Major Richard Winters

R.I.P (He was one good Officer)

Major Richard "Dick" D. Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011), was a United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. He commanded Company "E", 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.


"Were the Germans good?"
"Of course they were. They were the only ones that tried to kill Hitler!"

A truly Band of Brother, his greatest phrase was when someone asked him if he was a Hero ... he humbly responded 'I served in a Company of Heroes' ... a true soldier, a great commander and true BAND OF BROTHERS!

RIP and thank you, to him and all war veterans ...

Yes Ivan.... True.

A true gentleman

These people SHOULD NEVER be forgotten. I hate the fact that today's younger generation are kept in the dark about WWII and it is not given the importance it deserves. These men were the epitome of courage and utter sacrifice.

bcauchi wrote:These people SHOULD NEVER be forgotten. I hate the fact that today's younger generation are kept in the dark about WWII and it is not given the importance it deserves. These men were the epitome of courage and utter sacrifice.

Brian that is why Embrose wrote the book, and Spielberg and Hank immoralised it in the best TV series HBO has done yet ... BAND OF BROTHERS!

Ivan

you are right Ivan, but that is just a programme whioh one can decide to watch and not many youngsters would go for it. What i mean is including a good dose of WWII in school history curriculum where the younger generations have to hear about it whether they like to or not. In Malta, history stops at the nights and if lucky with the coming of the British. I feel that now that a long time has passed since the war, it should be included in the school history syllabus.

I remember when I was in school, we studied WW1 and WW2 history (Form 3)... and I seem to recall I was the only one really interested in the subject

My project for that year focused on German Aircraft evolution from WW1 to WW2 (what else!!!). I also made the mistake of taking a 1:32 scale Fokker DR1 model (Richthofen's obviously) I built especially for the project... naver made it back home in one piece

Man you make such stupid mistakes when you're a kid... I loved that plane.

Lets face it many youths know about WW2 especially from the game consuls, the good thing that this ganes especially those based on real campaigns make them aware of the arms, terrain and warfare material etc etc ... the only pity these games makes war look like fun, and inhuman with the kill them, trigger happy all attitude!

Wayne wrote:I remember when I was in school, we studied WW1 and WW2 history (Form 3)... and I seem to recall I was the only one really interested in the subject

My project for that year focused on German Aircraft evolution from WW1 to WW2 (what else!!!). I also made the mistake of taking a 1:32 scale Fokker DR1 model (Richthofen's obviously) I built especially for the project... naver made it back home in one piece

Man you make such stupid mistakes when you're a kid... I loved that plane.

Wayne that Fokker was 1/28 scale not 1/32 for shure....

Could have been Marco, built that some 18 years ago so i'm not sure... I'm struggling to remember the brand, but it was an old model from my dad's stash.

Looking back.... It was stupid of me to build it in the first place (I was too young), secondly it was even more stupid to take the thing to school...

But that's how you learn to appreciate certain things more later on in life.

Anyway... no use crying over spilt enamel

Wayne wrote:Could have been Marco, built that some 18 years ago so i'm not sure... I'm struggling to remember the brand, but it was an old model from my dad's stash.

Looking back.... It was stupid of me to build it in the first place (I was too young), secondly it was even more stupid to take the thing to school...

But that's how you learn to appreciate certain things more later on in life.

Anyway... no use crying over spilt enamel

The brand is Revell Wayne... I now because I built that in the 70's and sprayed it Red with aersol can...

bcauchi wrote:These people SHOULD NEVER be forgotten. I hate the fact that today's younger generation are kept in the dark about WWII and it is not given the importance it deserves. These men were the epitome of courage and utter sacrifice.

I agree, Brian.

My daughter attending school in Italy learns about WWII. The only thing they are told is how many Jews suffered and the Germans were the bad guys!!!!!

The real History is not surviving! They are only learning the political history.

Noel Petroni wrote:
My daughter attending school in Italy learns about WWII. The only thing they are told is how many Jews suffered and the Germans were the bad guys!!!!!

Did'nt know the Germans were the good guys