had to leave the RAF having threatened to destroy my aircraft.
And proof, if proof were needed, of the importance of correct punctuation.
Had it been:
had to leave, the RAF having threatened to destroy my aircraft.
We could be worried about why the RAF had threatened to destroy his aircraft.
But if it had been:
had to leave the RAF, having threatened to destroy my aircraft.
Then I would agree he should be locked up.
Back to topic though, these personnel were not heroes and no amount of
roaring from VT1 will change that. Now for heroes we only need to look at the repatriation service from Basra last night. Incidentally what wasn't mentioned on the news (certainly not the BBC) was the fact that the parade was mortared just as they were dismissed.