Beags, I was nominated to select the one individual out of my 50, or so man unit to receive it. After putting up with an O.C. who tried to grab it for himself ("to represent everyone" ) and to avoid any probems with the juniors , I listened to an old and bold much medalled Flt. Sqt. sounding off in the crew bar about the sheer nonsense of the situation making the thing effectively worthless.
Guess who was the lucky recipient!
Some months before I overheard one of the lads asking him how he had got one of the several decorations that he held.
" Cowering in a trench singing war songs!"
Last edited by Haraka; 24th Sep 2022 at 08:10.