"Salute the Rank, Not the Man" - Major Winters, 506th PIR
"We salute the rank, not the man."
It's one of the oldest rules in military life, and one of the most satisfying scenes in Band of Brothers.
Fans of Band of Brothers will know the moment: in 1945, Major Dick Winters, once a junior officer under the demanding Captain Herbert Sobel, meets his former commander again and reminds him who salutes whom. The line sums up a principle every serviceman and woman knows: the salute belongs to the rank and the office, whatever you think of the person holding it.
"Salute the Rank, Not the Man" - Major Winters, 506th PIR
"We salute the rank, not the man."
It's one of the oldest rules in military life, and one of the most satisfying scenes in Band of Brothers.
Fans of Band of Brothers will know the moment: in 1945, Major Dick Winters, once a junior officer under the demanding Captain Herbert Sobel, meets his former commander again and reminds him who salutes whom. The line sums up a principle every serviceman and woman knows: the salute belongs to the rank and the office, whatever you think of the person holding it.
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