Pacific

[stealth]

Who is interested of the new HBO mini series The Pacific which is March 14th from who made Band of Brothers.To me looks very interesting who has any stories on people you know from WW2.

[lagger86]

I personally cannot wait to see it. March 14th eh? thanks for the info.

[1pLUs44]

I personally cannot wait to see it. March 14th eh? thanks for the info.

Thought it premiered March 15th in the US.

[trax1]

Thought it premiered March 15th in the US.

No, that would be a Monday, I'm sure it's the 14th as that's a Sunday.

[stealth]

It looks better then Band of Brothers to me plus I don't know much about the pacific theater during WWII.

[2ADoc]

Band of Brothers was great, I watched it while I was in Iraq.  IT was really good, since Pacific is done by the same people it should be Great.  I saw that they are not going to follow a whole unit like they did in Band of Brothers, but 3 guys, and their exp in theater.  Another Decent series is "Over There"  It was about the Iraq war.  Again it was decent.  It was only one season, and they did not finish it, too controversial.

[EskimoJoe]

I saw the first "season" of Generation Kill. It was pretty good as well, seemed like Band of Brothers for the current Iraq war. Looking forward to watching Pacific though.

[stealth]

Anybody know anyone who was in WWII.

[2ADoc]

Yes, I met Pappy Boyington, Archie Donihough, Lefty Gardiner, Doowat, I grew up in the OLD Confederate AirForce, Loydd Nolan and all the really good guys.  I actually drank beer with these guys as a YOUNG kid, and I have flown with guys like Bob Austin, Paul Fiala, Bob Hoover, and Shelton Prudhomme.  THese are the true Greats of avaition, along with Lewis Barr, Paul Chapman and other great instructors of our time. 

[maddafinga]

Anybody know anyone who was in WWII.

My grandfather and my great uncle were both in the Marines.  My best friend's grandfather was in the Marines as well, all during WW2.  I remember once over the Christmas holiday my dad and uncle were trying to get my great uncle to go deer hunting with them, he declined saying that he'd done all the walking around in woods with a rifle he was ever going to do back in the Pacific.  That reply has always gotten to me a little bit. 

I am probably going to have to order HBO just for this series, I've always been much more interested in the Pac because I come from a Marine Corps family and had a number of relatives there.  I even had a dog that I named Chesty.

[76646]

I talk to WW2 vets everyday. Talked with a Marine F4U pilot who flew over Iwo. Also a B17 pilot who went on to fly B29's over Japan.

[branch37]

   My Great Grandfather had 4 brothers and each was in a diffenent service.  All i know is that one of his brothers was a crew chief on a B-17 in England.

[stealth]

My grandpa was the guy who passed out the orders and such for the admiral on the U.S.S Enterprise.Yoman I think he was.

[gyrene81]

Couple of uncles and some cousins...Navy and Army...all dead now.

Anybody know anyone who was in WWII.

[Redlegs]

Great Uncle was a radio-man on B-17s out of the Philippines. Got captured by the Japanese, survived Bataan Death March, spent war in POW camp. Liberated by Russians.