Originally Posted by
sharpend
We are all entitled to our views. The original plaque did not bother anyone, so why change it? My own personal view is that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the name that Wg Cdr Gibson gave his dog; a common name for a black Lab at the time. We cannot change history, just learn from it.
Very common at the time I understand, along with the name Sam** my FIL (ex Lanc pilot) gave the family black lab in 1964, at the insistence of one of his Indian friends. They had second thoughts almost this as soon as they named him and he was always called Sam.
Different times, different values. history is history, you cannot change it, as much as you might like to.