影片结束后，我本想就这么关了暴风，转身写我的日记，都尼玛00:21了。看到字幕里In Memory of Harland “Bud” Curtis，我想着电影里Curtis不是被德军干掉了么，就随手搜搜吧，尊重下过去。结果搜出来一些有意思的东西，分享给这部电影的观众。首先是关于Curtis本人，他不但没有死在法国，还在2004年参加了法国政府的纪念诺曼底60周年的仪式。有文字记录如下。作为一名航空爱好者和业余战史泡妞从业人员，我今天就做回好事为大家翻译下吧。啊不要谢我，谢谢谢谢。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(懂无线电的朋友知道，这是他的HAM呼号)，最近作为法国政府的客人参加了二战诺曼底登陆六十周年的纪念活动。他被授予法国荣誉军团奖章，作为他1944年参与从德国纳粹手下解放法国的报答。Bud’s 517th PRCT巴蒂的517伞兵团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空降作战团部直属1营的一员。作为首批美军精英部队，517空降作战团成立于1943年3月，也因此见证了意大利，法国南部以及凸出部战役（1944年德军最大一次规模反击，俗称阿登战役，二战转折点，译者注）。在33个月的作战中，该团2500多名军人经历了欧洲大陆部分最激烈的战斗 – 从意大利到收复法国南部，然后又是阿登战役的悲苦冬天，以及最后的德国本土战斗。517团于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.这一年法国政府选取了100名美军老兵授予荣誉军团勋章。这些士兵来自于从1944年6月6日到1945年8月5日的作战单位，他们都至少参加过四场战役中的其中一场，诺曼底登陆，法国北部战役，法国南部战役和阿登战役。The Legion of Honor关于荣誉军团勋章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.法国荣誉军团勋章是由拿破仑-波拿巴在1802年设立并专门授予法国杰出事迹的主人翁。希拉克总统亲自把这代表法国最崇高的勋章授予这100名美军老兵。在诺曼底登陆60年后，这枚独特的勋章将向后人讴歌着在二战黑暗的岁月里美国军队曾经为法国人民浴血奋战的史诗。翻译完了。困屎我了。以上文字的来源资料在这里，http://www.aralb.org/kd6uif/ 这里还有他和别人写了本书，叫《家信：一个伞兵的故事》。http://www.amazon.co.uk/Letters-Home-Paratroopers-Story-ebook/dp/B003Z4K7UQ关于Curtis的呼号，我也好奇的搜了下。原来这老东西在2003年才拿下的呼号，有效期到2013年截至。还搜到了Curtis的住址，有兴趣的同学可以给他写封信问个好。加州住址如下。CURTIS, HARLAND L4367 PARAMOUNT BLVDLAKEWOOD, CA 90712 最后，上面那个网站有他的照片，影片结尾打出这样一句话，我猜老哥可能已经在呼号过期之前离开了这个世界。我想每一个军人都有战死沙场马革裹尸的愿望，也许死在电影里的battlefield是导演最后的一点心意。Veterans never die, they just fade away.老兵不死，只是消逝。
