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LTC Stephen C.
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Interesting article, SGT (Join to see). Many people question if Spiers did the violence depicted in the TV miniseries, Band of Brothers.
This, from an interview with Dick Winters, which is somewhat contradictory to the statements in your article:
“The stories about him are true. When I first heard, I was speechless. What he did was unbelievable, inexcusable. If you talk to somebody in today’s Army, they would say, well, how come he wasn’t court-martialed? Well, you needed every man you had. Those guys that goofed up, didn’t measure up, you couldn’t just get rid of them. You needed the body, because if you lose that body, then somebody else has to shoulder twice the burden. You needed every body you could get. At Foy, he was the first officer I saw when I turned around. It could have been anybody, but it was Speirs. I didn’t ask, ‘OK, would you mind taking over?’ No, I just turned around, saw him and said take over. It was just a roll of the dice that he was standing there when I needed someone.”
LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

https://www.historynet.com/dick-winters-reflections-on-the-band-of-brothers-d-day-and-leadership.htm
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And yet he says he "heard" it not witnessed it. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Great share.
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Good share SGT (Join to see) ...
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