Band of Brothers
The military is one of the only organizations in the United States that brings men and women together from all over the country and from many different backgrounds to work together as a team with a common goal. In the novel Band of Brothers, this idea was illustrated within Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of the US Army. The two people that trained and shaped Easy Company were the Company’s Commanding Officer, First Lieutenant Herbert Sobel and Second Lieutenant Dick Winters. Sobel instilled the men with the discipline and mental strength that would be necessary to survive the combat of World War II. Winters taught the men a different lesson, the mental intelligence and combat awareness necessary to defeat the Germans. Easy Company started of at Camp Toccoa, where they earned their jump wings. They moved on to Forts Benning, Mackall, Bragg, and Shanks. After this training the Company left the United States and headed for Aldbourne, England where they took part in more extensive training. In Aldbourne the Company began to tighten up and close friendships formed while the men took in the sights of England. Shortly after arriving in Aldbourne, Easy Company started training with the 82nd
On 5 February, they relieved the 79th Division. From then until 23 February they fought across the river, only at night and went on several patrols hoping to bring back Germans to interrogate. Once again they were relieved, this time by the 3d Battalion of the 506th. The men headed back to Mourmelon-Le-Grand. Taking a break from battle, the men relaxed and carried on training until 2 April when they shipped off to Germany. They moved quickly across the county until they reached Hitler’s Berchtesgarden. There they looted and celebrated the surrender of the German forces. Their last act in World War II for Easy Company was in Austria where they were to guard and prepare surrendered Germans for relocation. The Company changed throughout the novel, but the will to win and the hard determination of the men truly made them a “band of brothers”. The 506th was relieved on 29 June and they headed back into reserve. They did not stay in reserve for long. On 12 July they were shipped back to Aldbourne to await their next mission. The Company had begun the campaign with 139 men and was left with only 74. The causalities in the 506th were close to 50%. New replacements were assigned to the 506th. The company resumed training in order to get the new men working well together. The new assignment came and on 17 September the 506th jumped down into Holland
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