OSM Iraq & Syria - Updated Qualification Criteria

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Originally Posted by Herod

I've got two clasps on my GSM. One for South Arabia, one for Northern Ireland. Come Remembrance Sunday, and I feel almost guilty wearing them. In Aden, I was swanning around in my helicopter, occasionally getting a bit of ground fire, while the PBI were patrolling the likes of Crater, Ma'ala etc. In N.I., right at the beginning we were just patrolling the border. Later in that little conflict the PBI were down the Bogside or Falls Road. We all got the same medal, but those guys earned it. I'm not sure I did. Just saying.

Totally agree, mine just has the NI clasp and while I whiled away the hours at Aldergrove others earned theirs on the streets of Belfast and in the surrounding countryside and towns, hence why I never wear mine and probably never will.