HBO's Pacific Series
HBO is paying to send 250 veterans to Washington next week to visit the World War II memorial, coinciding with the networks’ premiere of a miniseries about the war.The 10-part series, “The...
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I agree that the last few episodes have been terrific and that now that I have become emotionally involved with the characters sadly the series is about to end. The hell that the Marines went through...
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The hell that the Marines went through is beyond comprehension and descriptionExactly what I was thinking. Just watched the most recent episode. Well done. And know it comes to an end.Rich
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Very intense, but the few Japanese soldiers they depicted in close-up looked much too husky and well-fed to my way of thinking. I can fully believe the contemptuous racial slurs shown toward the...
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Mark,Your point on the failure of the series to give the viewer a perspective on the Marines' attitude towards the Japanese by portraying the barbarity of the Japanese soldiers is a good one. Flags of...
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I thought this was a wonderful tribute, not only to the Marines, but to all theAmerican combatants of the Greatest Generation. These characters, with theirpostwar personalities and achievements...
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Mark,I agree with you wholeheartedly. I was in tears from start to finish watching the final episode. They did a marvelous job producing an amazingly emotional finale that captured so well all of the...
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Wow, I think tonight's finale was extremely powerful, it went a step further than Band of Brothers in showing the challenges that these men, who had been through so much, had to face upon returning...
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The first episode had the boy Sledge crying because he thought he would not get into the fighting. The last episode had the man Sledge crying because he did. I don't know why that sticks in my mind...
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Have not seen any of the segments...will get the dvd when it comes out in Blue Ray ! I am sure this is most emotional series ..even today when I am sitting at home wth my mother and see a US...
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Kevin:Where is that Don Burgett post that you referenced regarding his "homecoming" experiences? I couldn't find it. Maybe I just overlooked it. I'd surely like to hear what Mr. Burgett has to say...
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http://donaldrburgett.com/eagleforum/index.php?PHPSESSID=2eab493e183f3107c538038353a9eb7a&topic=2307.0Btw, I had breakfast with Don on Friday and he is doing well.Will see him again this coming...
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With a very poor start and slow warm up the final episodes were worth the wait. The 9th was hard to watch , the last one was hard to choke back. Made grown men want to cry, I wondered how long it...
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82nd here!!!...SNAFU unlike others let it out slowly while in the pacific...his actions, his ways....but who knows once he got home.What I do know and well is that it was hard to say "bye" to my unit...
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This episode was excellent. I had to fight back tears a few times. The scene where Sledge breaks down on the hunting trip with his dad was overwhelming. In an episode with so many great moments; I...
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I'm glad to know that I was not the only one who was having a bit of trouble holding them back while watching that episode. It reminded me of the things my grandmother told me about my uncle Ed's...
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For me, Episode 10 of "The Pacific" really saved a very frustrating day. I was in the Detroit area and the day started with much high hopes, but do to some crusty business associates quickly fell...
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I suggest to all forum members to read both "With the Old Breed" and "Helmet for My Pillow" I think you will be very impressed with Sledges account and dis-appointed in Leckies. Even though we have...
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I suggest to all forum members to read both "With the Old Breed" and "Helmet for My Pillow" I think you will be very impressed with Sledges account and dis-appointed in Leckies. Even though we have...
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Kevin : Thanks for that link ..will check it out & Wes..thanks for the note on my father ........ sounds like that last show was a good one ! One thing for sure is back in those early days after...
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