Band of Brothers Appreciation Week - Day Five

If you read my book review of  David Webster's Parachute Infantry, he wrote about how much he loved the Dutch people. And this favorite scene of mine seems to pay homage to that love. One of the most misunderstood and bullied characters in the entire Band of Brothers franchise actually gets a good moment. And when I say David Webster is disliked in both the fandom and in real life, I'm not kidding. It's sad because he seemed to be a good person and an excellent writer, who saw through the lies of the higher ups of command and refused to always see war as a 'positive solution.'

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• Day 1 (March 8th): One location / scenery

• Day 2 (March 9th): One character

• Day 3 (March 10th): One episode

• Day 4 (March 11th): One relationship

• Day 5 (March 12th): One scene

• Day 6 (March 13th): One quote

• Day 7 (March 14th): Free choice

Day 5 - One Scene

David Webster gives a Dutch child chocolate

While I have quite a few favorite scenes to choose from, this sweet moment dealing with David Webster is an especial favorite. Webster, the well to do Harvard lit-major, who never really fit in and is usually portrayed as an airhead (until the later episodes) bestows an act of kindness toward the liberated Dutch when he gives a little boy a chocolate bar. I remember watching this scene for the first time and I thought my heart was going to melt. It really showed the humanity of the Allies who wanted to help these people who had suffered under Nazism for almost 5 years. If you think about it, this little boy was probably a newborn when Hitler invaded The Netherlands, so he’s has never known ‘kindness from strangers.’ Unfortunately, it’s really the only moment in the story when David is portrayed in a positive light and as an actual hero. Showing him as a generous and kind American who is there to do his duty.