Editing Saving Private Ryan (section)

===Concept===
Producer [[Mark Gordon (producer)|Mark Gordon]] was a fan of writer [[Robert Rodat]]'s previous work on films such as ''[[Tall Tale (film)|Tall Tale]]'' (1995) and ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' (1996). The pair met in early 1995 to discuss potential projects and ideas. Within a few weeks, Rodat conceived of ''Saving Private Ryan''.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/> He was inspired by a gift from his wife, the historical book ''D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II'' (1994), by [[Stephen E. Ambrose]], recounting the events of the Normandy landings. Rodat visited a monument in [[Keene, New Hampshire]] dedicated to American soldiers killed in combat; he noticed the losses included brothers. He said, "The idea of losing a son to war is painful beyond description{{nbsp}}... the idea of losing more than one son is inconceivable".<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> The Ryan family was based on the four [[Niland brothers]] detailed in Ambrose's book, who were deployed during WWII; two were killed and a third presumed dead; per the [[Sole Survivor Policy]], the fourth was returned from the war.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/>