Major Dick Winters dead at 92

[Santheb]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2011/01/dick-winters-dies-wwii-hero-co.html

Probably one of the more famous soldiers from WW2 due to the whole Band of Brothers book and mini-series but it was a story that deserved to be told.

R.I.P. to a true American hero.

[Chief Seeway]

What an amazing life. Rest easy Major Winters.

[nicefellow31]

Saddened to hear this. Read the book and saw the mini-series. A true warrior who cared about his men.

[BIGREDSKINSFAN1963]

great soldier,man,and american.this world is better because of major winters and the men of easy company.RIP !

[oldskinfan]

great soldier,man,and american.this world is better because of major winters and the men of easy company.RIP !

And the amazing thing about him is that he just tried to be a good man, and a good leader of man. The rest (good soldier / American) just came as a matter of course.

"Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?"
"No, but I served in a company of heroes".

R.I.P Major Winters.

[BIGREDSKINSFAN1963]

right around the time band of brothers come on hbo,there was a big push to get major winters a medal of honor for his actions on
dday and in denmark.i don't know if it got lost in the whole 911 attacks or what,but i think the man deserved it not only because of what he did personally,but he saved 90% of the guys he trained in easy company.that says more to me than any act or thing he or anybody else did by themselves!