Respect to all. Shame that the citiations weren't published along with the awards in the London Gazette (online version that is)
As reported in the Daily Mail....
Lt Gen Lamb praised the recipients, saying:
'These warriors are the stuff of legend.
'They know the meaning of life and death, of standing by your friends, of standing up and being counted.
'These young people are as tough as nails. They do get knocked on their backsides every so often but they do not lie there and whine that life is unfair. They get up, dust themselves off and get on with it.
'They are the British Armed Forces - they defend this realm and our way of life.
'Look no further for your 21st-century role models. These are your real heroes, they live among you, they defend you and your right to freedom and the freedom of those less fortunate than you. There are none better.'
My bold.....puts the heroes of football and TV into perspective.