Well, as my original thread was locked for Dick's award "not being aviation related"
... I'll add while I can ...
Some people may be of the opinion that Dick is not GA's Messiah - he's a very naughty boy - but who'd disagree that GA needs a saviour, and he's about as close as we've got at the moment!
(And, non-GA as may be, Dick's done more for this country than most, but, sadly represents the exception rather than the rule today.)