A few days ago, I just celebrated another birthday. While I still feel young, there is no denying that, like many involved in the codes and standards profession, I am of the graying generation (although my hair is white, not gray). I was a young whipper snapper at age 24 when I attended my first code hearing in 1977.
There were a lot of up and coming young people at the code hearings. Also present were the old timers, most of whom were World War II veterans. They kept telling us youngsters that we must continue the good work and keep the country safe. The one thing I will always remember is the passion shown by the World War II veterans. They did save the world and they wanted to continue to save humanity.