Dick Winters (Band of Brothers leader) dies
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Some young scrote was caught defacing a military cemetary over here a few years back. He was sentenced to pay damages along with watching "Saving Private Ryan", then made to scrub clean about 500 tombstones over the course of many weekends. I bet those old souls had a bit of a grin on. 
How come PH was able to break the news four days before the mainstream media in the UK?
(And I still can't undrestand why it wasn't allowed as a PH News topic. Maybe some of the moronic replies might not have occured in a more sensible forum).
(And I still can't undrestand why it wasn't allowed as a PH News topic. Maybe some of the moronic replies might not have occured in a more sensible forum).
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 12th January 09:14
Eric Mc said:
How come PH was able to break the news four days before the mainstream media in the UK?
(And I still can't undrestand why it wasn't allowed as a PH News topic. Maybe some of the moronic replies might not have occured in a more sensible forum).
I don't see any moronic replies in this thread (have I got the wrong end of the stick?)(And I still can't undrestand why it wasn't allowed as a PH News topic. Maybe some of the moronic replies might not have occured in a more sensible forum).
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 12th January 09:14
Saladin, thanks for the story - would love to have met the man. Band of Brothers is still my number 1 box set of all time.
deviant said:
There was a bit of a media blackout. As I understand it he died quite some weeks back and it was well hidden by his family until after his funeral where the news broke / was leaked on a forum.
He died on the 2nd Jan and was buried on the 8th. It was his own wish that news of his death was held back from the mdeia until after his private family funeral. That I think says alot about the guy, so humble.As for the moronic replies... I've only seen one so far
Just to follow on from my post yesterday...
When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Once we were home we did this and e mailed to Ethel to pass onto him....
They wrote back and his tribute to my mum at the end of their email will always be special to me......
If it takes hardship to build character - you have character.
If it takes a will of Iron to make steel - you've got it.
Never in your presence will you hear me tell my story of having been cheated out my ration of bean soup on Christmas Day at Bastogne.
I Salute you!
When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Once we were home we did this and e mailed to Ethel to pass onto him....
They wrote back and his tribute to my mum at the end of their email will always be special to me......
If it takes hardship to build character - you have character.
If it takes a will of Iron to make steel - you've got it.
Never in your presence will you hear me tell my story of having been cheated out my ration of bean soup on Christmas Day at Bastogne.
I Salute you!
saladin said:
Never in your presence will you hear me tell my story of having been cheated out my ration of bean soup on Christmas Day at Bastogne.
When thinking about the things he lived through, e.g. Bastogne and being dropped into Normandy, it's easy to forget he witnessed the holocaust first hand. I doubt anybody will ever witness anything quite as harrowing again.saladin said:
Just to follow on from my post yesterday...
When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Maybe a strange question - was your mum a fan of the TV series 'Tenko' back in the 80's?When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Both my maternal grandmother and my mother, the latter being born in Singapore post war, were huge fans - my family has ties with the Far East, my paternal Grandmother was Thai - father born in Bangkok, and while I was early teens and not that interested at the time, it was never missed by the folks.
I didn't see any moronic posts either but someone else referred to "morons posting" and, as I hadn't read the entire thread, assumed there must have been some earlier on. Apologies if I was wrong.
I just wish the thread had been in a more "serious" forum rather than The Lounge.
The thinking behind what goes where on PH amazes me at times.
As for Winters, he was a true hero and I'm so glad Stephen Ambrose unearthed the story of Easy Company.
I just wish the thread had been in a more "serious" forum rather than The Lounge.
The thinking behind what goes where on PH amazes me at times.
As for Winters, he was a true hero and I'm so glad Stephen Ambrose unearthed the story of Easy Company.
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 12th January 13:20
Eric Mc said:
How come PH was able to break the news four days before the mainstream media in the UK?
Because, sadly, I'd guess that the 'mainstream' media are more interested in Jordan and Alex's marriage woes? And other pointless crap.RIP Dick Winters
Loved the bit in BoB where he talked about a German officer handing over his Luger when surrendering. He examined the pistol, which showed that it had never been fired. That, he said, was the way all wars should be fought.
GarrettMacD said:
RIP Dick Winters
Loved the bit in BoB where he talked about a German officer handing over his Luger when surrendering. He examined the pistol, which showed that it had never been fired. That, he said, was the way all wars should be fought.
I beleive his words were along the lines of:-Loved the bit in BoB where he talked about a German officer handing over his Luger when surrendering. He examined the pistol, which showed that it had never been fired. That, he said, was the way all wars should be fought.
Major Richard D Winters said:
When I looked closer at the pistol much later I realised that it had never been fired... it had no blood on it.
That's the way all wars should end with an agreement with no blood on it
That's the way all wars should end with an agreement with no blood on it
Civpilot said:
GarrettMacD said:
RIP Dick Winters
Loved the bit in BoB where he talked about a German officer handing over his Luger when surrendering. He examined the pistol, which showed that it had never been fired. That, he said, was the way all wars should be fought.
I beleive his words were along the lines of:-Loved the bit in BoB where he talked about a German officer handing over his Luger when surrendering. He examined the pistol, which showed that it had never been fired. That, he said, was the way all wars should be fought.
Major Richard D Winters said:
When I looked closer at the pistol much later I realised that it had never been fired... it had no blood on it.
That's the way all wars should end with an agreement with no blood on it
That's the way all wars should end with an agreement with no blood on it
EDIT: Missed the bit about the 'media blackout' above. But I still think Jordan & Alex's woes would have gotten more mainstream media attention!
Edited by GarrettMacD on Wednesday 12th January 13:57
hora said:
Slightly O/T: The best 'bit' for me in the whole series was the German General talk to his soldiers that appeared to apply to all sides. I'm not sure how much of this was reality or for the program?
I think according to the book that may actually have happened, my memory is a bit fuzzy but I'm sure I remember reading it.Asterix said:
saladin said:
Just to follow on from my post yesterday...
When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Maybe a strange question - was your mum a fan of the TV series 'Tenko' back in the 80's?When Major Winters found out about my mothers history he asked for a written account of her childhood experiences of life in Stanley Camp....
Both my maternal grandmother and my mother, the latter being born in Singapore post war, were huge fans - my family has ties with the Far East, my paternal Grandmother was Thai - father born in Bangkok, and while I was early teens and not that interested at the time, it was never missed by the folks.
She gives talks about her experiences and has done more than a few over the years...
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