Another overdue medal announced

• Jul 15, 2025

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MiTasol

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Soldier receives Australia's highest military honour 53 years after death

Private Richard Norden has received the Victoria Cross for bravery in the face of enemy fire, 57 years after his death.

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• Jul 15, 2025

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Well deserved

 

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• Jul 18, 2025

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MiTasol said:

Soldier receives Australia's highest military honour 53 years after death

Private Richard Norden has received the Victoria Cross for bravery in the face of enemy fire, 57 years after his death.

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I will never understand politicians. I have to assume that they have never served and have no clue. Richard Norden and Teddy Sheehan should both have been honoured appropriately decades ago. The situation in Canada is no better.

 

• Jul 18, 2025

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Here a lot of the problem is the military themselves - like senior officers who were never on the front lines or even in Afghanistan giving themselves medal for their own heroism in Afghanistan.

 

• Jul 18, 2025

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MiTasol said:

Here a lot of the problem is the military themselves - like senior officers who were never on the front lines or even in Afghanistan giving themselves medal for their own heroism in Afghanistan.

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Yes!.........................It was a hard thing to swallow and they were no better back in the war denying countless acts of gallantry that were recommended at the time.

 

• Jul 19, 2025

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MiTasol said:

Here a lot of the problem is the military themselves - like senior officers who were never on the front lines or even in Afghanistan giving themselves medal for their own heroism in Afghanistan.

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MacArthur got the CMoH for losing the Philippines. Talk about a crock of shit.

 

• Jul 19, 2025

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MiTasol

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MacArthur got the CMoH for losing the Philippines. Talk about a crock of shit.

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And the first person ashore was filmed by a camera crew who were already ashore.

 

• Jul 19, 2025

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