Mourning a Hero.

     Seems a little strange to weep for someone you've never met. (Apologies to those still crying over Princess Di and John Kennedy, Jr.) So there will be none of that foolish sentimentality here regarding the recent death of Major Richard "Dick" Winters. Most people first heard of Maj Winters in Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers. Winters' story is not exceptional; he graduated from college in the summer of 1941. He was not a military academy graduate and had to earn his commission the hard way at officer candidate school. In his career, he received some of America's highest awards, but he always downplayed his hero status. Keeping his dignity and exemplifying what a gentleman soldier should be, he was a shining example on what a common man can achieve in extraordinary circumstances, We could use a few more like him. He will be missed.