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HAPPY 91ST BIRTHDAY MAJOR DICK WINTERS!!! (Band of Brothers)
Dick Winters ^ | January 21st, 2009 | From my brain

Posted on 01/21/2009 7:36:32 AM PST by RetiredArmy

Just FYI for all Americans. Today is January 21, 2009. It is the 91st birthday of a great American, Major Dick Winters, of Band of Brothers fame. As usual, I have sent Major Winters a happy birthday card. I hope he gets it as the family no longer takes requests or fan mail. I wish him many more.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: bandofbrothers; dickwinters; happybirthday; richardwinters; veteran; wwii
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To: jimmyray

I don’t read too much any more, but I will be picking that up!


21 posted on 01/21/2009 8:17:14 AM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
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To: RetiredArmy

A big WHOA to one of the finest officers and soldiers this nation has ever had. Beyond a Band of Brothers was a great read.

Happy birthday Winters. You may no think of yourself as a hero but the rest of us know better.


22 posted on 01/21/2009 8:26:12 AM PST by the long march
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To: RetiredArmy

Currahee /506th bump


23 posted on 01/21/2009 8:45:06 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: SuziQ
I bought "Band of Brothers" but haven't gotten around to reading it. I'd also like to read Major Winters' autobiography.

READ THEM BOTH!! In his autobiography he talks about the British couple who he lived with in England, incredible people. Also more details of the men who he commanded in easy company that Ambrose didn't have room for in Band of Brothers. Read Band of Brothers first, though. Both are great reads, very captivating, never boring from beginning to end. Trust me, FRiend.

24 posted on 01/21/2009 8:45:49 AM PST by submarinerswife ("If I win I can't 't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead." - George S. Patton)
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To: puppypusher

“I thought Dick Winters passed away last year.All the same he was.another hero from the greatest generation.”

Captain Speirs passed away in ‘07.


25 posted on 01/21/2009 8:46:33 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Man is not free unless government is limited.)
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To: Travis T. OJustice
The interviews and extra’s are the best part.

And you could tell right away before they even showed his name, when the real "Wild Bill" Guarnere was being interviewed.

26 posted on 01/21/2009 8:47:34 AM PST by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: submarinerswife
Some beavers were causing some problems on his property and he wouldn’t exterminate them like most people do because he valued all life.

JRR Tolkienn expressed similar concerns when he wrote the following dialogue for Gandalf in the LOTR "Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many."

I have tried to learn from the wisdom of those that experienced the horrors of war first-hand. Unfortunately, as Eccelstiastes states, "A time to kill, and a time to heal...a time of war, and a time of peace. "

In peacetime, we must all be slow to kill anything that has the breath of life, for we cannot give or restore it!

Major Winters has learned these lessons, and he expresses them without any war-mongering or anti-war bias.

27 posted on 01/21/2009 8:47:58 AM PST by jimmyray
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To: dfwgator

:)

Absolutely! I think the character portray in the miniseries was pretty good, too.


28 posted on 01/21/2009 8:50:24 AM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.)
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To: RetiredArmy

My son recently made Eagle Scout and greatly admired Major Winters. My husband wrote to Major Winters and my son received a very nice letter and autographed photo of him when the 101st was in Belgium. One of the great Anericans that served their country.


29 posted on 01/21/2009 8:50:46 AM PST by ussc1863
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To: RetiredArmy

The Blu-Ray editon of Band of Brothers came out in November.

Very, very well done.


30 posted on 01/21/2009 8:52:16 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (Support your local brewery; take a drink everytime the Democrats mention 'children')
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To: submarinerswife

There is another book about Major Winters that you might like called “Biggest Brother”


31 posted on 01/21/2009 9:05:30 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Man is not free unless government is limited.)
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To: RetiredArmy; HiJinx; SandRat; Old Sarge; Army Air Corps; GodBlessUSA; NYTexan; mylife; ...


Michael Kamen~Band of Brothers Theme
[click]

Happy Birthday, Major
Thank you for your service!

God rest the soul of your mom, RetiredArmy.

32 posted on 01/21/2009 9:24:16 AM PST by luvie (Aspire to inspire before you expire)
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To: RetiredArmy

Happy birthday.


33 posted on 01/21/2009 1:44:53 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: puppypusher

Not that I have seen or heard. I know that he has heart problems, but I have not seen or heard anything about his death. I would have thought it would make some news if he had.


34 posted on 01/21/2009 4:07:59 PM PST by RetiredArmy ("When a politician masquerades as a messiah, be very afraid." (nicely said in article))
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To: RetiredArmy; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
Happy Birthday Sir and thank you so much for your service to this country and for Europe's Freedom.

This is just for you, your Band of Brothers, and all our Heroes, wherever they may be:

America, So Many Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdrvtiSmP1w

RetiredArmy, special prayers for your beloved Mother and for you.

35 posted on 01/21/2009 9:57:41 PM PST by Chgogal (Don't look at me. You elected them, Comrade!)
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To: Travis T. OJustice

We saw an extra hour of BoB when it first aired. It was very interesting hearing from these men so many years later. Someday we’ll get the DVDs from Netflix and watch it again.


36 posted on 01/21/2009 10:02:34 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: submarinerswife
Steven Ambrose was a terrific writer. I started reading his book on the Lewis and Clark expedition, but my time ran out and I had to get it back to the library. I'll get it again.

The man just had a gift for words, and did NOT deserve the treatment the elitist media and so-called intelligentsia gave him with their charges of plagarism.

37 posted on 01/21/2009 10:06:53 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: RetiredArmy

Truly a great American.


38 posted on 01/22/2009 1:53:02 AM PST by SuperLuminal
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To: RetiredArmy

hi there, i am a fan of major dick winters, and i just came across your comment, i am very sorry for your loss, my condolences. i hope you and your family all the best.

anonymous user.


39 posted on 03/20/2010 6:59:19 AM PDT by powertrip
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To: RetiredArmy

Major Winters is the example that all American infantry commanders should strive to follow. Happy birthday and thank you.


40 posted on 03/20/2010 7:05:37 AM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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