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Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: DREDIOCK on January 08, 2008, 08:28:49 PM
As Pattong once said.
"We always hear about our heroic dead.
Seems to me we have quite a few heroic live ones too"

this one is long overdue

Sign the petition

Richard D. Winters (now 86) was at the time of the action on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) first Lieutenant from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

His men from E-Company always wanted their commander being honored for his extra ordinary leadership during the action in Normandy were he knocked out 4 German 105 mm guns.

A lot of people wrote to the governor and... among them C.Carwood Lipton who's letter you can read below.

http://members.chello.nl/~p.vandewal/4%20dick%20winters%20medal%20of%20honor.htm (http://members.chello.nl/~p.vandewal/4%20dick%20winters%20medal%20of%20honor.htm)
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: DiabloTX on January 08, 2008, 09:32:11 PM
I signed that petition a couple of years ago.  From what I recall his MoH was forwared to the SecDef, I think, and was turned down.  Basically was told he wasn't going to get it.  Typical political BS.

I can't think of a more deserving instance where the MoH should be awarded.

Maj. Richard Winters, you're still a hero to me no matter what.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Saxman on January 08, 2008, 09:53:23 PM
Signed
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: rpm on January 08, 2008, 10:02:03 PM
Quote
Originally posted by DiabloTX
Maj. Richard Winters, you're still a hero to me no matter what.
:aok
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: BlueJ1 on January 08, 2008, 10:11:41 PM
Signed.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Shuckins on January 08, 2008, 10:33:30 PM
Signed.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Jappa52 on January 08, 2008, 11:40:52 PM
Signed.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Yeager on January 08, 2008, 11:50:00 PM
Two thoughts:
1) Life is not fair
2) Dick Winters was, is, and will always be, a Hero.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: sgt203 on January 09, 2008, 03:06:32 AM
Greatfully signed.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: BBBB on January 09, 2008, 03:47:24 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Yeager
Two thoughts:
1) Life is not fair
2) Dick Winters was, is, and will always be, a Hero.


QFT
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: yankedudel on January 09, 2008, 08:36:46 AM
Honored to have signed.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Maverick on January 09, 2008, 04:48:55 PM
He wouldn't be a hero because of a medal. He IS a hero because of what he did.

! Maj. Winters, you are owed far more than a medal.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: FrodeMk3 on January 09, 2008, 05:19:23 PM
25,171 signatures-with mine, greatfully added.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: Sandman on January 09, 2008, 05:46:05 PM
Wasn't this action the second episode of "Band of Brothers"?
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: SkyRock on January 09, 2008, 05:47:39 PM
Signed!:aok
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: DiabloTX on January 09, 2008, 06:00:44 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
Wasn't this action the second episode of "Band of Brothers"?


It was part of the second epi, "Day of Days".  Mostly it was the last half of it.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: DREDIOCK on January 09, 2008, 06:35:13 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
Wasn't this action the second episode of "Band of Brothers"?


D-Day

Day of days episode I beleive.
If you have broadband you can watch it here

http://www.piggymoo.com/bandofbrothers/?episode=02part2
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: USRanger on January 09, 2008, 06:35:14 PM
Signed, stamped, dated & certified.  Helluva combat leader.
Title: Help Get Dick Winters the MOH
Post by: JB88 on January 10, 2008, 03:55:29 AM
done.

:)