Another overdue medal announced

[MiTasol]

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.

www.abc.net.au

 

[rochie]

Well deserved

 

[Vic Balshaw]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

 

[Gnomey]

 

[macharvard]

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.

www.abc.net.au

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.

 

[MiTasol]

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.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

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.

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.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

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.

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

 

[MiTasol]

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

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

 

[fubar57]

 

[dcasey33]

 

[Lucky13]