This is a discussion on SAD: Maj. Richard "Dick" Winters has passed. (Merged) within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; HERSHEY, Pa. – Maj. Richard "Dick" Winters, the man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the World War II book and television miniseries "Band of ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/...s_obit_wintersHERSHEY, Pa. – Maj. Richard "Dick" Winters, the man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the World War II book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died in central Pennsylvania.
Very sad. He was a true hero and a great leader. Our greatest generation is almost gone. It's too bad too. America really needs more men like them.
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Maj. Winter was a true warrior, and a true leader of men. May he rest in peace, for he certainly did his time in hell.
Semper Fi.
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Wow. That caught me off guard and choked me up. Maj. Winters was a true American Hero. He will be missed.
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A great American hero. May he rest in peace with the rest of his soldier friends.
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous... If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?" [Clint Smith - Thunder Ranch]
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I saw the series and the original documentary and commentary by him. He is a far greater man than most. Bless his soul
Godspeed, Major Winters.
What a loss for us all.
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I was wondering about how he was doing just this weekend. So sad to hear, but all the WWII Vets are on borrowed time. My dad, a seabee who suveyed and laid out the pits used to load the atomic bombs on the B-29s in Tinian, passed away last year. A truely great generation that I doubt this country will ever see again. RIP all of them.
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We lost another AMERICAN HERO. Band Of Brothers, Major Richard "Dick" Winters.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/10...tion-dies-age/
R.I.P. Major Winters.
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I know what you're thinking: "Did he fire six shots or only five?" "Is that a Smith & Wesson 686+ 7 shot or 627 8 shot?" "Does he have a concealed Sig P226 SCT and two spare mags?" You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?
It rarely bothers me when a celebrity dies; Maj. Winters is different. RIP.
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Hand salute to Major Winters. May he rest in Peace.
US ARMY Veteran 1965-1967 Vietnam 1966-1967
WELCOME HOME TO ALL WHO SERVED, AND FOR THOSE STILL SERVING,
A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. FOR THOSE OF YOU DOWN RANGE
WATCH YOUR 6, AND KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
A PATRIOT BELIEVES IN IT....A VETERAN LIVED IT
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Wow. That was unexpected. A loss we can never forget. There aren't many of that generation left. We all sleep safe at night because of Maj Winters and others of his ilk that willingly went through hell time and again for all of us. RIP.
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"Sure, As long as the machines are workin' and you can call 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, and you scare the **** out of them; no more rules...You'll see how primitive they can get."
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I heard this on the radio this afternoon. I had to explain who he was to my son, who was impressed. Another true hero goes to his final reward. R.I.P. Major Winters.
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His watch is over. Fair wind and following seas Maj Winters.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around laws. Plato
"Winters had asked that news of his death be withheld until after his funeral"
The man was was a true patriot, RIP Major Winters you will be truly missed by many.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” -- Thomas Jefferson
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