Pender stayed with Carlos in 1968 as a roommate. He said: Pender says he returned to the US and joined The Airborne "I didn't want to leave my men. I was a platoon leader. I had 14 guys in my platoon, young guys from 18 to 22 years old. I was 28 and I didn't want to leave those young men. "Actually I've never seen the way you drive in Britain. I've never seen a left-hand drive and the left hand of the roadway.