Dick Winters Memorial Dedication

[Aragorn243]

I didn't see any videos yesterday. Will check around.

[Beerhunter]

This monument is a twin to one placed at Normandy and he insisted at that time that the monument there was to honor all young junior officers, not just him.

I thought that I had seen it before. The original is to the left of the road as one heads to Utah Beach.

[Frederick303]

It is my understanding that there were some aspects of the story in band of brothers (the book) that were exaggerated to make a good narrative. Perhaps that is why he did not want such a monument.

if there was anyplace where the monument should have been located, it was in Holland where he and his company made the famous assault and destruction of a German infantry company. It is my understanding that incident did occur like accounted in the book.

[Paul S.]

It is much more likely that he was a modest man who, as he frequently said and wrote, was fortunate enough to been allowed to lead great men, and believed the credit, the recognition and the honour belonged to those great men with whom he served who fought and died in freedom's name.

[Aragorn243]

He was a very modest man. There were some issues he took with the HBO series and he got his way. He refused to cooperate if they included all the foul language they originally intended. He said it was used but not as much as the producers intended. Never heard of any questions with the book's accuracy. A few refused to cooperate including the officer in charge of his company prior to him.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

The only obvious error I remember is that Private Blythe was woonded but did not dye as in the series.

[browningautorifle]

The portrayal of Albert Blythe was scandalous compared to his actual service. Can't imagine how that one slipped by.

[Aragorn243]

Now that you mention it, I do remember the story of Blythe's death. His portrayal in the book and series is most likely fairly accurate based on the testimony of those that served with him. It was these same men who were responsible for his "death". None of them knew what happened to him, he was severely wounded and they thought he died which is what Ambrose wrote. As the HBO series was based on the book, it also has him dying of his wounds. It wasn't until after the series came out that his family became aware of the inaccuracy and corrected it. So later editions of the book have the correct information but the early editions and the series do not.

He did go back into the army after the war and died on active service in 1967.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Woonded? I need to proof read.

[browningautorifle]

He did go back into the army after the war and died on active service in 1967.

That's right, he did a full term and went well up in rank. Of course, I spelled his name wrong too...Blithe, not with a Y... Albert Blithe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia