Originally Posted By: MaryCas
Anyone have Major Dick Winters? 92 years old. He is the real-life person who was the central character and commander of Easy Company in "Band of Brothers". I recently read his book, "Beyond Band of Brothers". A very interesting account of his life in the military. Not your average person.


Dick Winters lived less than 15 minutes from me, and I got to meet him socially several times. A close friend of mine, who had been a Pentagon official, would have him over the house with some brass for summer parties. I didn't know him well, but he seemed like a very pleasant gentleman.