Don't Know Whether...

[siznaudin]

...to call this thread "You know you're old when..." or "My, how times have changed".

 

I heard this morning on my cat's whisker & crystal wireless device an interview given a couple of years ago by a very clear & sharp minded gentleman who from early '44 flew Halifaxes, then Lancasters (in the Pathfinders, do you mind), and at age 20 (twenty!) was a Squadron leader. He was awarded the DFC and bar, BTW...

 

I can recall getting hot under my poitical collar at a time when 18 year olds were able to have their number entered in the VietNam lottery barrel yet were not able to vote until they were 21.

 

Twenty! Squadron Leader! Just try to imagine the responsibilities involved in that...we salute them.