Best series ever made, all the gents are gone now. They wil never be forgotten

Born to be a leader. Fate cheated him, but a hero regardless.

Band of Brothers Freak here. I must have watched the series 40 ties by now. I watch it at least twice a year, and now my oldest daughter likes to watch it with me too. We like to watch it at the change of seasons, for some odd reason. Especially when the Fall comes on. Something connective in that, for us. I don''t know. But we loved Henry Jones' character, and I am sad to learn he was robbed of the remainder of his Life. Did not know that, even after reading probably 10 or 12 books on BOB / Easy. Great vid!

This story points to how short and unexpected each of our lives can be. Thank God for men like him and the rest of the greatest generation.

That is sad. He just wanted help win the war. He died way to soon. Thanks for your service and RIP.

I'm glad you made us aware of his history anyone associated with band of brothers is a hero

Thank you sir for your heroic and gallant service to our country. Truly the greatest generation So handsome, so young, so brave. RIP

That war shorted so many lives of young men full of potential. We would do well to remember men like Henry Jones Jr and the waste of it all. Btw glad the outro music was short. That theme gets me misty every time! Well done and cheers

Please do Albert Blythe. His story is tragic because Stephen E. Ambrose, and therefore the movie, got his "death" completely wrong. He remained in the Army, served in Korea where he was awarded a Silver Star and three Bronze Stars and was a Master Sergeant still in the service when he died in Germany with a perforated ulcer in 1967. He's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Episode 8 is super underrated - I really like Colin Hanks' character in the show

Thank you for your service, from me & my great grandparents, from the Philippines. 💕

My Father used to tell me the only minor surgery is the one they are doing on the other guy, and sure enough it was what was supposed to be a minor surgery that took him out.

Wow ! Fascinating story Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇸

I've read Parachute Infantry twice and each time just as enjoyable.

Colin Hanks does have a striking resemblance to Lieutenant Henry S Jones Jr. It's uncanny.

Wow, very interesting. In the series BOB, it didn't elaborate about him at all. Good to hear about his further service but disheartened about his demise.

Thankyou for this video, a sad ending for a man after going through any part of war.

Unfortunate that he died of an elective surgery gone wrong. I’d be interested to know more details of the actual medical problem, the procedure and the resulting complications. Always good when I’m motivated to do a bit of research.

God bless all of the Heroes that have given there lives for us. Never forget there sacrifice!

Thank you Sir for your sacrifice and service. You are the Greatest Generation

Thank you for sharing this

Very good thank you

Great story. I clicked cuz I thought this was a parody video about Henry Jones Jr.(Indiana jones). I stayed for the actual good content

so sad. never knew all that. some great men during that time.

Great story so sad.

Band of Brothers they truly were.

The bitter reality of conflict and twisted fate. RIP to all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to the U.S.

Wow, how sad. To get through combat time and then die as the result of the after effects of a car accident and without ever getting home. Many thanks to him and the many thousands of others who did not make it home.

It’s heartbreaking every time I hear of a man of action losing his life to something so absurd.

What a sad ending for such a brave man.

Tks

Very sad end to hero from my perspective!

Thank you LT.

How incredibly sad and tragic.

Sad story… so many like this yet to be told. Btw it did not hurt having Tom as your dad in getting the role.

Well there ya go......guess I never knew the kid that played him was Tom Hanks kid............there sure is a stunning resemblance......

The old ring knocker network hasn't changed- a West Point grad's life was (and is) somehow more valuable than that of an OCS/ROTC/Battlefield Commissioned officer's life. The worst part was the WP grads were the absolute worst new platoon leaders I ever experienced across the board, year after year. My father (101 Vietnam), grandfather (32nd ID Pacific WW II) and GGF (3rd ID France WW I) all said the same.

Very sad to hear that military medical care failed to keep him alive.

My Uncle was in the 101st (posted to the Pacific) but he started out in the glider infantry, when the 101st was asking for volunteers, he decided that his chances were better jumping than landing in a glider (which was probably a good decision, the glider units took heavy losses on D Day.) Unfortunately, my uncle came back with severe PTSD.

How sad that this promising young man passed away so young.

RIP Brother.

