Dick Winters: Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Bronze Statue Dept: The unveiling of the Colorado-made statue of Pennsylvania native Maj. Dick Winters was one of many events marking Wednesday s 68th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied operation that paved the way for the end of the war, according to The Star. There were many Dick Winters in this war, and all deserve the bronze and glory of a statue, said former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, present as the bronze statue, draped in a camouflage parachute, was unveiled and sAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, FRANCE With World War II-era military planes darting overhead and Normandy s Utah Beach visible in the distance, a bronze statue emerged from beneath a camouflage parachute, in tribute to a man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the book and television series Band of Brothers. The 3.6-meter tall bronze statue in the Normandy village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont shows Winters with his weapon at the ready. But Winters a native of Ephrata, Pennsylvania who died last year aged 92 only accepted serving as the statue s likeness after monument planners agreed to dedicate it to the memory of all junior U.S. military officers who served that day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.