Yes, it's nice when this happens. Remember a Post on here some time ago. Brand new young WRAF P/O in Control Tower. Visiting Two-star comes in, double-takes: "Weren't you the photographer at Aldergove (?) when I was inspecting there eighteen months ago ?"
P/O's (A T Controller now) bosom swells with pride (but not too far, as she had a head start, so to speak).
Danny.