Our keynote speaker was, of course, Col Don Mattews, the Commander of the Desert Cats during the Gulf War, and who was  serenaded by a rousing rendition of a Tiger song that has not made it past the censors. Col Mattews gave a thought provoking explanation of just what the Squadron Standard meant to him having had eight years to reflect long and deeply on the subject. I won't attempt to paraphrase his words here, but I do hope to get a transcript of his message for later publication.