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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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...
I served for nearly 6 years in Germany from 1961-67 lots of quick train exercises, lost a good mate in a recovery accident. Very busy time. The training cost lives they died training to protect our country. We should get a thank you over and above the wage we got. Take Care All.
What a load of tosh. We all signed -on to do whatever we were told and got paid for it. Medals & decorations - who cares? And, as for quoting Obama, remember the Americans, God bless 'em, have always gone in for baubles. Elvis had accumulated two (2) decorations when he landed in Germany. One...
Richard Ford
In the early 60's did many patrols during the Cod War around Iceland stopping the Icelandic gun boats - Thor and Odin from damaging out trawlers. Got quite nasty and dangerous at times - was serving on HMS Palisser. We were never recognised apart from the crews of the trawlers.
Do the RNXS and Royal Observer corps who served during the cold war also count in this appeal ? Dan
I feel that It is about time before it is to late, the veterans who served in West Germany during the Cold War. For example 1983 should not have to pay for the Cold War Medal ?, they played a great part in defending everyone’s freedom from theUSSR.
I served at RAF Dusseldorf Aug 63 to Mar 66. What thanks do we get ?
When they have done with you, it's the scrap heap for you my lad.. bye..
Perhaps, now that we have a ''serving'' Defence minister is the right time to raise the issue of recognition of the Cold War Veterans. As time proceeds there are less and less of us remaining. Before we reach that stage maybe someone in the ''know how to do bracket could raise a letter toward...
Well, aren't all the 'Honours' reserved for these who think/consider themselves contributing to the Country (Cough !!) by singing/acting (?) and filling their nests ? ;)
