Richard Winters

[Toaster Hunter]

I don't know if this has been reported here, but I just found out that Richard Winters died on January 2. He requested that this information not be released until after his funeral.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/ap_band-of-brothers-winters-dies-at-92_011011w/

The man was practically a god to me. I know many people here liked and respected the man, and I thought you should all know.

 

[TeeBs]

Im watching the series as we speak. I can't say im emotionally effected by his death though. I respect what he did for this country though.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Who's Richard Winters?

 

[Toaster Hunter]

I don't know if this has been reported here, but I just found out that Richard Winters died on January 2. He requested that this information not be released until after his funeral.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/ap_band-of-brothers-winters-dies-at-92_011011w/

The man was practically a god to me. I know many people here liked and respected the man, and I thought you should all know.

Please say, in your own words, why this dead man was practically a god to you.

He was brave, honest, humble, a great leader, everything I aspire to be.

 

[photog212]

Who's Richard Winters?

He fought with the 101st Airborn Division in World War 2.
He performed a tactical flanking maneuver of German guns that is still taught today.
He faught in D-Day through the Battle of the Bulge.
He was very respected and admired by his men.
He campaigned for Veterans after the war (for some time).
The HBO miniseries Band of Brothers was based around his experience.
He was a pretty nice and humble guy as well (based on interviews I've seen/read.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Who's Richard Winters?

He fought with the 101st Airborn Division in World War 2.
He performed a tactical flanking maneuver of German guns that is still taught today.
He faught in D-Day through the Battle of the Bulge.
He was very respected and admired by his men.
He campaigned for Veterans after the war (for some time).
The HBO miniseries Band of Brothers was based around his experience.
He was a pretty nice and humble guy as well (based on interviews I've seen/read.

Uhuh, well I'm Australian, so I wouldn't know.

 

[IBlackKiteI]

I don't know if this has been reported here, but I just found out that Richard Winters died on January 2. He requested that this information not be released until after his funeral.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/ap_band-of-brothers-winters-dies-at-92_011011w/

The man was practically a god to me. I know many people here liked and respected the man, and I thought you should all know.

Please say, in your own words, why this dead man was practically a god to you.

He was brave, honest, humble, a great leader, everything I aspire to be.

Shallow words with no reason behind them make him sound like all of the other fake speakers that washed our minds of any free thought.

That could be said about most any political speaker as far as I'm concerned.

What made you believe this guy as opposed to all the other propaganda guys??

The fact he endured things that few other men could, and got himself and his friends through some of the most downright shitty situations of World War II.

You talk about him as if he was a corrupt politician or something.

 

[Tartarga]

Well that sucks, he was a pretty cool guy based on the interviews i've seen. I wish I could have met him once.

 

[Scolar Visari]

Known about this for a while. It's always sad to see a good man and a good leader go.

Didn't expect someone would come in and shit all over a thread about him though. Sad reflection of current state of society?

 

[GodofCider]

My first thoughts:

...who?