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Farewell to WWII hero Maj. Dick Winters (Read 527 times)

Jan 10^th, 2011 at 1:10pm

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http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=621414&gt1=28103

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/10/5804380-farewell-to-wwii-hero-ma...

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« Last Edit: Jan 10^th, 2011 at 4:56pm by Romulus111VADT »

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Reply #1 - Jan 10^th, 2011 at 2:30pm

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There were not many like that made. RIP Major, you earned it.

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Reply #2 - Jan 10^th, 2011 at 6:23pm

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The band gets smaller still - the experiences of those who are left grow ever more valuable.

A true legend amongst many thousands of heroes, although as such a humble man, I suspect he would never have wanted anyone to think so.

RIP.

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Reply #3 - Jan 10^th, 2011 at 6:53pm

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A mans man, Americans everywhere should be proud of him. RIP noble soldier Cry

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Reply #4 - Jan 10^th, 2011 at 7:53pm

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RIP Maj. Dick Winters, and thank you. My father served with the 101st in Bastogne and got a bit shot up. Not sure which company dad was in though.

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Reply #5 - Jan 11^th, 2011 at 4:40am

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That news has really upset me! I was given the book of Band of Brothers a few years ago which prompted me to buy the DvD set. There are interviews of the men, including Major Winters, on the DvD's. What I found remarkable about the Major was that he didn't think he had ever done anything special, he appeared to believe that he had done what anyone would have done in those circumstances when I am sure most of us would have curled up into a ball and gibbered softly.

He was a great man and without people like him the world would be a very different place today.

Will

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Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2011 at 6:30pm

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A remarkable man! Even though I only knew him through movies, documentaries, and books, I always felt like I knew him on a bit more of a personal level. Sad

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