Dick Winters, 'Band of Brothers' commander dies - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2011-01-10, 10:27 AM

The commander of the "Band of Brothers" has died.
Dick Winters, an Army officer whose World War II service was featured in a book and TV series, died Jan. 2 at the age of 92.

stampeder · 2011-01-10, 12:32 PM

MAJ Dick Winters, formerly of E Company, 2nd Battalion 506th PIR, at 92:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...=moreheadlines

nursedude · 2011-01-10, 02:07 PM

After Band of Brothers aired his family asked the public to stop writing and asking for autographs etc as they wanted him to spend the rest of his years in peace. Hopefully he has found that peace.

pharsyde · 2011-01-10, 03:52 PM

that is sad.

gee, i watched Band of Brothers a dozen times. to be honest ..part of me always more interested to listen to the veterans speak of there experiences within Easy Company and the war. Fascinated with the courage of all these men .. however, (notably) MAJ Winters standing out, exemplary leadership.

As one of his men said "he was a real soldier"

RIP MAJ Dick Winters

Danster · 2011-01-10, 06:04 PM

^^^^
Ditto. To hear what they had to go through, sometimes brought a tear or two. Like BoB and Pacific, to see the actual guys that were portrayed was the highlight for me.

RIP Major Dick Winters. You deserve your spot in the heroes field.

jayoldschool · 2011-01-10, 06:34 PM

A great hero. Think about the men that had a chance at life following the war because of his leadership.

james99 · 2011-01-12, 08:21 AM

He wrote a book about 2 years ago that seems to be getting decent reviews. Actually, a few of the BOB wrote books after the mini-series.

2011-01-10, 10:27 AM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Dick Winters, 'Band of Brothers' commander dies The commander of the "Band of Brothers" has died. Dick Winters, an Army officer whose World War II service was featured in a book and TV series, died Jan. 2 at the age of 92.

2011-01-10, 02:07 PM	#3
nursedude Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 216	Sad After Band of Brothers aired his family asked the public to stop writing and asking for autographs etc as they wanted him to spend the rest of his years in peace. Hopefully he has found that peace.

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Danster Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln.NB Pop 465,123 Posts: 5,301	^^^^ Ditto. To hear what they had to go through, sometimes brought a tear or two. Like BoB and Pacific, to see the actual guys that were portrayed was the highlight for me. RIP Major Dick Winters. You deserve your spot in the heroes field. __________________ Home Theatre: Yamaha HTR-6190, Klipsch Speakers, SANYO PLV-Z4, TOSHIBA HDDVD, LG BD555C, Cerwin Vega HTS12 Sub, VIP2300, XBox 360, HTPC.

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2011-01-10, 12:32 PM	#2
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	MAJ Dick Winters, formerly of E Company, 2nd Battalion 506th PIR, at 92: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...=moreheadlines

2011-01-10, 03:52 PM	#4
pharsyde DHC Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St John's Posts: 604	that is sad. gee, i watched Band of Brothers a dozen times. to be honest ..part of me always more interested to listen to the veterans speak of there experiences within Easy Company and the war. Fascinated with the courage of all these men .. however, (notably) MAJ Winters standing out, exemplary leadership. As one of his men said "he was a real soldier" RIP MAJ Dick Winters

2011-01-10, 06:34 PM	#6
jayoldschool Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,746	A great hero. Think about the men that had a chance at life following the war because of his leadership.

2011-01-12, 08:21 AM	#7
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	He wrote a book about 2 years ago that seems to be getting decent reviews. Actually, a few of the BOB wrote books after the mini-series.