Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.

This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

A giant has left us and the world is a smaller place for it. MAJ. Winters should have received the Medal for his assault on the 88mm position the second day, and in fact he was nominated for it. Unfortunately, some chair warming SOB denied it. Never mind, for anyone who saw the excellent mini-series (which was vetted by MAJ. Winters and the survivors of his Band) or read the book knows that he was the consumate warrior.

Thank you Major Winters – good and faithful servant.

The gentleman epitomized the ideal of selfless sacrifice and leadership by example. I’d follow him through whatever he deemed necessary to complete the mission.

Rest in Peace, Major.

Godspeed, Major.

God speed to the good Major. May he land oh so softly on this, his final jump. Thank you Major Winters. Curahee!

Here we are on the last day of 2011, and I just finished Band of Brothers for the goodness knows how many’th time. So I looked to see who has left us this year as these gentlemen get older and older and there will soon be so few left. It saddened me deeply to find out that both Shifty Powers and the Major have passed by without my knowledge. This incredible series of Hanks and Spielberg really was a piece of art, as in no other presentation have I found myself knowing and appreciating such a group of individuals. So much so, that when playing Reveille at Rememberance Day this year, I could not bring myself to do it for a moment as I began thinking of the series and the men of Easy. A truly powerful series worthy of these men, and bringing home the truth and the evil to non-war people such as myself.
Thanks Major, becaue tonight not only has another year passed, but another brave hero among heroes has gone to be with his Lord.
Amen and Amen. Currahee!