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Plot

The 101st Airborne occupied "The Island" in the Nijmegen Salient after the failure of Market Garden. Captain Winters faces several challenges in this episode including a haunting encounter with a teenage German soldier, the tactical challenge of meeting superior German forces in an unexpected attack, his unique approach to fighting the battle, and the frustration that comes with being promoted to Battalion XO. Winters also assists Lieutenant "Moose" Heyliger, Easy Company's fourth CO in his first combat mission as company commander (Heyliger was part of HQ Company in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden) - the rescue of "Red Devils" in a risky river crossing. (Director and producer Tom Hanks makes an uncredited appearance in the group of rescued British soldiers.) Unfortunately, Heyliger is afterwards accidentally shot multiple times by a nervous sentry and severely (but not fatally) wounded, and Winters must yet find another to lead the company. Much of the episode takes place in flashbacks as Winters is writing an After-Action Report on the battle which took place at the beginning of the episode, the only use of the technique in the series. Actor Jimmy Fallon makes a brief cameo as 2nd Lieutenant George Rice of the 10th Armored Division as the 101st is called into Bastogne in the closing minutes of the episode. While Executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an organization, the exact meaning of the role is highly variable, depending on the organization. ... The commanding officer (CO) is the officer in command of a military unit. ... The British 1st Airborne Division was a military unit that fought in World War II. It suffered terrible casualties, especially in Operation Market Garden. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 10th Armored Division. ...