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Monday, July 11, 2011

A Man I Admired......

Richard "Dick" D. Winters, Major, U.S. Army (ret.), Company E (Easy), 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Winters, 2004
Winters, Somewhere in Europe, WWII
I just found out that Dick died earlier this year (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011).  He was just 19 days shy of his 93rd birthday.  He was the last survivor of "Easy" Company, the "Band of Brothers".
Please take a moment to honor his memory.
"I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said 'No… but I served in a company of heroes.'" Richard Winters 
"Let's all be careful out there!"

6 comments:

dogbait said...

Actually that book is in my Kindle at the moment awaiting reading.

Paradise Driver said...

If you click the link you can view all 10 episodes of the mini-series "Band of Brothers." :)

Peggy said...

I have a thing for a man in uniform, especially a hero!

Hope you're well and staying out of trouble Wil! ;-)

XX
Peg

King of New York Hacks said...

Great man..Great quote...Great tribute...NYC honors Major Winters...Peace.

Paradise Driver said...

Thanks for the comments, everybody. I know I don't post very often anymore. Your response is appreciated.

Momma Fargo said...

Very great man. Nice tribute.

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