Favourite / least favourite Marine?
Kocher / Godfather for me
Favourites: Enlisted man-Ray Person
Officers-Capt. Patterson
Worst: Casey Kamen and Encino Man
For me the treatment of Iceman was a bit too hagiographic. I liked him but at times felt he was too good to be true. Maybe it is just me becaue I felt the same way about Dick Winters in BoB.
Captain America was the polar opposite, he was portrayed as being too manic to be functional. Even knowing it was non-fiction I struggle to belive CA could have made it thru Iraqi Freedom behaving like he did.
Anyways, I really liked some of the minor characters. The pure dodginess of Meesh was great, always telling them what he thought they wanted to hear - except for that bit about jihad he let slip.
The helmet losing guy storyline was pretty good too. He eventually gets his guys shot at buy wearing that painted Iraqi helmet.
Sixta seems like a nut until the end when you find out he is just doing what he can to keep the guys morale up. You suddenly start to understand and respect him. Gave the guys a feee pass on the hooch too that night.
Favorite:
- Ray Person. He brought the series alive. 'Nuff said. I can relate to him.
- Espera. I just liked his personality.
- Nathaniel Fick. He didn't always follow orders when the orders were bad. He thought about the safety of the troops.
Least favorite:
- Rudy. He always seemed like a cocky douchebag, especially at the end.
- Captain America. Always seemed like had seen way too many cheesy warmovies.
- Trombley. Isn't it just obvious?
Sergeant Antonio Espera. I like his laid back demeanour and his speeches on the 'white man' which cracked me up. I thought he was the toughest character in the series, due to him being the most humane and in control. And that makes sense when you consider where he grew up. A shame there wasn't more of him.
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