Dont think about how tgoy Gerard probably told Mikey that he would be fine before they stormed the beach. How he as a big brother promised to protect him and that no one would hurt him. How even tho Mikey was an adult and could very much understand the consequences of war he still listened to Gerard. How Mikey tried to convince himself that they would actually be fine, and after a while also started to believe it. How Gerard puched his worries aside and acted all happy as to calm Mikey.
So when Mikey realizes that he is shot and realizes that he wont survive he almost feel betrayed by Gerard. Gerard did promise that no one would hurt him. So why was he then laying in the sand, bleeding chest, with Ray trying his best to stop the bleeding. Did he even see Gerards desperate attempt to get to his brother? Had he ever realized that Mikey was Gerards entire world?
Would he die knowing there was nothing Gerard could do to save him? Or did he die thinking Gerard had failed him?
oh boy i’m never NOT thinking abt this.
They were part of The Bloody First, i think by the name u can easily assume what happened to that division.
there is NO way that Ray survived sitting out in the open like that, he would have died right on top of Mikey also knowing what Gerard had said to him. Mikey and Ray couldn’t even hear Gerard calling out their names while they were dying, there was no way that Mikey could have known that Gerard even saw him get shot. They called out to each other both unable to do anything.
I don’t think Mikey ever believed he would have been ok, I think he just wanted to trust his brother. Gerard would spend the rest of his life knowing he promised Mikey he’d be ok and they would make it out together. Not only did he fail Mikey, but he failed Ray, his mother, Frank and himself.
I fully doubt that Bob and Frank made it out as well, Bob is far too hot headed and Frank is an idiot. The chances that Gerard even made it are small. Even if Gerard did live, he would have never gone back to that bar. At least they all died somewhat together, most likely on the same beach just a few feet apart from each other.
So Gerard never really left Mikey, he sure did fail him though.
Gerard knew the chances, still he pressured Mikey into coming with him.
( I do wish we could have been shown a dog tag so I could know if they enlisted or were drafted that would be super interesting 🤓)