Today we talk about the eighth episode of Band of Brothers (The Last Patrol). We get into the challenge of someone coming back into a tight-knit group. The mix of those wanting to see combat and those who have had enough. And the act of Winters placing his men above the mission as well as his own career. A few other areas we hit on below: - Rejoining a unit is never easy, no matter how much you were a part before. - How do you balance risk late in a conflict? - Does the mission make sense? This isn't what the 101st had been used to in this war. - Winters making up that a mission went as planned so his men could get some rest and stay safe. Sayre was a Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and served as a platoon leader for the entirety of a twelve month deployment to Zhari District, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment during the troop surge of 2010-2011.

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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