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The Journey of a Band of Villanova Brothers A Memoir by Raymond W Kane

Long-lasting friendships are rare, but they do happen. In 1962, sixteen young men, strangers all, chose to enroll as freshmen at Villanova University located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. They met at different times and in different ways over their college years, but The Journey of a Band of Villanova Brothers had begun. A remarkable, almost mystical bond ignited and grew among these men even after graduation when they started their life journeys, and all went their separate ways. Grounded in the principles of truth, unity, and love that they learned at Villanova, this bond has lasted for fifty-five years. The Journey of a Band of Villanova Brothers explores the essence of that bond which in some ways is more vital than ever and uncovers the meaning of true friendship.

Ray Kane graduated from Villanova University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, after which he served as an officer in the US Navy commissioned through the NROTC unit at Villanova. After his Navy service, he embarked on a 45-year career in the environmental engineering & management consulting business. As the Principal Editor and Producer, Ray provided overall guidance and direction to the 16 contributing authors whose memoirs are included in this book. Ray currently lives in Naples, FL. Lee Doyer, one of the Band of Brothers, graduated from Villanova in 1967 with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and had a successful 50-year career in the material processing equipment business. Lee, as co-editor, compiled and laid out the 140 images in the memoir and produced the In Memoriam section of the book. Lee currently resides in Media, PA. The other contributing authors, now in their retirement years, have collaborated to write this one-of-a-kind group memoir, The Journey of a Band of Villanova Brothers.

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What Band Of Brothers Leaves Out About The True Story

“one of the great scenes in television history”: how band of brothers gets d-day so right explained by historian, 8 harsh realities of rewatching band of brothers, 23 years later, quick links, what happened to dick winters after band of brothers, what happened to lewis nixon after band of brothers, what happened to buck compton after band of brothers, what happened to bill guarnere and joe toye, what happened to the rest of easy company, the band of brothers cast vs. real life soldiers, what the band of brothers cast said about the show.

• Band of Brothers was a miniseries created by Spielberg and Hanks, based on the real-life experiences of soldiers from Easy Company during WWII.
• The real soldiers of Easy Company, including Richard Winters, continued to live extraordinary lives after the war, recording their experiences and staying connected.
• The cast of Band of Brothers , although not physically resembling their real-life counterparts, delivered powerful performances that captured the emotional journey of the soldiers.

Band of Brothers ' real soldiers, the men of Easy Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, had their stories of World War II brought to life in the groundbreaking HBO miniseries. The show follows the paratroopers of Easy Company and their leader, Richard D. Winters, from their early training days at Camp Toccoa through to the end of World War II. The real Band of Brothers soldiers lived through some of the most intense fighting of the conflict, and the stories of the real-life Easy Company after World War II are just as fascinating.

The miniseries was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and was based on the book of the same name by Stephen A. Ambrose, who interviewed the real soldiers of Easy Company extensively to learn about their experiences. Band of Brothers depicts their greatest triumphs and most terrible hardships, including the deaths of several members of Easy Company . Those veterans of Easy Company who survived went on to record their experiences in several memoirs and historical accounts, especially after the book and miniseries spurred interest in the 101st Airborne, E Company and the true story of Band of Brothers .

HBO's World War II miniseries Band of Brothers follows the triumphs and struggles of Easy Company, but here's what it leaves out about the true story.

Winters Wanted To Avoid More Military Service But Remained In Contact With The East Company

Richard Winters, the real soldier played by Damian Lewis, was the lead character in Band of Brothers. Though in the show he may seem like a born military leader, the real Richard Winters originally had no aspirations to serve in the US Army. His decision to enlist was driven by the Selective Service Act of 1940, which required men between the ages of 21 and 35 to serve on active duty for 12 months if they were drafted.

In 1941, the real Richard Winters had just completed a business degree, but with the war going on and the possibility of America becoming involved, he was concerned that he might begin a career only to have it interrupted by the draft and compulsory military service. Winters recalled in an interview featured in the documentary Dick Winters: Hang Tough that he put himself forward because he saw military service as an inevitability.

