Today on The Commander Interview Series. Officers and enlisted men alike compare 94th Infantry Battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Van Donald Almonte, to United States Major Richard 'Dick' Winters of the legendary commander of Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division. The Easy Company, a rifle unit that suffered heavy casualties during World War II gained fame as an offensive unit. "Cool, composed with a keen tactical sense," was how one officer described him. "He is democratic in his lea