01-10-2011, 17:37
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Rest in Peace Major Winters
God Bless your family and Freinds
Soft Landings and Blue Skies Paratrooper!!
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01-10-2011, 18:04
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A shining example of the American Citizen Soldier. A man whose courage and leadership skills will always be an inspiration to succeeding generations of fighting men.
All army combat leaders should aspire to be half the man Dick Winters was.
We mourn your loss.
We celebrate your courage
We honor your memory,
Rest in peace, Major. You will never be forgotten.
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01-10-2011, 18:27
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Blue skies, Sir. May you Rest in Peace, you shall never be forgotten.
I hope you have found your quiet peace.
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Winters told his own story in 'Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters,' and begins his first chapter by describing the "quiet peace" he says every soldier wants to find:
I am still haunted by the names and faces of young men, young airborne troopers who never had the opportunity to return home after the war and begin their lives anew. Like most veterans who have shared the hardship of combat, I live with flashbacks--distant memories of an attack on a battery of German artillery on D-Day, an assault on Carentan, a bayonet attack on a dike in Holland, the cold of Bastogne[...] If you had a man who was killed, you looked at him and hoped that he had found peace in death. I'm not sure whether they were fortunate or unfortunate to get out of the war so early. So many men died so that others could live. No one understands why.
To find a quiet peace is the dream of every soldier. For some it takes longer than others. In my own experience I have discovered that it is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself. As my wartime buddies join their fallen comrades at an alarming rate, distant memories resurface. The hard times fade and the flashbacks go back to friendly times, to buddies with whom I shared a unique bond, to men who are my brothers in every sense of the word. I live with these men every day.
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01-10-2011, 18:43
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Rest in Peace Sir.
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01-10-2011, 18:48
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Rest in Peace Major
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01-10-2011, 19:20
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Rest in Peace Major Winters, thanks for your service and sacrifice. Prayers out to family and friends. God bless you sir!!
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01-11-2011, 00:57
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Dick Winters has passed away
Rest in Peace Sir. Thank you very much for your service.
Sincerely,
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01-11-2011, 01:04
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I didn't need to see the re-enactments of his deeds on the screen, or read about them in Ambrose's book; all I needed was to see his face and hear his words in the 'intros' to the episodes of 'Band of Brothers' to know that, as one of his Easy Company soldiers said, 'I'd follow you to hell.'
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01-11-2011, 22:02
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Major Winters,
Sir, we are saddened to hear of your passing. Prayers are extended to your family.
Thank you for your service to our country. Your leadership style should be an example for all to follow.
You will live on in our memory.
Rest in Peace, Sir.
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01-13-2011, 11:53
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RIP
The conclusion to a great American legend. We must endeavor to pass his accomplishments on to those who don't know the story, in the hope that they will serve as example and inspiration to our future generations.
We salute you.
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