" I made a decision, 'Look, I'm going to volunteer, take care of this military obligation, a nd then when I have that taken care of, then go get a job. Then I don't have to worry about interrupting my livelihood. "

Just a few months after he enlisted, however, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese military, prompting America's entry into World War II. Winters realized he was " in for the duration ." As depicted in Band of Brothers , Winters' accomplishments and his rise through the ranks meant that he was faced with a choice as World War II came to an end: stay in the military, or return to his original plan of a career in business.

The real Richard Winters opted for the latter, going to work at his friend Lewis Nixon's family company, Nixon Nitration Works . In 1948 Winters married a woman named Ethel, and they had two children together. Winters had never planned to return to the military, but the draft meant that he was still in the army reserves, and when the Korean War began in 1951 he was called to service again — much to his dismay.

" I had seen enough of war ," Winters wrote in his autobiography, Beyond Band of Brothers . In lieu of active duty, he agreed to report to Fort Dix in New Jersey in a training role but quickly grew frustrated by the quality of the officers he was supposed to be turning into battalion commanders. He wrote:

" Compared to my wartime experience, training at Fort Dix was simply terrible . Training new officers who couldn’t care less about attending classes exceeded my patience ."

Shortly before Winters was set to be deployed to Korea a change of orders permitted him to resign from his commission — an opportunity he took gladly. In 1951, he had purchased a farm in Pennsylvania, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains , and by 1960 he was able to move himself and his family out there permanently:

" Here, I finally felt I had found the peace and quiet that I had promised myself on D-Day. "

He didn't return to Europe until 1987, when he revisited Normandy where he and the other members of Easy Company had captured the German guns targeting Utah Beach on D-Day :

"Walking across the field that housed the German 105mm howitzer battery created an eerie feeling. In the recesses of my mind, I could see 'Popeye' Wynn, 'Buck' Compton, Bill Guarnere, Joe Toye, Don Malarkey, Carwood Lipton, and the other members of our small band who had conducted an assault against overwhelming odds. Words simply escaped me as I traversed the area from every conceivable direction. The hedgerows and drainage trenches had largely disappeared, but the tree lines and the locations of each gun remained very distinguishable."

Throughout his life, Winters maintained contact with the other real Band of Brothers soldiers of Easy Company . In 1980, he was finally able to take time away from running his business to attend one of the company's annual reunions. In 1990, he met Band of Brothers author Stephen A. Ambrose for the first time and became involved with the writing of the book that would make Easy Company's exploits famous.

In 2002, he attended the Primetime Emmy Awards and joined Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg onstage as they collected Band of Brothers ' award for Best Miniseries . Winters passed away in January 2011, at the age of 92.

Nixon Overcame His Alcoholism, Found Love & Stayed Close With Richard Winters

The real Lewis Nixon III, played by Ron Livingston in Band of Brothers , first became friends with Dick Winters during their time in Officer Candidate School, and the two of them remained close throughout the war and after its end . The series shows the toll that the war took on Nixon, compounding his dependence on alcohol which led to Nixon's demotion seen in Band of Brothers , but in spite of these struggles, he distinguished himself many times in combat. In his book Beyond Band of Brothers , Winters wrote:

" 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 ."

Winters remarked that it was a sign of their close bond that, during their training, Nixon trusted Winters enough to keep his precious stash of Vat 69 whiskey in Winters' footlocker. After the war ended, the real Lewis Nixon III had several difficult years during which he struggled with alcoholism and his two failed marriages. That changed in 1956 when he married his third wife, Grace Umezawa, a Japanese American woman who had been placed in an internment camp in 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Dick Winters was the best man at their wedding.

With Grace's support, Nixon was able to overcome his demons. Winters wrote:

" Until Lewis met and married Grace, he had never found or experienced true love . It was only after his marriage to Grace that he found true happiness, peace within himself ."

The couple traveled extensively around the world, but the real members of Easy Company from Band of Brothers always kept in touch. When Lewis Nixon passed away in January 1995, Winters delivered the eulogy at his funeral.

Compton Had A Successful Career In The California Justice System & Stayed In Touch With Neal McDonough

Portrayed by Neal McDonough in Band of Brothers , the real Lynn Davis Compton adopted the name "Buck" when he was still a child because he thought Lynn would always be a girl's name. According to the New York Times , Compton got work as an extra in films during his youth in Los Angeles and actually got kicked off the set of Modern Times after he angered its star, Charlie Chaplin.

