I'll never forget way back when I was much younger, and went to visit my dad in France. My dad said "no time to change out of your uniform... let's quick go into town where they're giving an honor to Alan Shepard for his recent moon walk". The town square was packed, and I couldn't even find the admiral. Then, some guy tapped me on the shoulder and said "please stay put, the admiral would like to come over and have a chat with you".
Admiral Shepard did indeed come over and spend a few minutes chatting with me... definitely made my day.
COOL!!!
Wow! Great story!