Vote Please
Hello Everybody, Obama is about to announce a Cold War Medal in the US and there is also an E-Petition in this country entitled "We should honour the service personnel who protected the UK during the Cold War" Now like the pensions pre-75 complaints and the ongoing E-Petition and also the ongoing NDM campaign please make a vote on the E-Petitions site. Just moaning on this website is not enough "Our Apathy To Not Bother To Vote On These E-Petitions Leads To The Governments Apathy To Award, So Far As They Are Concerned We Are Not Bohered So Why Should They Be" Please go on Google pick up the links and Vote. Cheers Pony Moore Ex-RN
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I agree with this campaign, afterall there is a medal for National Service which lots did not want to do.
Also the veterans badge is a nice token to wear with pride, but it is not very well made and they keep breaking.
It would be nice to have some appreciation, we lost blokes on exercise, continually training , we didn’t know if some of the scary moments were real , and about to go to war at times, as a tanky our life expectancy was couple of days, if it happened we would have done our best.....
I travelled to Berlin in 1954 along the highway on a BSA single pot 500 keeping our convoy together. I was taken prisoner by the Russians for four hours because I deviated from the highway to help a stranded Jeep.
I was released after four hours by an understanding Russian officer. Not nice and...
Served with the Harrier Force in RAFG. The NATO annual evaluations were taken very seriously. As others said training resulted in some serious accidents. About time this cold war period was recognised.
About time this was proposed. I spent my 22 yr service in Nuclear Submarines, chasing and being chased by Soviet Subs. Risking my life below the waves gathering intel, and being in places unmentionable due to sensitivity. I also fully support this.
Roy Sloan
The first posting i had after training was an ICM Base and I knew that we would have been a prime target had it kicked off. I fully support this.
As the years go by our children often look at our medals and count them, for their sake at least one more gong could be a good thing
Mike I agree with you I joined to serve my country no mater where they sent me not for medals etc. We are British Forces not American troops who like to get medals for turning up, keeping clean, passed basic training, etc. We British troops don't need that we did not join for baubles we joined to...
