• ‘Band of Brothers’ soldier Lynn D. ‘Buck’ Compton dies at 90 in state of Washington
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[release][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Compton_506e.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_post_349_width/2012/02/neal_mcdonough_band_of_brothers.jpg[/img] BURLINGTON, Wash. — Lynn D. “Buck” Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died, his family said. Compton died Saturday in Burlington, Wash., after having a heart attack last month, the family told the Los Angeles Times ([url]http://lat.ms/AmfhYe[/url] ) in a story Tuesday. In January, nearly 200 guests, including actors from the miniseries, attended his 90th birthday party, the Skagit Valley Herald ([url]http://is.gd/XScV1b[/url] ) reported. “To us he wasn’t really a war hero, he was just a hero, period,” Tracy Compton told the Herald. Lynn Compton also is remembered for his legal career in California. He headed the team that prosecuted Sirhan B. Sirhan for the slaying of Robert F. Kennedy and was appointed to the 2nd District Court of Appeal in 1970 by Gov. Ronald Reagan. He retired from the bench in 1990. He was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart during World War II. But it wasn’t until later in life that he became famous for his military service as a first lieutenant in Easy Company after the unit parachuted into France on D-Day in 1944. Historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 best seller about the unit was made into the 2001 TV series. “His career as a prosecutor and a judge overrode his military career until ‘Band of Brothers’ came out, and then it just went crazy,” daughter Syndee Compton said. A passage in the book recalled the D-Day invasion of France: “Compton had been an All-American catcher on the UCLA baseball team. The distance to the fleeing enemy was about the same as from home plate to second base. Compton threw his grenade on a straight line — no arch — and it hit a German in the head as it exploded.” Compton was embarrassed by the attention at his birthday party at Skagit Regional Airport that was attended by children of other Band of Brothers veterans. “All I can say is it’s flattering — and kind of embarrassing,” Compton told the Herald. “We didn’t expect anything more than those other guys (in the war). We’re celebrating longevity more than anything.” The guests included “Band of Brothers” actors Michael Cudlitz, James Madio, Richard Speight Jr. and Neal McDonough, who portrayed Compton in the miniseries. McDonough recalled meeting with Compton the day before he flew to London to begin filming “Band of Brothers,” and later peppering him with questions about his time during the war. “When you play a historical figure, you have to do it right and tell the truth,” McDonough told the Times, recalling that Compton told him he was just doing his job. “He’d say that’s what soldiers do,” said McDonough, who kept in touch with Compton and nicknamed his 6-year-old son Morgan “Little Buck” in his honor. Tracy Compton said her father thought McDonough did a wonderful job portraying him and that “he laughed and said Neal was better-looking than he ever was.” Compton was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 1921. He majored in physical education and minored in education at UCLA, where he lettered in football and baseball. He started at guard in the 1943 Rose Bowl game against Georgia and was selected all-conference catcher while captain of the baseball team in 1942. He also participated in the ROTC program and entered active service in February 1943 at age 21. After the war, he became a Los Angeles police officer and worked his way through Loyola Law School. He was a detective in the Central Burglary Division before joining the district attorney’s office in 1951. He was assistant district attorney when District Attorney Evelle J. Younger chose him as his chief deputy in 1966. Compton’s memoir “Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers,” written with Marcus Brotherton, was published in 2008. His wife, Donna, died in 1994. Along with his two daughters, he is survived by four grandchildren.[/release] [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/band-of-brothers-soldier-lynn-d-buck-compton-dies-at-90-in-state-of-washington/2012/02/28/gIQA7yrFgR_story.html[/url] And there goes a great guy of a dying generation.
The veterans are going, I feel bad that they had to live their lives through the depression and the war, peace for all of them.
Not long after Winters either. Really bad time for vets at the moment.
[QUOTE=spekter;34939082]Not long after Winters either. Really bad time for vets at the moment.[/QUOTE] The majority of their generation is gone, and the rest doesnt have much more time. Its really tragic.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2msHHWQVc[/media] RIP.
He lived a long life. RIP
Yea RIP
RIP
gotta rewatch this series now fuck
[quote]“Compton had been an All-American catcher on the UCLA baseball team. The distance to the fleeing enemy was about the same as from home plate to second base. Compton threw his grenade on a straight line — no arch — and it hit a German in the head as it exploded.” [/quote]
[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;34939729][quote]“Compton had been an All-American catcher on the UCLA baseball team. The distance to the fleeing enemy was about the same as from home plate to second base. Compton threw his grenade on a straight line — no arch — and it hit a German in the head as it exploded.”[/quote][/QUOTE]That's fucking badass. RIP
Buck :( RIP
What's "Band of Brothers"?
[quote]Lynn Compton also is remembered for his legal career in California. He headed the team that prosecuted Sirhan B. Sirhan for the slaying of Robert F. Kennedy[/quote] Holy shit, I didn't know that was him.
At least he has been immortalised in one of the best series ever.
[QUOTE=Gabe Newell;34941309]What's "Band of Brothers"?[/QUOTE] It's a television mini-series about paratroopers sent down for the sole purpose of killing the enemy.
[QUOTE=Bat-shit;34941760]It's a television series about paratroopers sent down for the sole purpose of killing the enemy.[/QUOTE] It's a series of 12 movies about the exploits of the paratroopers during the war.
[QUOTE=Gabe Newell;34941309]What's "Band of Brothers"?[/QUOTE] A TV miniseries about a team of paratroopers so awesome they all have articles about them in [I]Badass[/I].
I wonder at what year the last facepuncher will die. I am pretty sure nobody will realize, but still.
[QUOTE=Eeshton;34941779]It's a series of 12 movies about the exploits of the paratroopers during the war.[/QUOTE]10*
Gonorrhea is still alive near Philly. I get to talk to him occasionally because he's helped with a few papers.
Man that is sad... poor Buck, eventually by the time most of us are in our 40's and 50's all of the WWII vetrans will be gone ...
to be honest, if you look in the obituaries you'll see 1-2 WWII veterans die per week. we only care when they're famous, or related
Dick Winters died 2 years ago or so? That was a sad time, he was awesome...
R.I.P
[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;34939729] German head/grenade explode[/QUOTE] Thats just hilarious
Not Band of Brothers but still fitting: [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOIT7gszGBQ[/MEDIA] RIP.
RIP, one of americas finest generations.
It feels quite sad to know, that soon an entire generation dies away, the one who went throught the changes and hell of the 30's. They shaped the world which we live in today, and thank's to them, it shaped into a good one. Not just the ones who fought, but everyone who survived or died during the war, is a hero. [QUOTE=N-12_Aden;34943351]Not Band of Brothers but still fitting: [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOIT7gszGBQ[/MEDIA] RIP.[/QUOTE] Better yet, the dogs of war: [video=youtube;M5bRi_7WbV4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5bRi_7WbV4[/video]
[QUOTE=smeismastger;34943949]It feels quite sad to know, that soon an entire generation dies away, the one who went throught the changes and hell of the 30's. They shaped the world which we live in today, and thank's to them, it shaped into a good one. Not just the ones who fought, but everyone who survived or died during the war, is a hero. Better yet, the dogs of war: [video=youtube;M5bRi_7WbV4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5bRi_7WbV4[/video][/QUOTE] Best soundtracks all soundtracks all time really, no sarcasm.
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