Hi Richard..
Thanks for writing..
The military was I must confess a family thing going back in time.. 150yrs of it was in India and Burma.
My time was somewhat less glorious being in a time of peace... Thankfully.
However I did share Sean Connery's experience in that I was a bit of a bad boy off duty which brought me in front of the 1st Leiutenants desk more than once for remonstration..
But that was the RN back then.. we worked hard and played harder..
Also.. serving on a destroyer called HMS Dainty did bring some provocative comments from other ships crews.. lol.

I've been thinking of you. I've been thinking of your stint in the Royal Navy. I've been thinking of units which can trace their lineage from the present day back to those days which tried the honor and courage of the same.

Just have I found on You Tube that a bloke by name of James Bones has uploaded the entire series of Hornblower episodes. I did not know there is a series, I guess it is something made for the telly. While not fond of TV, I can say what I have seen is impressive. And it makes me think of yourself being how you had served and our cousin across the pond.

Here in the states there are active units which trace their lineage far back. I reckon that you do carry forward in the same manner. I tried to make this a question but in every case realized that to do so was to become too personal. So I take leave of my every question. I reckon my correspondence is much to do about nothing but honor and creed and remembrance.