Compton was commissioned as a second lieutenant after completing the ROTC program at UCLA and underwent parachute training at Fort Benning before joining Easy Company. He was wounded during Operation Market Garden in Holland, but returned to active duty and spent a brutal winter holding the line in Bastogne.

In Band of Brothers , Compton leaves the front line after seeing his friends Joe Toye and Bill Guarnere get caught in the artillery shelling that left both of them amputees. In his memoir, Call of Duty , Compton praised Band of Brothers for using McDonough's portrayal of him to depict the "shell shock" (PTSD) that many soldiers were afflicted by in the war. However, he also said the scenes were largely fictionalized, and that " although I was affected by the horrors of Bastogne, I do not believe I was clinically shell-shocked ."

According to Compton, the main emotion he felt after seeing Toye and Guarnere mutilated was abject fury at the fact that Easy Company's leader, Lieutenant Norman Dike , was nowhere to be found. When Compton vented his frustrations to Colonel Robert Sink, commander of the 506th, the colonel seemingly observed how physically and emotionally exhausted he was and said, " I think you need a rest, Lieutenant ." Sink used the pretext that Compton was limping (nothing unusual — " hell, we all were limping ," wrote Compton) to relieve him from active duty on medical grounds.

After the war, the real Lynn Davis Compton attended law school, joined the LAPD in 1946, and married a woman called Donna Newman in 1947. He became a detective and then a district attorney, and then was appointed Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal by Ronald Reagan , serving on the bench from 1970 to his retirement in 1990.

When the Band of Brothers TV miniseries went into production, Compton had lunch with McDonough and the two of them bonded over their shared background as college athletes . The two of them " got along great ," according to Compton, and they kept in touch over the years. " He says I made his career ," Compton wrote in Call of Duty . " I think that's bunk. He's highly capable in his own right ." Compton died in February 2012 at the age of 90, following a heart attack. He is survived by his two daughters and four grandchildren.

Guarnere & Toye Recuperated From Their War Injuries Together & Both Married & Had Children

Band of Brothers episode 7, "The Breaking Point," delivers a profoundly devastating depiction of the artillery shelling that Easy Company endured in the woods of Bastogne. Alex Penkala and Warren "Skip" Muck were killed instantly when a shell directly hit their foxhole, and Bill Guarnere and Joe Toye were hit simultaneously while Guarnere was trying to drag Toye to safety. Both men lost their right legs in the shelling and had to be evacuated from the front lines.

The remainder of Toye's leg was initially amputated below the knee but later had to be amputated again above the knee after gangrene set in. He also had shrapnel embedded in his back until the day he died, and suffered nerve damage that left him with limited use of his right hand. Toye and Guarnere spent about a year recuperating together at hospitals in Atlantic City .

" They flew around in their wheelchairs, raising hell all over the boardwalks and bars, " said Toye's son, Steve Toye, in an interview for Marcus Bretherton's book A Company of Heroes . It was in Atlantic City that Toye met his wife, Betty . They married in 1946 and Toye had four children and seven grandchildren by the time of his death in September 1995.

The real Bill Guarnere married his sweetheart, Frances, after returning from Europe, and together they had two sons . "Wild Bill" played a very active role in organizing and documenting Easy Company's annual reunions over the years. In the Band of Brothers documentary We Stand Alone Together , Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron returned to the woods of Bastogne where Guarnere had lost his leg and their friends had lost their lives.

Guarnere and Heffron also collaborated with writer Robyn Post on a book, Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends , which laid out their version of the Band of Brothers story and what happened in their lives after the war. By the time of his death in March 2014 at the age of 90, Guarnere had nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

The Veterans Kept In Touch & Had Annual East Company Reunions

Starting in 1946, Sergeant Mike Ranney, Sergeant Bob Rader, and Corporal Walter Gordon began the tradition of annual Easy Company reunions for the surviving soldiers . Bill Guarnere took over organizing the reunions in 1947 and ran them for almost 60 years thereafter. " He made it so the men didn't have to lift a finger ," said Babe Heffron in Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends . " It's because of Bill that we've all stayed so close ."

