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http://twitter.com/goanet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear George, As a "lowly" non-Service pen-pusher, I take a deep bow at your kind words. Honestly, coming as they do from a former IAF Serviceman (and one as loved for his own writing and authorship), your words almost floored me! Have received quite a few responses from friends, and I plan to run a sequel, but will need help from ex-IAF servicemen. (It's about reviewing a list of decorated IAF servicemen of Goan origin that I'm trying to put together.) Would you deign to help? Thanks much for the compliments (even as I wonder if I've hidden my "middle" enough as I key this in -- "Pardon me Madam, your Middle is Showing.") -v On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:44 PM, George Menezes <writer.geo...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Valmiki Faleiro's atricle warmed the cockles of my heart > > It has come not a day too late. > > That the brave pilots have been forgotten and no awards have come their way > is not surprising > > Awards are a matter of lobbying and Goan Organisations and the Goa > Goverment must take Valmiki Faleiro's views to their logical conclusion > > As a lowly "Squadron Leader" who quit many years before the statutory 20 > years giving up all benefits I am proud of fellow > > Goans, however few, who served the Indian Air Force. with valour, dignity > and integrity. > > George Menezes >