RIP Maj Dick Winters

[charlie2]

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49073/

 

[pilotyip]

Dick Winters of Band of Brothers, Easy Company Commander died at age 92. He ask his family to keep it secret until his funeral was over. If you want to learn more about Dick, I suggest his book "Beyond the Band of Brothers". It is very hard not to admire LCOL Winters for his leadership. His men said they would follow him into hell.

 

[JAFI]

We must never forget his generation did nothing short of "saving the world".

 

[charlie2]

Dick Winters of Band of Brothers, Easy Company Commander died at age 92. He ask his family to keep it secret until his funeral was over. If you want to learn more about Dick, I suggest his book "Beyond the Band of Brothers". It is very hard not to admire LCOL Winters for his leadership. His men said they would follow him into hell.

That was a good read as well as Buck Comptons and Sgt Garnniers.

 

[charlie2]

We must never forget his generation did nothing short of "saving the world".

No kidding. I just finished an awesome book "A Dawn Like Thunder" about Torpedo squadron 8 in the pacific theater. If you like military history this is a must read. When their carrier had to go back to Pearl for repairs they were ordered to operate from the feild on Guadalcanal and when they ran out of aircraft they actually got in the fighting holes with Chesty Pullers Marines!

 

[pilotyip]

No kidding. I just finished an awesome book "A Dawn Like Thunder" about Torpedo squadron 8 in the pacific theater. If you like military history this is a must read. When their carrier had to go back to Pearl for repairs they were ordered to operate from the feild on Guadalcanal and when they ran out of aircraft they actually got in the fighting holes with Chesty Pullers Marines!

VT-8 had 37 pilots between June 42 and November 42, they were awarded 38 Navy Crosses. I can not remember the exact numbers but VT-8 lost over 100% of their pilots during this time frame. The squadron number was retired in Nov 42. It is a not to put down book.

 

[JAFI]

No kidding. I just finished an awesome book "A Dawn Like Thunder" about Torpedo squadron 8 in the pacific theater. If you like military history this is a must read. When their carrier had to go back to Pearl for repairs they were ordered to operate from the feild on Guadalcanal and when they ran out of aircraft they actually got in the fighting holes with Chesty Pullers Marines!

During WWII Many, Many times did ordinary people (not just the military) do what they had to do to get the job done. Housewives and non-trained civies becoming welders on ships, building aircraft, ammo, clothing, etc. The military people found themselves out of their normal units served where they were. The underground, POW's, Civy detainees, political POW's, and the list goes on. The more I read about the time, the more I am impressed with everyone who lived in the world.
For Maj. Winters and all the service men and women, ordinary people doing extra ordinary things. I hope, we as a nation, will continue to be that good.

 

[taxi1wire]

Currahee!

A very sad day and great loss but what a life lived! If anyone wants to experience running Currahee, it is still there in Toccoa. I tried it 4 years ago, you get an idea of what these men trained with. Uphill, rocks, ruts and winding uphill turns. And I had it easy, no M1, no WWII boots and no Lt Sobel. I also had a chance to walk in his footsteps in the fields of Normandy, and more importantly, at Brecourt Manor. All of these vets deserve our respect and to have their hardships remembered. Thank God for them.

 

[charlie2]

VT-8 had 37 pilots between June 42 and November 42, they were awarded 38 Navy Crosses. I can not remember the exact numbers but VT-8 lost over 100% of their pilots during this time frame. The squadron number was retired in Nov 42. It is a not to put down book.

Incredible. Swede may not have been the best "leader" but he sure had a set didn't he?

 

[charlie2]

During WWII Many, Many times did ordinary people (not just the military) do what they had to do to get the job done. Housewives and non-trained civies becoming welders on ships, building aircraft, ammo, clothing, etc. The military people found themselves out of their normal units served where they were. The underground, POW's, Civy detainees, political POW's, and the list goes on. The more I read about the time, the more I am impressed with everyone who lived in the world.
For Maj. Winters and all the service men and women, ordinary people doing extra ordinary things. I hope, we as a nation, will continue to be that good.

So true, even Julia Child was in on the action!!! When I watch "It's a Wonderful Life" every year I think about how Jimmy Stewart was flying over Germany getting shot at only a year or so before filming this great movie!