Hand Salute to that wonderful Fellow....his generation were some very remarkable folks!
I would have to hold off my coming Hip Replacement Surgery until after the event as it would be not be fully healed in time.....it takes a while for the wrought iron to rust into place.
Having it done once is fine....well sort of....but having to have it redone is a whole different kettle of fish.
The Surgeon made that point quite clear to me prior to the first one....someone tipped him that I was very hard headed and his display of X-Rays of other disasters incurred by other Patients did get my full and undivided attention.