Band of Brothers Points

Highway scene from Band of Brothers, Episode Points. This series belongs to HBO.

[Seriona]

For the record, when the Wehrmacht surrendered, that doesn't mean you just get to toss your weapon and go home, you're still serving your country even in defeat and military structure must be maintained.

[arealbigboss]

"Russia is not desirable"

understatement of the century

edit: i'm only saying that eastern front was not a fun place to be

[double-og]

"Don't salute the Germans!"
A minute later, helps a German get a ride. Nice little touch to his character.

[janberkemeier]

Well, that must've been an awkward ride to Munich

[SamaritanPrime]

The "75 points" thing was a real thing during World War II.

The US Army had an ASR (Adjusted Service Rating) scoring program where soldiers got points for certain things. The idea was that those who had served the longest- fought the hardest- should be the ones to go home first. The criteria were as follows, with September 16, 1940 as the start date:

1. 1 point per month of service
2. 1 point per months of service overseas (on top of months in service)
3. Awards given- 5 points per award. The Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, and campaign participation stars all counted, as did so many more.
4. Dependent children under the age of 18- twelve points each.

If you had enlisted after Pearl Harbor and made it all the way through to the Japanese surrender, congrats! You're on the next boat back to the States.

[Ullknightsk]

"It'll be the end of my second war".

I also exclaimed, "Jesus!" when I heard him say that.

[TotallyNotALolicon]

“How tough are you”
“This will be the end of my second war”
“Jesus come welcome to the Salty Spitoon”

[faiz]

"The end of my second war" damn fucking legendary man.

[Kardia_of_Rhodes]

When you're lvl 20 and meet a lvl 100 player.

[tankmaster]

Nothing makes me happier them people who used to be enemies getting along just fine and just shooting the shit. I love scenes like this...

[itsguardiantime]

If anyone wants to know what the couple in the car said at the end:
"My beautiful clothes!"
"What are you doing there?"
"Are you crazy?"

[warhawk]

i always think that would be kinda shitty. Survive an entire war than die a little bit later in a car crash

[RJBeee]

I just quit smoking cigarettes, but I picked up the habit while I was in the army.

One of my favorite things to do when working with foreign militaries was to offer them cigarettes and just shoot the shit with them. Almost every infantryman smokes cigarettes and you'd hear some cool stories and perspectives from guys over a cigarette. I miss that social aspect. The cancer part I can do without though.

[Sturmdude]

Man I want to see that German guy's story.

[aarondolney]

2:00 that part really made me smile it was awesome to see him show so much compassion for the discharged German soldier. Even though they were enemies just not to long ago he still showed compassion for a fellow human soldier that simply fought for their country I think that's a thing of beauty.

[kylecho]

That German fella was a Feldgendarmarie (military police, as shown on his gorget)~ an original gorget would cost up to 1500$ today on collector market

[horstreinhardt]

Simultaneously one of the most uplifting yet saddest scenes in the series... the respect shown between former enemies after the war, the humanity shown by a man to the wounded of his former enemy and, in the midst of it, the tragedy of men who'd survived the bloodiest conflict in history being killed by a freak road accident that could have occurred just as easily at home.

[overcastandhaze]

I always liked this scene. It humanizes an enemy before his enemy, and the two find peace with each other in the end.

[dannoize]

I talked to an old guy when I was a kid.This guy took care of the local cemetery in our town .On a wall in his house I remember he had two silver stars, a bronze star and 3 purple hearts.He was in ww2 and korea. He was a good man, and I was the one who dug his grave for him and covered it.

[Sjimmijim]

If you think war is bad, take a look at the comments section.