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[Major] Dick Winters, of 'Band of Brothers' fame, dies
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| Sunday, January 09, 2011
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Posted on 01/09/2011 5:43:04 PM PST by GQuagmire
Edited on 01/09/2011 6:25:15 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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Dick Winters, the former World War II commander whose war story was told in the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died.
Dick Winters led a quiet life on his Fredericksburg farm and in his Hershey home until the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers” threw him into the international spotlight.
Since then, the former World War II commander of Easy Company had received hundreds of requests for interviews and appearances all over the world.
He stood at the podium with President George W. Bush in Hershey during the presidential campaign in 2007. He accepted the “Four Freedoms” award from Tom Brokaw on behalf of the Army. He was on familiar terms with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, producers of the HBO mini-series, the most expensive television series ever produced.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 101st; airborne; bandofbrothers; dickwinters; richardwinters; vetscorner; winters
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:43:12 PM PST
by
GQuagmire
To: GQuagmire
May choirs of angels sing him home.
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:45:28 PM PST
by
trimom
To: GQuagmire
Godspeed Sir.
What a hero. I tried to write him a letter but it was after he asked not be written to anymore (receiving too many letters.)
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:49:23 PM PST
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Vision
I’ll make it three.
My sons just got done watching BOB a couple weeks ago. Hero’s all.
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:51:23 PM PST
by
cyclotic
(Boy Scouts-Developing Leaders in a World of Followers.)
To: GQuagmire
Commanders like Dick Winters are rare.
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:52:14 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(My baloney has a first name, it's DEMOCRAT; my baloney has a second name, it's PARTY)
To: cyclotic
RIP Major Winters. Thank you for your service, Sir.
Prayers to his family and loved ones.
To: GQuagmire
Oh no!
Rest in peace, brother....
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:54:06 PM PST
by
airborne
(Why is it we won't allow the Bible in school, but we will in prison? Think about it.)
To: GQuagmire
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:54:35 PM PST
by
Textide
To: Vision
Rest in peace, Major Winters.
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:57:50 PM PST
by
RasterMaster
(The only way to open a LIEberal mind is with a brick!)
To: GQuagmire
American Hero Rest in Peace.
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posted on
01/09/2011 5:58:23 PM PST
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
To: GQuagmire
Welcomed home by the finest.
To: GQuagmire
Hand Salute.........................two
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:03:27 PM PST
by
bmwcyle
(It is Satan's fault)
To: GQuagmire
Another WWII hero passes into history. RIP Major. Thank you for your service.
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:04:26 PM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: GQuagmire
I recall during one of the episode of BOB, he said, if he got out of the war alive he promised God that he would settle down on a farm and live the rest of his life in peace.
He kept his word.
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:05:03 PM PST
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
To: GQuagmire
To: GQuagmire
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:24:18 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: mware
He kept his word.And now, the Lord is showing him TRUE peace and reuniting him with the heros that he served with. They are young, unwounded, full of spirit, and laughing it up as we speak.
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:29:22 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
(FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
To: GQuagmire
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:32:21 PM PST
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: They'reGone2000
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posted on
01/09/2011 6:33:08 PM PST
by
unkus
To: unkus
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01/09/2011 6:35:43 PM PST
by
DAC21
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