Anyone who has ever experienced the battlefield knows there are no rules except staying alive. Whether he killed the prisoners, or the alleged drunk sergeant, people cannot get in the way of success. And success is measured in winning, and being the last SOB standing. If we approached Iraq in the Ronald Speirs fashion, we would have been home three years ago. In war there is no substitute for victory!!

My favorite depiction in the B.O.B. mini-series. What Speirs was rumored to have done (which may only have ever been known by him) was unfortunately not a unique situation. If your at all familiar about the Overlord objectives, and the given orders regarding taking prisoners in the first 48 hours of the operation, you may understand that Spiers either took it upon himself to take on a very difficult duty or was ordered by his superiors to do what needed to be done. His candid discussion with Pvt. Blythe stating that, "...not being able to operate as a soldier until you realize that you're already dead", provides the viewer with what was the necessary mindset of the individuals who were required to pull off such an operation.

My grandfather served with 101st airborne and is mentioned in the book as the man(Spiers clerk Gordon Carson) that married a beautiful Polish woman. I live with her now. I'm her grandson. I still remember her telling me of how Spiers gave her a .45 colt to protect herself in an Austrian village from all the drunk soldiers that were running around. He was not only the best soldier that division had but a gentleman to the upmost. Not many of these guys still alive. Maybe two or three but they were on the front line the entire war in europe.

Wow. I can call him crazy, but I can also call him brilliant. He was the ideal soldier in many ways, but particularly because he never let fear get the best of him. I loved the fact that he let the men think the worst of him (i.e., killing the German prisoners and the drunk sergeant) but pretty much admits to Lipton in the church that the rumors weren't true. I love when Lipton is narrating as Speirs is running through the German lines: They didn't shoot, probably because they couldn't believe their eyes from what they saw. But the most amazing thing was, after he made contact with I company . . . he came back. That part always gives me goosebumps.

Fearless, courageous but also reckless sometimes....A legend according to me.. I must have watched his link up scene thousand times... Unfortunately I did some research on him and found that rumors about him were true. Winters confirmed this in some interview. I don't necessarily hate him for that. But I have to get one point away from him.

Talk about G.I. Joe. This guy was a real American hero. It took guts to run across German lines to communicate with troops on the other side. Spiers also has the best perspective on approaching the war of anyone - you're dead, dont be scared and dont get emotional.