He Ain’t Heavy. He’s My Brother

JOE LIEBGOTT EP 1 Currahee, EP 3 Carentan | Band of Brothers

We needed places to stay and the Austrians didn’t want to give up their houses. They were meaner to us than the Germans were. They were big into Adolf. Winters went around and ordered them to get out of their houses. He said, “These men aren’t going to sleep in the ground again. You will get out, or we’ll take further measures.” He’d have thrown them all in prison. Winters was laid back, but if you got him burned up, he was something to see. You didn’t mess with him. If you didn’t take care of his men, he’d see that it happened.

~ Babe Heffron

he mad as hellll…….

On September 22, Winters sat in a room with a bunch of other officers, all of whom were bitching first, about being recalled, and second, about being shipped overseas. In the midst of this piss-and-moan session, a staff officer walked in and called the room to attention. “There’s been a new order,” the man said. “Any officer who has been recalled involuntarily does not have to continue. He may resign and not have to go on to Korea. If there are any officers in this room who wish to take advantage of this order, please step forward.” Winters couldn’t believe his ears and was on his feet before he even realized it. Looking around, he was amazed that in this room full of whining men, only one other officer, a captain, had risen. “The only thing I can figure is they didn’t want to go home and go back to work,” Winters later said. “Follow me, gentlemen,” the staff officer said, and led Winters and the captain away. Ushered into another office, a lieutenant colonel tried to convince Winters to stay in the service. Winters was just as determined to leave. “Well, Major,” the colonel said. “You’re being very foolish. You should stay in. With your service record, you’d have a wonderful career in the army.” “I sure as hell don’t understand this, sir,” Winters replied. “If you keep sending me out where people are shooting at me, I’m not going to have much of a career in anything, and I’m surely not going to enjoy my retirement.”

Before the day was out, Winters’ separation papers were signed (his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army would follow on April 1, 1953).

~ Larry Alexander

Dick's backing up Speirs with help from Nixon on the first letter dated January 21, 1993 (Hell of a birthday, Richard. Did Nix call and wish you happy birthday only for you to be like 'Nix, what happened with Speirs on D-Day I need to write Steve'. )

Then, not two weeks later, he sends this to Ambrose:

'Speirs would have killed them if they spoke out and he's paid for his killer instinct ever since that day. '

Richard. Not even two weeks? Did Steve even read the last letter before this one arrived?

From Winter's Files at USAHEC, the gift that keeps giving.

Doc has three modes: a) saves your life, b) regards everything suspiciously, c) calls you out on your bullshit. They’re all very healthy for your long-term wellbeing.

Doc Bryan - Always Angry, Never Wrong.

happy winters friday (i made that up)

Ok so I’ve read a few pages of Winters Book ( “Beyond Band of Brothers : The war memoirs of Major Dick Winters”). Here are some thoughts:

- I love Winters so much 🥹 I don’t know 😭 but I don’t think I have this kind of admiration for anyone 😅❤️. While I was reading I would sometimes stop just to think: Awwww He’s the best 🥹 ( and I have only read a few pages 😂)

- He said that when he was a kid he changed school and was scared of going to school and the strangers around him. 🥹

- He said that in many aspects his mother was the perfect company commander and that she was very influential to him.

Again, I got all of this information from Winters Book which I really recommend checking out 😁❤️.

best line delivery in band of brothers

Universally praised by critics for expanding the scope and potential of prestige television, the series gained increased fanfare via the DVD market and highly watched reruns. Like Dick Winters and other notables highlighted in the show, Speirs was flooded with an unexpected onslaught of letters, interview requests, and signature seekers. “Ron was dumbfounded after the series came out,” stepson Mike Bethea attested. “He got letters from all over Europe, especially Belgium. They held him in such high esteem for what he did during the Bulge. People showed up at his house in Mesa and asked for his autograph. He was shocked to be in the spotlight.”

“I was eight or nine when Band of Brothers came out,” great-grandson Jacob added. Ron never talked about it. We respected his choice to remain silent.” Jacob nonetheless saw parallels between the character on screen and the great-grandfather he loved in real life. There was a quiet, dignified sturdiness in their behavior. When a female family member endured a rather rough breakup with a boyfriend, Speirs showed up as she moved out of her former partner’s residence. “Don’t worry sweetie,” Ron assured her, “I got my gun in the glove compartment.”

Similarly, when Jacob became embroiled in school fights, Speirs strove to be a guiding force in the young man’s life. Jacob had no older siblings, and Ron assumed the role of a mentor. “I wouldn’t be the man I am today without my grandfather and great-grandfather,” he insists.

~ Jared Frederick & Erik Dorr

make me choose: anonymous asked - joe liebgott or joe toye

a slightly-more blond richard winters

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poorly edited by yours truly, but i think someone with more skill should edit it better to be his actual stark blond.

In October 1944, Dick wrote a letter to one of the wounded men, 2nd Lt. Charles Hudson, and ended it with, "Love and kisses"

Relatives of Hudson wrote to Dick in 2001 and sent him a copy of his 1944 letter

(Source: The Richard D. Winters Collection, Box 8, the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.)