How many of you have watched the HBO mini series Band of Brothers? It’s a movie about D-Day, World War II, Major Dick Winters and Easy Company. Since I’m a military movie buff, it’s one of my favorites and I’ve probably watched it at least 25 times! If you have never seen the drama mini series, I highly recommend that you see it. It’s a real eye-opener to D-Day and World War II.
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The series follows the life of Major Dick Winters and Easy Company throughout World War II and Major Winters in a native to Pennsylvania. He grew up approximately 1 hour from our home, near Ephrata Pennsylvania.
A few years ago the locals in Ephrata wanted to honor Major Winters, so they did some fundraising and took up collections. Over in Normandy, France there is a full-size Dick Winters Monument and they wanted to erect a replica of that monument in Veteran’s Plaza Park. Well, they completed it and I’ve been wanting to see it for the past two years!
Hubby took me on a road trip last Fall down to Lancaster County and we stopped in Ephrata so that we could visit the monument. It’s a really nice place to visit and they have informational plaques where you can learn more about him and his military life/career. It’s a serene and beautiful memorial to visit.
Today I wanted to share two photographs that we took of the Major Richard (Dick) Winters Monument during our visit. He’s now deceased and I was happy to finally pay my respects and honor this true American Hero!
For those of you who want to learn more about Major Dick Winters, you can check out the Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters Book over on Amazon.
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I like how the French honored him and now we have a statue of him too.
We own this DVD set and have watched it so many times I think it is amazing. I would so love to visit this part thank you for the wonderful post and amazing pictures.
I love visited monuments like that and learning more about history. We have many like that near where I live. Thank you for the information.
I have seen Band of Brothers but really didnt realize how important he was. It is neat they replicated he statue in France. Its odd isnt it, hey recognized him first and now he is honored here. . Very nice pos and educational.