A little story relayed to me by a family friend whose last name was "Woods". Very British...very proper.
I showed him AH and he was amazed...his father had been a high ranking officer in the Royal Air Force.
He asked if we had bombers in AH...and I showed him the B17.
He then said, "You know...one night my father had a group of officers over to the house for dinner. I listened from the stairs, not daring to show myself as I was supposed to be in bed. This particular night the conversation turned to the Americans. A few of the group began to "bad mouth" the "Yanks", with the typical "Over paid, over sexed and over here" type natter. Well, it was the first and only time I have ever seen my father (who actually had the nickname "Tiger" Woods) get angry. He turned on the offending officers and said, "Those boys are dying like flies over Germany (referring to the B17 crews). They are over here to help us defeat Germnay and are the bravest and most self sacrificing bunch of men I have ever had the honour of meeting. If you wish to continue with this discussion you can do it outside, on your way home. NOONE will speak badly of those brave boys in my house."
Colonel Raymond Syptak
