Original 101st Airborne warrior gone, not forgotten - VAntage Point

1stSgt Nelson Kerr - It gave me goosebumps. In one episode a lone soldier took on a whole German unit to cover the retreat of his company. He ended up creating a makeshift fighting position in the middle of the street. At the end of the episode the Germans said they had never encountered such fierce resistance.

In another episode soldiers/marines had 4 crew served fighting positions on a hill in Korea. They were attacked in mass by the Chinese. A SGT was the last man standing so he ran from one fighting position to another to give the impression that it was defended by a unit and to lay down more steel downrange.

Again. Major goosebumps.

1stSgt Nelson Kerr - I think the official army narrative of Bastogne was the 101st fought off German armor divisions, and Patton came to the rescue.

MAJ Ken Landgren - Official narrative are normally full of sh*t. For example the USAF narrative of daylight precision bombing having a major impact on German production is simply propaganda, the Strategic Bombing Survey after the war proved that. What the the 8th Air-force tactful did was force the Luftwaffe to fight and that ended the Luftwaffe as a relevant force, But the bombers being bait is to brutal a fact for propaganda purposes.

1stSgt Nelson Kerr - Yeah we figured it was easier to bomb cities, and the advent of the P-51 changed the dynamics of the air war.