THANKS FOR THE STORY. TERRIBLE WASTE OF A WEST POINTER.

The real irony is that if he had been operated on by a German doctor, he would have lived. Even when I was stationed in Germany, American soldiers considered themselves very lucky if they were treated by German doctors. American doctors were considered decidedly subpar.

Damn now that is tragic.

Lest we Forget

I know my fellow Infantrymen will agree with me when I say that we are very particular to the Officers that lead us. We also know that some men will behave differently when in battle so it’s a long process of training and mentoring junior Officers and if they’re spoiled infants that abuse their position, we won’t deal with them and ensure they have each opportunity for their weaknesses to be shown to their Commander. In my 26 years on Active Duty and in two wars, I’ve worked with many West Point Officers and only two were amazing men we would follow to our death if needed. One was a fresh Lieutenant and the first thing he did was sit down with every NCO in his platoon and tell us that he doesn’t know anything daily platoon operations and critical tasks we had to train for along with other tactics at the squad, section and platoon level. After that he would shadow various NCO’s in training and ask questions to understand our line of thinking. At the time I was an 11H (Anti Armor Infantryman) and our tactics are a little different than regular Infantry but, if needed, we can become regular Infantrymen seamlessly. Our job is to act as an organic Scout in some rare occasions when our Scout elements are in other areas, we’re also tasked with defending the Infantry from armored vehicles/tanks as well as support any friendly armored units that may be assigned to our Battalion. At the time I was in D. Co. 2/502 INF, 101st ABN so we’re a light Infantry unit which meant we walked a lot and had to sling load our HMMWV’s by helo and there’s a long list of tactics involved with Air Assault ops on its own besides fighting enemy armor in non-armored vehicles! We rely on heavy camouflage on our vehicles and we’ll chosen terrain. Back then we called for fire support and coordinated close air support on our own without FAC’s as we were sent to a short school to learn Air Force ordinance envelopes and danger close windows. The 80’s and 90’s had a very strong Infantry force that was cross trained in many aspects that allowed the units more abilities than having to rely on Soldiers with one skill set to do a task. I’ve had the honor of meeting the Band of Brothers Veterans except Major Winters during their many visits to Germany in 2002-07 and once they got around us they’d start talking like Grunts again and we shared hilarious stories we experienced during combat. Shifty and I are both Sniper qualified so he asked me a lot about the newer systems I was trained on as did I on his system. If we were to ask those men if they knew our country would be flooded with illegals and a socialist government, do you think they would have fought so hard or fought at all? I know how I would answer. Today the Infantry and other Combat Arms MOS’s (12B, 19K, 19D, 13B, etc) is barely able to keep liberalism out of its operations and mind set but West Point only produces die hard communists and socialists so keep that in mind the next time you praise a younger West Point graduate.

I had no Idea he was from my little rinky dink town. Dunkirk ny. That's wild.

From VE to VJ is an interesting time that I don't know much about. I assume most soldiers expected to be sent to the Pacific, but thankfully Japan surrendered before invasion, which would have been a disaster for both sides. I wonder if any units actually made it to fight in the Pacific in time?

Wow

Poor dude, such bad luck 😢

I’m a Medic/Operating Room Tech, What surgery did he died of? RIP 1LT Henry Jones. THE SARGE

Lest we forget R.I.P.

It’s called malpractice.. a lot of patients died in the military hospitals till now because of malpractice.. all of those malpractices are suppressed by the military and even families are silenced.. I remember back in 2006 when an airmen undergone an appendectomy and later on went into coma and died because of mismanagement of anesthesia by the anesthesiologist and it turned out the anesthesiologist wasn’t licensed yet.. the wife broke her silence and spoke to the media, CNN and Fox aired it. Later on the military arrested the the wife since she was living in the base since she was an airman too… the incident disappeared and the media never talked about it.

So sad.

The surgery was required due to injuries from a Jeep wreck. No explanation of the injury.

From Wikipedia. On December 10, 1967, while on active duty in Germany, Blithe felt nauseated when he returned from a weekend at Bastogne, Belgium, where he had taken part in the ceremonies commemorating the Battle of the Bulge. On December 11, 1967, Blithe was taken to the emergency department at Wiesbaden Hospital, Germany, where he was admitted with a diagnosis of a perforated ulcer. He died in the intensive care unit on December 17 after surgery, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full honors.

