Wow..... What an honor indeed......I can only image the stories he could tell.....
And I must commend you, kilopaparomeo, for how you handled the encounter. I might have been too awestruck to even go and speak to the man. I can only imagine what a great feeling it was to get the opportunity to shake his hand and tell him how thankful you were for his service. What an amazing moment.... to be able to actually spend time with a man of that kind of character and greatness..... WOW....... wow.....