影片結束后，我本想就這么關了暴風，轉身寫我的日記，都尼瑪00:21了。看到字幕里In Memory of Harland “Bud” Curtis，我想著電影里Curtis不是被德軍干掉了么，就隨手搜搜吧，尊重下過去。結果搜出來一些有意思的東西，分享給這部電影的觀眾。首先是關于Curtis本人，他不但沒有死在法國，還在2004年參加了法國政府的紀念諾曼底60周年的儀式。有文字記錄如下。作為一名航空愛好者和業余戰史泡妞從業人員，我今天就做回好事為大家翻譯下吧。啊不要謝我，謝謝謝謝。Bud Curtis, KD6UIF, recently attended the 60th Anniversary of the World War II Invasion of Normandy as a guest of the French government. He was inducted into the National Order of the Legion of Honor for his 1944 participation in the liberation of France from the Nazi Germans. 巴蒂-柯蒂斯，KD6UIF(懂無線電的朋友知道，這是他的HAM呼號)，最近作為法國政府的客人參加了二戰諾曼底登陸六十周年的紀念活動。他被授予法國榮譽軍團獎章，作為他1944年參與從德國納粹手下解放法國的報答。Bud’s 517th PRCT巴蒂的517傘兵團Bud is a member of the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team (PRCT), Headquarters (HQ), 1st Battalion (Bn). The 517th PRCT was established in March 1943 as one of the U.S. Army's first elite combat units. The 517th saw most of its combat in Italy, southern France, and the Battle of the Bulge. In its 33 months of activity, the outfit of 2,500 men endured some of the heaviest fighting of the European campaigns - from Italy through the invasion of Southern France, then the bitter winter in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, and the final thrust into Germany. The 517th was formally deactivated on 25 Feb 1946.巴蒂是517空降作戰團部直屬1營的一員。作為首批美軍精英部隊，517空降作戰團成立于1943年3月，也因此見證了意大利，法國南部以及凸出部戰役（1944年德軍最大一次規模反擊，俗稱阿登戰役，二戰轉折點，譯者注）。在33個月的作戰中，該團2500多名軍人經歷了歐洲大陸部分最激烈的戰斗 – 從意大利到收復法國南部，然后又是阿登戰役的悲苦冬天，以及最后的德國本土戰斗。517團于1946年2月25日解散。This year the French government selected 100 American veterans for the Legion of Honor. These soldiers served during the liberation of France from June 6, 1944, to May 8, 1945, and they all participated in one of the four major campaigns – Normandy, northern France, southern France and the Ardennes.這一年法國政府選取了100名美軍老兵授予榮譽軍團勛章。這些士兵來自于從1944年6月6日到1945年8月5日的作戰單位，他們都至少參加過四場戰役中的其中一場，諾曼底登陸，法國北部戰役，法國南部戰役和阿登戰役。The Legion of Honor關于榮譽軍團勛章The National Order of the Legion of Honor was established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 and recognizes eminent service to the Republic of France. President Jacques Chirac personally honored these 100 American veterans with the Legion of Honor, the most prestigious award that can be granted by that country. Coming 60 years after the Invasion of Normandy, this particular award speaks to the continued honor and respect that the French have for the American forces that supported France during the dark years of World War II.法國榮譽軍團勛章是由拿破侖-波拿巴在1802年設立并專門授予法國杰出事跡的主人翁。希拉克總統親自把這代表法國最崇高的勛章授予這100名美軍老兵。在諾曼底登陸60年后，這枚獨特的勛章將向后人謳歌著在二戰黑暗的歲月里美國軍隊曾經為法國人民浴血奮戰的史詩。翻譯完了。困屎我了。以上文字的來源資料在這里，http://www.aralb.org/kd6uif/ 這里還有他和別人寫了本書，叫《家信：一個傘兵的故事》。http://www.amazon.co.uk/Letters-Home-Paratroopers-Story-ebook/dp/B003Z4K7UQ關于Curtis的呼號，我也好奇的搜了下。原來這老東西在2003年才拿下的呼號，有效期到2013年截至。還搜到了Curtis的住址，有興趣的同學可以給他寫封信問個好。加州住址如下。CURTIS, HARLAND L4367 PARAMOUNT BLVDLAKEWOOD, CA 90712 最后，上面那個網站有他的照片，影片結尾打出這樣一句話，我猜老哥可能已經在呼號過期之前離開了這個世界。我想每一個軍人都有戰死沙場馬革裹尸的愿望，也許死在電影里的battlefield是導演最后的一點心意。Veterans never die, they just fade away.老兵不死，只是消逝。