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Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by jokostel , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 01/10/2011 1:24 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

jokostel

Joined: 10/24/2005
Location: ND

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

Looks like the man died on the 2nd of this month....

Makes you think... this man, and the men that followed him fought tooth and nail against evil.... straight from the depths of hell, and came out the other side.

May he and all of our fallen military members rest in peace....

I'm the devil's son..... call me young gun.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by Tim Sandstrom on 01/10/2011 1:37 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND

I get goose bumps just thinking of it.

I second your closing sentence.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by elvis1 on 01/10/2011 1:48 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

elvis1
Joined: 10/11/2007
Location: ND

RIP

He was a fantastic officer and natural leader..........as a former enlisted sailor those types of officers are few and far between.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by Tim Sandstrom on 01/10/2011 1:52 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND

Sorry, but I am a John Boehner when I read his quote and think of him reciting it (I watched several of his interviews). This seriously waters the eye:

Despite the many accolades he had received, Winters remained humble about his service.[60] During the interview segment of the miniseries Band of Brothers, Winters quoted a passage from a letter he received from Sergeant Mike Ranney, "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…'"

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by jokostel on 01/10/2011 1:57 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

jokostel
Joined: 10/24/2005
Location: ND

Same here... it's amazing how strong of a family those men became. They fought for each other to survive... thats a bond you can NEVER break.

Heck, even in the USAF I felt that "2nd" family presence... you get to know some of the boys that you serve with even more than your blood relatives.

I'm the devil's son..... call me young gun.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by BringingTheRain on 01/10/2011 2:26 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

BringingTheRain
Joined: 01/05/2010
Location: nd

Heard about this a couple days ago and it made me put in Band of Brothers again. Seen it over 10 times now. Best mini series and war epic ever made.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by Tim Sandstrom on 01/10/2011 2:28 PM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND

I am going to buy it after reading this. Watched them all but don't own it. Just got new TV so this could make for some serious couch time now.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by BringingTheRain on 01/10/2011 3:36 PM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

BringingTheRain
Joined: 01/05/2010
Location: nd

Tim Sandstrom Said:
I am going to buy it after reading this. Watched them all but don't own it. Just got new TV so this could make for some serious couch time now.

I would, you will definately watch them over and over again. Im going to get 'the pacific' too, after the price goes down a bit.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by Candiru on 01/10/2011 3:48 PM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Candiru
Joined: 08/02/2006
Location: ND

Rest In Peace to a great man.

Eevn though I own the series on DVD, it seems I will take the time to watch it every time it is on.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by Rowdie on 01/10/2011 9:47 PM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Rowdie
Joined: 01/14/2002
Location: ND

May he RIP! What a life story he had battleing for his life in WWII. I can't imagine losing that many friends/brothers. Mr. Winters is an American legend in my mind. Right up there with the likes of all revolution & frontier names we learned in grade school.

My dad was in the 101st airborn in Korea. He died just before Band of Brothers came out. I'm not sure how he would have reacted to it. The mini-series was so well done I'm not sure he could have watched it around other people. He never liked talking about his time in Korea. I know he killed quite a few people over there. My mom brought out some of his letters from Korea, in a few he described some details of a few things that happened. We all owe those who sereve a great deal, a price words can't describe.

Re: Richard Winters - E Company, 506 PIR 101st Airborne

by TON TEAM on 01/10/2011 9:58 PM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

TON TEAM
Joined: 12/16/2001
Location: ND

I have not seen Band of Brother, but will be checking it out soon. It is hard to fathom the sacrifices that so many gave.

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