"put yourself in the shoes of a widow that ONLY has that medal to remember her husband by"
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Somewhat partial view of Service family relationships made in order to support a ridiculous outburst. N I wasn't the only place to incur casualties - we managed quite a few in Aden, Cyprus, Far East etc. it goes with the military territory and during my 35 years in Service, the GSM was generally regarded as the 'NAAFI queue' award. Still, if it really excites you that much, a re-examination of values might be in order!