"I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?"
Grandpa said "No…but I served in a company of heroes."
Grandpa said "No…but I served in a company of heroes."
— Richard Winters, quoting a letter he received from Sergeant Mike Ranney
"I was no longer a shuddering speck of existence, alone in the darkness; - I belong to them and they to me; we all share the same life; we are nearer than lovers, in a simpler, harder way; I could bury my face in them, in these voices, these words that have saved me and will stand by me."
— Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
"And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
— William Shakespeare, Henry V
"Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. You're a special group. You've found in one another a bond, that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've seen death and suffered together. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace."
— German General translated by Joseph Liebgott, Band of Brothers
Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher.
And though they did hurt me so bad
In my fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms.
Baptism of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher.
And though they did hurt me so bad
In my fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms.
Geo-Force: "That is not only ridiculous, Superman, it is insane."
Superman: "Our devotion to each other was unexplainable."
Batman: "You were kids."
Superman: "No, Batman. We were [the Legion of Super-Heroes]."
Superman: "Our devotion to each other was unexplainable."
Batman: "You were kids."
Superman: "No, Batman. We were [the Legion of Super-Heroes]."
