Thanks to John's Dad (wow!! he commanded a squadron of Beaufighters, how cool is that!!
) and thanks all other vets out there, including my Uncles Joe and John (both WWII 8th airforce, KIA), my Uncle Leo (US Navy, WWII, participated in Operation Overlord, survived the war, brought home my Aunt Margaret, a lovely and lively warbride from Liverpool, sadly passed away a couple of years ago), my Uncle Jack (9th Airforce WWII, survived the war, is in his 90's), my Uncle Dominick (Korean War, Army, highly decorated, sadly has Alzheimers), and all our friends here on the forum, especially Chuck Harris (Charr54) (SOG, Vietnam) and Ed Pijuan (Halomeeps) (Green Beret, Afghanistan).