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Offline kansas2

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #75 on: January 11, 2011, 08:59:10 PM »
 :salute   A true American hero
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Offline AWwrgwy

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #76 on: January 11, 2011, 11:54:35 PM »
Quote from: RufusLeaking on January 10, 2011, 04:41:11 PM
To the greatest generation,  :salute

I am embarrassed for modern media.  Their freedom is secured by guys like Maj. Winters.   

Turns out "modern media" was just following Major Winter's wishes.

Modest as ever, Winters asked that news of his death be kept private until after his funeral.

He passed January 2, 2011.

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #77 on: January 12, 2011, 01:50:11 PM »
he should have been awarded with the CHM in 1946 for the artillery nest take on D-Day as well as capturing the map with all the current enemy positions on it.

He would never allow his name to be associated with the word "hero" (as does my father-in-law, D-Day, plus pulled woulded guys off the line as a medic during the Huertigen Forest campaign--X3 Bronze Stars) yet they both truly were.

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Offline DA98

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #78 on: January 12, 2011, 05:21:23 PM »
There was a 1/4 page note on today's issue of one of the main spanish newpapers talking about his life. Great man.

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Offline danny76

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #79 on: January 12, 2011, 05:41:18 PM »
Amazing guy :salute
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Offline Yenny

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #80 on: January 12, 2011, 06:25:52 PM »
RIP  :salute
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Offline Angus

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Re: R.I.P. Major Dick Winters
« Reply #81 on: January 13, 2011, 07:54:20 AM »
A remarkable man.
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