This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Kathi
An 11-year-old from Lebanon County in Pennsylvania, Jordan Brown has long been fascinated by World War II and one old soldier in particular -- Dick Winters, the Easy Company commander made famous by the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers."
Mr. Winters, a Lancaster native who lives in Hershey, is 92 and has Parkinson's disease.
But a statue of him is going up in France, and Jordan has taken it upon himself to raise money for it by selling $1 rubber wristbands in the tradition of Lance Armstrong's yellow "Live Strong" bracelets.
You can read the rest of the story here.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Christopher Lee
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Sadly Mr Winters has passed away 02 January 2011 Rest In Peace,Sir!
What a delightful post this week Mike. I love it and what a great little guy this is too. Good for him.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace Major Winters.
Have a terrific day. :)
Sandee,thank you.
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