABOULOUS STORY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULDGE , 101st AIBORNE 5*****

@stretch-fd4dg

5 жыл бұрын

swampfox432 ** I like your username it reminds me of US soldiers in foxholes

Some genius said this picture wasn’t realistic. It most certainly was. It was written by Master Sergeant Robert Pirosh, U.S. Army, who had served in the Battle of the Bulge. Twenty of the extras were 101st Airborne soldiers, who trained the Hollywood actors and worked as extras. And several of the actors were decorated combat veterans (Neville Brand, James Arness, et al.). Bob Pirosh had been a successful screenwriter before The War (e.g., classic Marx Bothers comedies). After the War, he devoted himself to singing the praises of the infantry. He wrote this picture (1949), for which he won an Oscar for Best (Original) Story and Screenplay, and another, about the all-Nisei (Japanese-American) Fighting 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most heavily decorated unit in The War, Go for Broke (1951). Pirosh was also nominated for Best Story and Screenplay for that picture. In 1962, he created the show Combat! (1962-1967), for my money, the greatest TV drama of all time, and wrote and directed the picture, Hell is for Heroes. Unfortunately, one of the cast members of Hell was the king of cruel, a former marine named Steve McQueen. McQueen demanded a bigger role, took the shoot hostage, and made life so miserable for Pirosh that the latter quit, with the picture 95% finished. The studio brought in Don Siegel to wrap it up, and gave Siegel the complete director’s credit. And that was it for director Bob Pirosh, though he continued to sell TV scripts for many years. When John Sturges was producing and directing The Great Escape the following year, Cruel was in the cast, and again kidnapped the shoot, demanding a bigger role. At first, Sturges stood tall against the thug, but then he thought of Bob Pirosh and submitted to Cruel. How Steve McQueen made it through the Marines without getting court martialed and tossed, I’ll never know.

@maureencora1

Жыл бұрын

McQueen was Double Cross on the Contract So He Gave the Production a Hard Time. May He R.I.P.

@nstix2009xitsn

Жыл бұрын

@@maureencora1 Do you have a source for that? I've never heard any such thing. Methinks you're just a fan of Cruel. If there's a hell, he's burning there.

@maureencora1

Жыл бұрын

@@nstix2009xitsn Why are Hating on Steve McQueen? What Did He Do to You?

@nstix2009xitsn

Жыл бұрын

@@maureencora1 He raped and murdered me. You read what I wrote, all of which--and worse--is well-documented. The question is, why are you defending Cruel?

@maureencora1

Жыл бұрын

@@nstix2009xitsn He the King of Cool. You Be Cool. (smile) I'm Cool.

Always gives me chills.

Best ending ever in a Military Movie

Your Mother was there when you left........You're right Your Father was there when you left.........You're right. Your Brother was there when you left.....,..You're right. Your Sister was there when you left...........You're right Your Mother, your Father, your Brother, your Sister......they all were glad when you left........You're right.

Great movie.

Growing up in the 1960's it was Little Army or Big Army every day with my Friends. Little was in the dirt Piles and your Plastic Army Men. Big army was with your dads old WW2 equipment Brought home. Tents - Helmets - Belts , you get the idea. I still remember the first time watching that film. As I Grew older I collected Autographs from many of the actors in that film , Noting watching it as many times the three basic channels would air it. I also over the years interviewed men who were in the battle of the bulge all said they had the stuffing kicked out of them before it turned around. Total respect for the men who served. Love World War Two history.

Love this scene with every fiber of my body. Tear up every time

Foot ailments were a major problem. Protection from the cold, as we see here, came from wrapping scraps of burlap (from a supply of gunny sacks found in a warehouse) around one's boots.

one terrific film. Thanks loads!

I forgot about this movie. Love it! KINGS COUNT!

I was in AFROTC in 1985, and on our field training encampment we sang the same marching jody they sing at 2:14. Brings back a lot of good memories. And, of course, this is a wonderful film.

Glad I Got the DVD, Semper-Fi.

As a combat veteran (Infantryman Vietnam) I find this scene the most realistic I have ever seen. They go from facing another day on the line to one of heading towards (relative) safety for rest, hot food and sleep. It a feeling you can not know until you have been there.

Compaired to modern war movies I love watching along of the old war movies that my dad and grandpa watched better than the modern ones.

I saw Dennis Mitchell's Dad in the 3rd platoon. Didn't know that Henry was a 'Screaming Eagle' !