The Scots Who Left

[Jock Scot]

I don't either Jock. You may in fact be right. If we are to believe what the author says in the article, though, it appears that we are headed towards surpassing Scotland in those numbers (assuming the trends continue as they appear right now...with a growing number of "Americans" claiming the kilt and a dwindling number of Scots who actually own one).

I don't bring this up to be argumentative or start a controversy...just me pondering aloud (or in text, as the case may be). You know of course (at least I hope), that I hold you and your countrymen in the highest regard.

An interesting ponder though.

Like wise your country is held in high regard here. I well remember, the US forces in WW2 as a wee lad and to me they could have come from the moon! But I have never forgotten them. In fact I still well remember a B17(red tail fin) limping back home and a complete engine falling away----I even wonder today whether they got back to base alright. For a wee lad it was as close to the action as I was ever going to get, apart from the occasional bomb and falling shrapnel , but we in the UK have never forgotten those young people of yours.

[macwilkin]

An interesting ponder though.

Like wise your country is held in high regard here. I well remember, the US forces in WW2 as a wee lad and to me they could have come from the moon! But I have never forgotten them. In fact I still well remember a B17(red tail fin) limping back home and a complete engine falling away----I even wonder today whether they got back to base alright. For a wee lad it was as close to the action as I was ever going to get, apart from the occasional bomb and falling shrapnel , but we in the UK have never forgotten those young people of yours.

Likewise I remember my grandfather's stories of seeing the Chindits in Burma, as well as other members of the 14th Army. He loved to go see his "old comrades" when the various regimental pipe bands would play in Phoenix on their North American tours.

T.