HM Forces Recognition

Created By Tony Morland Over a month ago

British Veterans National Defence Medal (NDM) Campaign

The Armed Forces have a unique place in society. Their profession requires them regularly to place their lives at risk in the service and defence of our country. They are subject to a special legal code, are required to engage in operations anywhere and at any time as directed by the Government of the day, and forego many rights and freedoms enjoyed by civilians. No other profession faces these rigours and constraints. Too many have served without official recognition. Examples are; Berlin Airlift, Post WW2 Peacekeepers (active service to 1955), National Service, Post Armistice Korea, Nuclear Test Veterans, Conflicts such as Cyprus with GSM Qualification of 120 days, IRA Victims on UK or European mainland, Cold War the list goes on. Find out more at: http://www.nationaldefencemedal.webs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/NDM_UK

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Recent forum posts for this campaign:

Alan Mudge Posts: 49 18/11/2020	You can beat your gums about medals for National Service, Berlin Air Lift and being the Station Commanders pencil sharpener but it won't happen. Let's take an official NS medal as an example where hundreds of thousands of young men did their stint in uniform. The cost of producing the medal would...
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John Evans Posts: 54 29/09/2020	Hi Goldie. Not being pedantic, but the start time for pensions was Apr 1975. I should know did 13 years 1959 / 1972. Put it down to being a War Baby, and the Governments since lining their own pockets not thinking of us who served all over the world, sometimes in appaling conditions, away from...
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Ronald Bruce Posts: 4 29/09/2020	Served for 6 years Home 2years Aden then finished my service in BAOR this was during the cold war A medal would show some appreciation for our armed forces
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Michel Feger Posts: 22 02/09/2020	All those who served, should receive a NDM
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John Evans Posts: 54 30/08/2020	Agree, after serving 13 years in RAF not able to continue, got a meagre 300 GBP for all I had done, to set me up in civvy street !!
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Christopher David D' Van-Hilton Posts: 10 30/08/2020	When will our leaders, finally acknowledge the service of those who have served their country, with Honour, Loyalty and Self-sacrifice. Giving this Medal, will allow us Veterans to show that we have served.
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ROBERT GOLDSMITH Posts: 10 10/08/2020	It would be nice to get a NDM, seeing as those who served and left before 1973 didn't even get a pension.
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Ritchie Stephen Posts: 18 10/08/2020	As does New Zealand. A UK National Defence Medal would be a very welcome 'thank you' for us who Served. After 14 1/2 years, I got GBP 300.00!!!! Had to contain myself!!!
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Peter Mills Posts: 165 23/07/2020	IM WITH YOU ALL.
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michael terry Posts: 2 29/06/2020	FULLY AGREE I SERVED IN DORTMUND GERMANY 1959 TO1960 EMERGANCY DEPLOYMENT KENYA 1961GILGIL TENTED CAMPFOR 8 MONTHS
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