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Cpl Jeff N.
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My wife is a Brit and her Dad was a retired RAF Officer. I had the chance to meet one of the pilots from the Battle of Britain about 10 years ago. What a treat. When he walked in the room, you knew who he was. He was a smaller framed gentleman, in very good shape. White hair, neatly combed and a moustache properly groomed. He walked with a bit of a swagger. He had on gray slacks and a classic blue blazer. He had some great stories about flying in the Battle of Britain.
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So this kind of gentleman who was probably a widow probably had a girlfriend too right?
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He was flying solo at the get together but he had his eyes on a couple of ladies in the room. He was quite the character. One of those women was my Mother-in- Law. She was a number of years younger than him but that was not an issue for him as you might imagine.
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thanks for letting us know LTC (Join to see) that Ken Wilkinson has died at age 99.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
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LTC (Join to see) I hope that they pull the Spitfires that flew for Battle Of Brittain day out and fly for this man's funeral. Rest in Peace sir.

On a side note, never tell an old person what is and is not appropriate to say, they don't give a shit, and have nothing to lose. They should have known better than to tell him no dirty jokes.
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But the Royal probably thought it was funny.
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LTC (Join to see) - He was talking to Prince William. I don't care much about the British Royals, but William and Harry present themselves as being more down to earth than stuffy royal. I imagine that William got a chuckle from the joke.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - since they also both were in the military, I'm sure they were able to speak the down-to-earth guys who talked vulgarities all the time.
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