I agree wholeheartedly and signed the petition some time back.
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If anyone deserves the Medal of Honor its Major Dick Winters. They should present to him before he joins the ranks of our other departed veterans.
Just finished "The Biggest Brother" by Alexander. Great book about a great American.
A true hero indeed. And truly deserving.
But after finishing his memoir, I think he would prefer that the rest of Easy Company get even more credit for that day than was acknowledged. He's on record saying that the others with him that day deserved more than the Bronze Star...
It's just the kind of man he is.
Thank God my generation is proving it now too.
I thought the video was awesome, of course, but the interviews with the real Dick Winters on the DVD version were humbling. I remember turning to my wife and saying "If that man ever walked into a restaurant where I was eating, I'd stand till he was seated."
She thought I was nuts, since I don't usually wax melodramatic.
But Winters was a real Johm Wayne. I highly recommend that everyone see his interviews on Band OB.
The Brecourt Manor assault is still taught via demonstration at West Point.
Here's a great site that shows a detailed slide show of how the whole thing went down.
http://www.brecourtassault.com/assault.htm
I thought they might have been 88's
but maybe not :
http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/105mm/index.html
We need to recognize the special courage and leadership the greatest generation gave in this country's service during WW-II and other 20th century conflicts. Efforts are being made in South Dakota to secure a MOH for a Native American soldier for his valor in the Korean War...one of those typical governemnet operations where the paperwork got lost for years.
Maj Winters should be the model for all combat leaders...
imo
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Done and hope they act soon.
mc
Sorry but medals for valor should not be awarded on the basis of publicity campaigns and congressional pressure.
Major Winters is 90. He was born on January 21, 1918. He has the same birthday as my mom. This action to get his medal upgraded to the MOH has been going on for years now. Many of us petitioned for it several years ago. I have corresponded with Major Winters since the BOB movie came out. He sent me some very nice articles and I had a special BOB baseball style cap made and sent one to him and one to Wild Bill.