The British Gazette commends the long overdue decision to award the Arctic Star campaign medal and the Bomber Command clasp to those very brave campaign veterans. Sadly however, due to the very long delay many veterans have died. At least in recognition of this sad fact, the authorities are going to allow the families to claim these medals.
Of course the sad fact is that this disreputable coterie of treasonous felons had to be forced into issuing the campaign medal following their refusal to allow British veterans to accept the Russian Ushakov Medal Russia has already awarded the decoration to veterans from Australia, Canada and the U.S. for their role in the Arctic convoys. Previous to this, British Veterans had to make do with the lapel badge that is the Arctic Emblem.
British Gazette comment: Note to Mr David Cameron, (masquerading as the Prime Minister of a supposedly sovereign country). LAPEL BADGES are what you award to SALESMAN selling such as photo-voltaic panels to householders!
MEDALS are what you award to soldiers, sailors and airmen in the service of their country!
Speaking the Truth unto the Nation
Well said, shameful indeed. Perhaps we should not be too critical of the Eton educated Cameron, he has a history deficit when it come to his own country, remember the Magna Carta incident? For a man so focused on the Common Purpose-One World Government agenda, the sacrifice of millions of his own fellow countrymen and women must barely appear on his horizon.
It a disgrace that so many of these gallant few remaining must resort to selling their hard won medals to pay for care in their old age. Note in particular in the Daily Mail 27th Feb, the story of an heroic airman who has ended up just like this. The family need to sell his 6 medals, 3 with Bar, in order to continue funding the care he is receiving in an exceptional Home. This should not be allowed to happen, such awards for gallantry should remain the property of his family, not be sold off to the highest bidder. Just how much would his remaining care cost in comparison to the vast sums wasted on benefit cheats, illegal immigrants and the grossly abused Overseas Aid Budget? Not to mention HS2 and all the rest of the offensive rubbish demanded of us by the European Soviet Union.