We went this past Thursday. We both had shrimp cocktail, big steaks, and a glass of wine. I know the manager well and he went out of his way for us. I learned that after the war he bought a small metal fabrication business and expanded it to employ 900 people!
Also I learned there was a problem with the batteries exploding in the planes, which happened to him, and he crash-landed in a residential area but was able to bounce off a tree and a shed and avoid killing anyone, though he was badly burned and injured. He did not want to go back home and have his wife see his injuries, so he was able to get some leave and heal up and go back into combat.
By the way, I did thank him from all of us on FABO.
