We will remember...
I remember the events related to me by veterans of several services during the wars. I was told of a Fiesler Storch landing "right here" on a beach in Selsy. A Mosquito staggering home damaged, and hitting that clump of trees on the "hill there". Two older ladies telling me of a bomb falling near then as they ran near Ilfracomb, but the bomb not detonating. My friend who lead a charge off a landing craft onto a beach in France on D-Day, and the fear in the eyes of the jeep driver as he drove down the ramp....
When I flew through Europe last summer, with incredible freedom, I thought of a time when the very airspace in which I have flown would have made me a target. I imagine how fearful it could be alone in a small plane, worried about the enemy hiding behind a cloud, or in the sun, or my ammunition being low - how scary.
I don't worry about these things when I fly. I don't worry about my freedom when I live. I remember those who gave up everything so I could enjoy such a nice life.
Thank you veterans.