In his own memoir, Winters wrote that initially the reunions were only attended by a few veterans of Easy Company, but over the years more and more former paratroopers began attending. There typically weren't many commissioned officers in attendance at these events, but Winters, Nixon, Compton, Moose Heyliger, Harry Welsh, Clarence Hester, and Bob Strayer all attended the 1980 reunion. PFC Bradford Freeman was the last surviving member of Easy Company and he himself passed away in 2022 .

Casting For The Miniseries Was More Concerned With Character Portrayal Than Physical Resemblance

The Band of Brothers cast is filled with terrific actors, some of whom were just at the beginning of what would turn out to be very successful careers. When it came to bringing the members of Easy Company to life in the miniseries, there was not too much attention paid to finding actors who physically resemble the soldiers, but rather those who could capture their character .

Looking at prominent members of the cast, like Damian Lewis as Dick Winters, Roy Livingston as Lewis Nixon, and Neal McDonough Buck Compton, they don't look much like their real Band of Brothers soldier counterparts. However, there are some actors who do share an uncanny resemblance such as Ross McCall as Joseph D. Liebgott, Jason O'Mara as Thomas Meehan, and Donnie Wahlberg as Carwood Lipton .

There will also be a lot of different opinions in terms of the best performances in Band of Brothers , but while the series was a huge award winner, only a few actors were recognized for conveying the emotional journey the real Band of Brothers soldiers went on. Both Damien Lewis and Ron Livingston earned Golden Globe nominations for their performances as Winters and Nixon . Lewis was nominated for a couple of other awards, including the Golden Satellite, while David Schwimmer won the Golden Satellite for his memorable Band of Brothers performance as Herbert Sobel.

Some Of The Cast Formed Strong Connections To Their Real-Life Counterparts

The cast of Band of Brothers was made up of an exciting group of up-and-coming talents, but many of the actors were intimidated and humbled by the fact that they would be playing these real-life heroes . Michael Cudlitz was one of the standout members of the cast, playing fan-favorite character Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman. However, Cudlitz admitted that he was nervous to speak to the real Randleman while preparing for the role (via Smithsonian ):

“I must have stared at my phone for 45 minutes before I called [Randleman] for the first time. I kept going over in my head how I was going to start this conversation. And the more I did that, the stupider it sounded. I wanted to get it right. I mean, that was the point behind the whole project: We wanted to get everything right.”

The responsibility the actors and everyone else involved with the miniseries felt in telling this story is part of why it has become such a celebrated and successful depiction of the American soldiers' experiences in World War II. Cudlitz admits that the experience led to bonding among the actors, but many of the soldiers also formed a connection with the veterans themselves. James Madio played Frank Perconte and admits that the experience of making the miniseries led to him becoming more involved in veterans affairs and joining the real Perconte on a speaking tour with other veterans:

“Frank had just lost his wife, and his son couldn’t go on the tour. He asked me if I would go with him. I spent two weeks with Frank and the other vets as we went around Normandy, Holland and Germany. It was amazing.”

While Band of Brothers helped to launch the careers of many actors, it also served to highlight the names of many of the soldiers who served in the war and helped to share their stories that might have otherwise gone untold.

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Band of Brothers tells the dramatized story of World War II's "Easy" company, as they go through training together, participate in major wartime events in Europe, all the way until the end of the war.

Legendary rock band cancels tour as its members battle one another in court

• Updated: Aug. 13, 2024, 7:58 a.m.
• | Published: Aug. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.

Neal Schon, right, and Todd Jensen of Journey perform with the band during a concert Saturday Aug. 6, 2022, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

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Journey showed up to Hersheypark Stadium and rocked the house late last month, but there was apparently a storm brewing backstage and now the folks who were on hand for that show might be some of the last to see the iconic band together.

And that is because, according to multiple reports, a legal battle between band members has prompted the group to call off its upcoming tour in the United Kingdom.

So, what’s going on?

Well, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and lead guitarist Neal Schon have not been on the best of terms for years now, and now they are reportedly embroiled in a legal battle regarding the company that oversees their tour-related finances.