It would have been nice to post side by side photos of the actor with the actual soldier- as shown in the thumbnail. Otherwise good work.

A sad end

Bummer.

3 bronze stars.. and kept from combat.. Vs a normal guy Maybe one medal and a gut full of lead..

What a shame.

Well that sucks..

Colin Hanks does look alot like Lt. Henry S. Jones jr... But let's face it, we all know how and why he got the job...

He died in a hospital after a failed operation to correct a minor complication to his healing from the vehicular accident? Why does that not sit right or truthful, for me?

That is a very sad ending for a West Point Officer and a Paratrooper, and decorated warrior. Salute to Lt. Harry Jones. Note to the video narrator/writer: You made a thoughtless comment in the video about harry Jones early life. It was much better to endure 4 years of the U.S. Army West Point academy than joining the F.F.L.. West Point has strict entrance standards, and it is 4 years of college done in military uniform and discipline. On the other end of the spectrum is the F.F.L. which is famous for taking just about anyone with 2 arms and 2 legs and a strong back.

Three bronze service stars for campaign credit or the Bronze Star Medals?

Damn...military medicine seems to have sucked post war.

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Hanks did a good job. The character stood out as a determined young man trying to do a good job, and learning. There was nothing to suggest that the actor was not suited to the role. If Tom Hanks had not been the producer, and someone had recommended an actor who happened to be the son of Tom Hanks the actor, there would not have been any concern. I liked his character, and thought he and Webster meshed well.

The video mentions how much Colin Hanks resembled Jones...and then doesn't show them together...?

After all that he dies from a minor operation 😮😢😢

It wasnt the same crash where General Patton died tho? He crashed in Heidelberg too if i remember right

I always thought he was a West Point graduate rotated in to get combat experience.

why was the Narrator kept saying Hank when it was Jones??

How about remembering the Rhine Camps for a change. Apologies if I missed it.

Frustrating that there is no specific information as to WHAT happened that required the.. fatal ("it failed).. operation

So very sad. Also, wow - he looks just like Tom Hanks son… or vice versa.

Skip to 4:50 for the best part

sad

What was the operation

People were always getting killed in stupid ways. Patton died of his injuries in a car accident. .

Wow, the actor was Hanks' son. All honor to this soldier, but please don't say the stellar connection wasn't involved. Who would know that Colin Hanks looked like Jones---and so what? His performance was fine.

Please show a picture of Lt. Henry Jones. Or was that really him in the pic shown, not Tom Hanks' son?

Spoiler: He got the part for who he is. That's how it works in Hollywood.

What was the operation? It sounded minor but ended finishing his life.

Why does he keep referring to Jones as Hank?🤔

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Why did he need an operation? Why are you leaving us hanging on that topic?

00:16 tells us to notice the resemblance between the actor and the man 00:20 never bothers to show us a picture of the actor

Colin Hanks did an awesome job I thought

You sure take your time to tell anything

Except he got the part because his last name

Ok it's Sean connery

useless since the reason for the operation is not specified.

Henry Jones JR really?

0:41 I purchased Webster’s book on Audible a few months ago. I couldn’t finish it. As a Christian his use of soul grinding blasphemy as a mindless opening to every 4th or 5th sentence made my ears bleed. He uses “G*ddm” or “Jesus Christ” the same way guys who cannot act use a beer bottle or a cigarette as a security prop. Not only was it hurtful to men who recognize Christ as Lord it was just sloppy, thoughtless writing. As though that’s not off putting enough it didn’t match the Webster personality who we know from Band of Brothers. In the book he’s a diehard smart aleck who drinks incessantly and constantly undermines Officers in a sort of Napoleon complex. Sorry. Hard pass. Nonetheless this is a great video. We actually meet Jones Sr in the 2006 film Flyboys starring James Franco

Bummer Collin Hanks played him. Dude couldn’t act his way outta wet paper bag.

Army doctors

of course he only got the part because of his dad r u kidding

I’m sure being Hanks Son DID play a part…….. C’mon man.