In short, thank you, comrades, for the congratulations and kind wishes; you made an old man happy :D
P.S. And don’t expect me to get promoted, because I’m not very inspired by the prospect of being called “Lieutenant Colonel Whirlwind” :D
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal