No Medal For Bomber Command Veterans

Bomber Command Veterans Boycotting 'Insulting' Award -- The Telegraph

Bomber Command veterans disgusted at being offered only a clasp rather than a medal are boycotting the award, with barely half of those eligible having so far applied for it.

Earlier this year, the Government launched the clasp for those who had taken part in the air offensive during the Second World War, but stopped short of awarding a medal, as campaigners had been calling for.

But figures suggest that barely half of those eligible for the lesser award have so far applied, with veterans snubbing the “pathetic” award.

It comes after Mary Stopes Roe, the daughter of Barnes Wallis, the scientist behind the “Dambusters” bomb, raised the issue at an event this week to mark the 70th anniversary of that mission, the most celebrated bombing raid of the war.

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My Comment: Regular readers of this blog know that my nationality is Russian .... and I can say this without hesitation .... in Russia .... World War II vets are heroes who are always getting medals and the recognition for what they did 70 years ago. In short .... the Russian altitude is that it is never enough to express how grateful we are for the sacrifice that these men and women did (I include my father in this mix) .... and why we should never forget. In Britain .... it is a different story .... it appears that many want to forget.