Captain Lewis Nixon of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division suffering a hangover after celebrating V-E Day at Hitler’s “Eagles Nest” (where they “liberated” a collection of 10,000 bottles of liquor, wine, and champagne amassed by Hermann Göring) in Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945.
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Despite experiencing intense combat during World War II, Nixon never fired a shot.
He was famous for always carrying whiskey, especially his favorite, Vat 69.
Dick Winters, commander of Easy Company, praised Nixon: “Captain Lewis Nixon and I were together every step of the way from D-Day to Berchtesgaden, May 8, 1945 – VE-Day.
I still regard Lewis Nixon as the best combat officer who I had the opportunity to work with under fire. He never showed fear, and during the toughest times he could always think clearly and quickly.
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration. Nixon was one of those officers. He always trusted me, from the time we met at Officer Candidate School.
While we were in training before we shipped overseas, Nixon hid his entire inventory of Vat 69 in my footlocker, under the tray holding my socks, underwear, and sweaters.
What greater trust, what greater honor could I ask for than to be trusted with his precious inventory of Vat 69?”
he kind of looks like Ron Livingston in that pic.
Damn they nailed casting Ron Livingston as him
Woah,. That does look a *”I just defeated the fuckin Nazis!!”* level Hangover. Ouch.
Probably booze much better than the VAT 69 he liked to drink.
One of the few troopers to jump on D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and Operation Varsity.
Bad ass.
He had to be approaching Archer levels of hangover when it finally caught up to him…
ill have a bacon sandwich.
That’s my own PISS, for Christ’s sake!
It’s wild how much he looks like Ronnie Livingston
Best hangover ever.
The way she goes boys!
…And he’s reaching for another bottle of champagne. Class!
Oh, right, I need to rewatch BoB. The for the reminder
Legend.
Hope we get to see that soon with vodka bottle in vlad datcha
And we’ll deserved
He can’t even remember how many recommendations for promotions and medals he signed last night.
I can’t imagine the epic bender the guys had when they reached the nest.
Wasted, for a good cause.
as far as I am concerned you kick the nazis’s asses out of their own fortress you’re entitled to every drop of booze you find in the place.
You just need a couple of non drinkers in your unit for guard duty. They get first dibs on any ice cream you find.
“Nothing but the best for Mrs. Nixon’s baby boy!”
That’s not a hangover, that’s a bender. Thank God you guys don’t know the difference.
I watch Band of Brothers every year around Xmas time. That, & Saving Private Ryan (in that order). Because it was on Dec 27 that my father died. reading WW2 books was his hobby. Private Ryan was, I think, also the last movie I watched with him before I migrated overseas to study & eventually reside.
I’ve done this ritual for almost 15 years now. Always enjoy it & reminisce on what dad would think about the show & the stories he would tell me about the war.
Thank you to the soldiers who served & are still serving.
Curahee!
That’s the kind of hangover where you’re still drunk
if you are there you deserve a drink………..A BIG Drink !
Oh I have full confidence in my scrounging abilities.
See kids, attendance is one of the biggest parts of your grade!
This was riffed on in Band Of Brothers.
Not pictured, but right after this Nixon and Winters along with a few boys from Easy executed a malfunctioning printer in revenge for yours of office work tedium.
OK, I’ll watch Band of Brothers again for the 101st time.