War Stories with Preston and Sayre
Society & Culture
Band of Brothers Discussion: Carentan (Episode 3)
Today we talk about the third episode of Band of Brothers (Carentan). This episode really focuses on a few days worth of fighting in and around the critical French town.
- Luz kicks in door and sees a family, the potentially nasty side of war
- Blythe freezes
- Winters hit in the foot, the role chance plays in war
- The line between tough and stupid
- Spears: Accept that you're already dead
- Different roles in the firefight
- Welsh asking for volunteers then one gets shot
Sayre was a Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and served as a platoon leader for the entirety of a twelve month deployment to Zhari District, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment during the troop surge of 2010-2011.
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