Now I understood that it was an American thing that they saluted those that had been awarded the Congressional Medal Honor (Honour), and that it's a very recent thing that people have decided that VC winners should be accorded the same accolade.
So what's the truth on that? I think that no matter how brave one had been, I couldn't see senior ranks in the Vctorian or Edwardian Forces saluting junior ranks who had been awarded the VC.
I'll salute Cpl (?) Beharry if I ever have the honour to meet him, but I'm buggered if I'll salute those slimy gits in govt