| Subject: Speaking of veterans............................ |
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Dave P.
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Date Posted: 18:25:10 04/28/05 Thu
Has anyone else heard about this new 'award' being issued by the MoD? Apparently it is called the "H.M. Armed Forces Veterans" badge.
According to the MoD website, "The new badge, designed to be worn in the lapel of civilian attire of former service personnel, has been developed in association with veterans' organisations and is intended to help the wider public recognise veterans and the contribution they made.
Veterans of World War l are also eligible to receive the badge and if there is sufficient demand, consideration may be given to extending eligibility to veterans of more recent campaigns."
I have, shamelessly, cut & pasted the above quote from elsewhere and I agree with the person who posted it, that the badge is primarily aimed at WW2 veterans. It is also my understanding, that this badge is on free issue from the Mod. If all this is true, then I take umbrage at the MoD. Though I am not old enough to have served in WW2, I did serve 12 years of my life as a member of H.M. Armed Forces and consider myself a veteran. Though not strictly 'at war' during any part of my service, it was wholly during the, so called, "Cold War" years and I did my share of stints in the 'police action' of N.I. (and have the medal to prove it). Surely, if you serve a term in H.M. Forces and are not dishonourably discharged, you must qualify as a veteran? and, if qualified, entitled to the badge?.....................Watch and wait!!!!
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