Originally Posted by
newt
It was the Cold War. So why don’t you understand what went before? Sums up our younger generation. You would not be here if we had not done our job. When the Muslims are telling you how to live your life, you might regret your stance!! All we are asking for is recognition of the time spent defending the nation. What can’t you understand that? It’s not about glory or actually dropping bombs. It’s about recognition! Oh, and by the way, it was not called peacetime, it was called the Cold War!
I was an active Cold War warrior from my youth in the Royal Observer Corps to 30 years service in both the RN and the RAF.. Anyone who served would be eligible for the medal, as we were all in the front line to a greater or lesser extent. So were all the people who supported us, so was the nation as a whole. So who are you going to give it to? Where will you draw the line and say you contributed and you didn’t?