Decisive The Description of Richard Winters’ Characteristic

37 At Carentan, France there is a wounded soldier named Private Blithe. As the commander, he also checks the mental condition of his soldiers. Winters asks Blithe calmly and he says that he could not see anything. He thinks that everything is dark, spooky and scary. As a soldier, it is a common feeling that appears when the war is coming and feels scary for each soldier. However, as a commander, he has to know it and has to help him to overcome it. Winters then talks to him and makes him relax. He thinks that what Blithe needs is just somebody to talk and to make him calm. After the conversation, Blithe can see everything and better is not scared. Blithe then rejoins up his friends. Winters circulated among the wounded. One of them was Pvt. Albert Blithe.“How’re you doing, Blithe? What’s the matter?” “I can’t see, sir. I can’t see”. “Take it easy, relax. You’ve got a ticket out of here, we’ll get you out of here in a hurry. You’ll be going back to England. You’ll be O.K. Relax, “Winters said, and started to move on. Blithe began to get up. “Take it easy,” Winters told him. “Stay still.” I can see, I can see, sir I can see you. Blithe got up and rejoined the company. “Never saw anything like it,” Winters said. “He was that scared he blacked out. Spooky. This kid just completely could not see, and all he needed was somebody to talk him for a minute and calm him down. p. 98 The action above was not related to gun or ammunition, but it is about the soldier morality. Winters are caring, wise and kind. He gives his attention to the wounded soldier, Blithe. He is also wise and kind by saying to the wounded soldier. Basically, for the wounded soldier is able to go home. In this moment Blithe decides does not go to home. Because of his good leadership at the combat, Winters fits the promotion into battalion regiment. As a result, he can no longer become the commander of 38 Easy Company. Getting the promotion could only show his action behind the desk. However he still has a chance to control and give advice for E Company. He has to know who would be suitable to be the next leader for Easy Company. Further, he has to order and discuss the tactic of this company for combat. The commander of Belgium Easy company commander Lt. Dike, and Winters just stays back at the Headquarters. Basically, as the officer in the battalion, he does not need to deal with the soldier in the field. However, there was a mumbling among the soldiers that his commander is lack of judgement. He seldom appears for the soldier and he just stays in his foxhole. Furthermore, during the combat, as company commander, he asks another soldier to organize the men and he goes for help or in other word escape from the combat. This rumour is heard by Winters. However, he could not give a quick solution, because he needs to analyze the situation and consider his position as a junior officer. His 1st sergeant wanted to talk. Lipton asked for private conversation. Winters said to meet him in the woods behind battalion CP that night. they met, and Lipton expressed his concern about the company commander. He described Dike’s action, or lack of them, with damning detail. He ended by saying, “Lieutenant Dike is going to get a lot of e company men killed.” Winters listened intently, asked a few questions, kept his own counsel. p. 204 The next action combat is attacking Foy. Easy Company leads the assault with Lt. Dike who is in charge as the commander. In the middle of the combat, Dike could not lead and organize the tactic well. It makes Easy stop moving and being shot from every direction. Knowing the situation, Winters has to make a quick decision. He asks Speirs, a company commander of Dog company, to take