The Veteran Thread

theoddz · 01-24-2011, 09:27 AM

For those of us who didn't know until now, Major Richard "Dick" Winters, who commanded Easy Company, 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101 Airborne, passed away at age 92 this past January 2. He and the story of the heroes of Easy Company during WWII was immortalized in the HBO series "Band of Brothers".

Even though this very celebrated unit was so highly profiled with this wonderfully done miniseries, I think it's important that we all remember that these guys were just a handful of the men and women who so proudly served before us in our nation's wars and yes, even in peacetime. One of my most favorite and memorable quotes from this series was spoken in narrative in the episode called "The Last Patrol". I have remembered these words so often, over the years, as I've worked with so many of these wonderful, proud Veterans at the VA.

"How could anyone ever know of the price paid by soldiers in terror, agony and bloodshed if they'd never been to places like Normandy, Bastogne or Haguenau?" --- spoken by David Webster, Band of Brothers.

You know, you could almost substitute the words of "Normandy, Bastogne or Haguenau" with almost any location where soldiers have given so much, including and up to the ultimate sacrifice.

So, here's to Major Dick Winters. May he and the so many others who passed before, rest in peace.

~Theo~

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01-24-2011, 09:27 AM	#19
theoddz Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Cranky Old Poop Preferred Pronoun?: Mr. Beast Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,111 Thanked 9,927 Times in 2,509 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	A little tribute..... For those of us who didn't know until now, Major Richard "Dick" Winters, who commanded Easy Company, 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101 Airborne, passed away at age 92 this past January 2. He and the story of the heroes of Easy Company during WWII was immortalized in the HBO series "*Band of Brothers". Even though this very celebrated unit was so highly profiled with this wonderfully done miniseries, I think it's important that we all remember that these guys were just a handful of the men and women who so proudly served before us in our nation's wars and yes, even in peacetime. One of my most favorite and memorable quotes from this series was spoken in narrative in the episode called "The Last Patrol". I have remembered these words so often, over the years, as I've worked with so many of these wonderful, proud Veterans at the VA. "How could anyone ever know of the price paid by soldiers in terror, agony and bloodshed if they'd never been to places like Normandy, Bastogne or Haguenau?"* --- spoken by David Webster, Band of Brothers. You know, you could almost substitute the words of "Normandy, Bastogne or Haguenau" with almost any location where soldiers have given so much, including and up to the ultimate sacrifice. So, here's to Major Dick Winters. May he and the so many others who passed before, rest in peace. *~Theo~* __________________ *"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."* -- J. R. R. Tolkien