A personification of American greatness, Major Richard Winters, Executive Officer, Easy Company, 101st Airborne, WW2 (aka, Band of Brothers) died January 2nd. Easy Company was the most decorated company of WW2 and was always in the heat of the worst battles. Against impossible odds and outrageous circumstances they prevailed, lragely upon Winters character and leadership. Winters, with Tom Hanks, receiving an Emmy for the HBO series, "Band of Brothers". The German command structure didn’t allow for as much improvisation by lower level troops, they had to wait for orders. Americans had much more leeway to improvise without requiring orders. Front...