R.I.P. Dick Winters

[mookiemookie]

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/01/dick_winters_of_band_of_brothe.html

Sad day indeed. I know he was never really comfortable with being called a hero, but he sure was one in my eyes. We've lost an American treasure.

[Takeda Shingen]

We thank him for his service.

[August]

He was my hero. RIP Major Winters.

[JSLTIGER]

A sad day indeed. The nation has truly lost someone special. R.I.P. Major Winters.

[frau kaleun]

He was my hero. RIP Major Winters.

Mine too.

And I'm not supposed to cry at work, dagnabbit.

RIP Major Winters, you and your example will not be forgotten. :salute:

[sharkbit]

RIP :cry:

:salute:

[Gargamel]

:salute:

[Krauter]

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers

RIP, Major Dick Winters.

[Captain Vlad]

Rest in Peace, Major Winters.

[Armistead]

Band of Brothers will always be a favorite. Hearing the real soldiers talk in the beginning was amazing.

RIP. Winters

[Growler]

Until the last jump, Major Winters.

Currahee!

[GoldenRivet]

The minute i saw that i said "ohhhh no."

enjoy your stay in heaven, as you have served your time in hell :salute:

[Weiss Pinguin]

RIP Major Winters :salute:

[Oberon]

Was just about to come and post this myself, just discovered it...

RIP to a fine man and an outstanding soldier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cLu_fIm2es

[Jimbuna]

RIP Sir

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/poppy.gif

[AVGWarhawk]

He is a national treasure. RIP.

[Betonov]

RIP

[gimpy117]

sad day. Its truly a tragedy the greatest generation is slowly slipping away.

[RickC Sniper]

Quote:
"To find a quiet peace is the dream of every soldier."

May you now find that quiet peace that you wrote of.
Rest in Peace Major Winters.

:salute:

[TarJak]

Lest we forget their sacrifice.:salute:

[ETR3(SS)]

And when he gets to heaven
to Saint Peter he will tell:
"One more Solider reporting, Sir!
I've done my time in Hell." :salute:

[nikimcbee]

The minute i saw that i said "ohhhh no."

enjoy your stay in heaven, as you have served your time in hell :salute:

+1
Rest in Peace.:salute:

I was hoping to meet him at the BoB reunion a few years ago, but they said he had parkinson's (?) really bad and didn't get out much any more.

[Sailor Steve]

:cry:

[mengle]

respect for what he did in the war, R.I.P major

[bookworm_020]

Damm! A fine man and an outstanding solider! R.I.P.:cry:
:salute::salute::salute::salute:

Alas, not many of the WW2 vets left.:cry:

[darius359au]

Lest we forget:cry:

[August]

http://images45.fotki.com/v1427/photos/2/292835/2681563/MajorDickWinters-vi.jpg

[tater]

Sad. We're losing more of these quiet, unassuming men that saved the world every day, soon there will be none left.

[Castout]

Mine too.

And I'm not supposed to cry at work, dagnabbit.

RIP Major Winters, you and your example will not be forgotten. :salute:

Nor you suppose to check out subsim at work :O:

If the miniseries are of any indication of the man he certainly will win my utmost respect.

It's been a long and beautiful journey, RIP Sir!

[McBeck]

May he rest in peace...

[krashkart]

To Maj. Winters and his brethren, and to all soldiers young and old:

Thank you for trying to make the world a better place. Hopefully someday we will make your efforts worthwhile.

[Matador.es]

What an amazing career,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Winters

Respect

[Sailor Steve]

What an amazing career
Indeed. Thanks for that link.

[Jimbuna]

What an amazing career,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Winters

Respect

Indeed. Thanks for that link.

Absolutely fascinating :rock:

[CCIP]

In the comments to the BBC article about his death,

"I was with the 36th Texas Infantry Division US Army and knew Dick Winters post-war, in Normandy, having both served in the infantry. We spent four days together, and I have a book inscribed by him, which ends, "Hang Tough, Dick"."

...and he didn't lack a sense of humor, either :D

:salute:
Salute to an honourable life. As sad is it is to see him go, he has after all lived a deservedly long and respected life after his war service - and told his story to the fullest, one that I'm sure we won't forget thanks to the exposure it got. He beat all the odds against him, and the only person who deserves credit for that is he.

However as a symbol for a generation of soldiers many of whom never lived to see victory, nor lived long enough to have their stories told and known, his passing is a sad reminder. May we never forget!

[Takeda Shingen]

However as a symbol for a generation of soldiers many of whom never lived to see victory, nor lived long enough to have their stories told and known, his passing is a sad reminder. May we never forget!

I think that a good way to sum Winters up. He was a symbol; an icon.

[tater]

Yeah, well said, CCIP. When you talk to WW2 vets, to a man they say that "the real heros are buried over there..." This incredible humility is part of what makes them so very special. The world is a lesser place for their passing (including those who were killed 65 years ago).

[Falkirion]

RIP Major Winters. The world will never forget your sacrifice.

Damien Lewis did his portrayel well in band of brothers.

[Gargamel]

I don't know if you guys ever watched the behind the scenes parts of BoB, but each and every actor looked just like their counterpart. There was a big gathering for a screening or something (probably more like a reunion or soemthing), where the soldiers got to meet the actors, and most them posed with the soldiers families. To a one, they looked like they from that family, and most of them looked like the actual guys from younger photos.

[CCIP]

I only knew Winters from his portrayal in BoB, which I trust was pretty good, but one thing that always struck me about this portrayal is how much he really wasn't the classic hero - he wasn't a "knight", a hellraiser, nor seemed to have an ounce of bravado, arrogance or killer instinct about him. He seemed like a quiet, professional, thinking and feeling man with a strong sense of duty who hated the business of war, but cared about his men. It felt like his assignment as an officer weighed heavily on him, but he took to keeping that responsibility on himself at all cost, refusing to let others take that burden for him. I think he embodied the attitude of "if I don't do this, if I don't take responsibility, if I don't fight - then who?". And that trait, along with humility, is one that I think we need to learn from men like him. They didn't fight because they wanted to, but they instinctively knew that if they didn't, someone else would pay that price. If there's one thing we should remember Winters and his fighting brothers for, I think it's that.

[Growler]

Well said, CCIP. Well said, indeed.

[Biggles]

I wouldn't have heard of him if it wasn't for BoB. Netherless, I soon gathered that he is the kind of officer any soldier would want. We shall all die someday, and now it was his time.

Rest in Peace buddy.