Cain and Schon reportedly each hold a 50% stake in that company, Freedom 2020. KRQE Albuquerque reported the pair “fundamentally disagree” about the operation and management of that company, and Cain has asked a judge to resolve the situation.

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iHeart Radio reported that Cain claims that Schon “maxed out the band’s American Express credit card, which has a $1 million limit.” The site said the band informed fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland they were cancelling dates there “due to circumstances beyond the band’s control,” shortly after Cain sued Schon over the company.

The site also said that the band is slated to finish out the North American leg of its tour alongside Def Leppard with a show slated for Aug. 12 in Arlington as well as at least nine more dates before the European leg was slated to begin in October.

Those might be a bit awkward.

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Breaking news, the righteous brothers announce farewell tour shows. get tickets today.

We just found that “Lovin’ Feelin’.”

The Righteous Brothers — featuring original member Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield’s replacement Bucky Heard — just announced a handful of new dates on their ongoing ‘Lovin’ Feelin’ Farewell Tour.’

That includes stops in Jacksonville, FL (March 5), Clearwater, FL (March 9), Bowling Green, KY (March 29) and Nashville, TN (March 30).

Before that, they’ll drop into Westhampton Beach, NY’s Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 25.

“It’s great performing in towns where people want to hear these songs, and it’s been a real blessing to do that, but the traveling will stop,” Medley told Desert Sun .

That makes sense; the 83-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has been performing since 1962.

If you want to see the legendary duo live, tickets are available for all Righteous Brothers 2024-25 concerts as of today.

Some are quite inexpensive, too.

At the time of publication, tickets can be found for as low as $45 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $46 to $229 before fees.

Hoping to have “the time of your life” at a show this year?

Our team has everything you need to know and more about The Righteous Brothers’ 2024 tour below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Righteous Brothers tour schedule 2024

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:

*New dates are in bold.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout .)

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They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here .

Righteous Brothers set list

Over 60 years deep into their storied career where they opened for both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones (!), The Righteous Brothers mostly stick to the hits and classic covers these days.

Here’s what you’ll likely hear at an upcoming show of theirs courtesy of  Set List FM .

01.) “Let the Good Times Roll” (Shirley & Lee cover)

02.) “Hold On, I’m Comin’” (Sam and Dave cover) 03.) “Just Once in My Life” 04.) “Little Latin Lupe Lu” 05.) “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” (Barry Mann cover) 06.) “Rock and Roll Heaven” (Climax feat. Sonny Geraci cover) 07.) “Crying” (Roy Orbison cover) 08.) “Young Blood” (The Coasters cover) 09.) “Unchained Melody” (Hy Zaret & Alex North cover)

10.) “Great Getting Up Morning” (Duke Ellington & Mahalia Jackson cover)

11.) “Ebb Tide” (Carl Sigman cover) 12.) “Koko Joe”

13.) “Bridge Over Troubled Water / Lean on Me” 14.) “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes cover)

15.) “California Dreamin’” (The Mamas & the Papas cover)

16.) “This Will Be the Last Time” (Bill Medley song)

17.) “Nessun dorma” (Giacomo Puccini cover) (Bucky Heard sings in Italian)

18.) “Johnny B. Goode” (Chuck Berry cover) 19.) “Rock Me Baby” (B.B. King cover) 20.) “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (Barry Mann cover)

Bucky Heard

In 2003, Bobby Hatfield — Medley’s original fellow Righteous Brother — died at 63. For over a decade, it appeared as if the legendary group was finished.

However, in 2016, Medley heard Heard on a cruise ship performing Journey covers and was so impressed he invited him to reboot the group.

Prior to joining The Righteous Brothers, the 59-year-old Alabama native sang alongside music legends Andy Williams and Glen Campbell.

Classic acts on tour in 2024

Many crooners that dominated AM and FM radio in the late 20th century are still on the road in their advanced age.

Here are just five of our favorite acts you own’t want to miss live these next few months.

•  Englebert Humperdinck

•  Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band

•  John Fogerty

•  Smokey Robinson

•  Van Morrison

Want to see who else over retirement age is touring these days? Check out our list of the 52 biggest classic rock tours in 2024 to find the show for you.

Why you should trust ‘Post Wanted’ by the New York Post

This article was written by Matt Levy , New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.