The Op Corporate gong was posted to the families of survivors in pieces.. like those freebies you got in a packet of cornflakes which had to be hand assembled. Thank god, things have moved on. Some families will not want to attend a ceremony but for some, the postal service might be the best way and I'm sure it won't be done in a cackhanded manner. In reality, units will probably undertake the task, with COs and or mates being involved and the medal handed over at a private celebration of the deceased's life.
No, it wouldn't make the grief go away but over the years, it might help - how many 'victims' of the past 30 years or so have already slipped from memory? There is still much to be done to help these families but this is a step in the right direction. Out of respect for those who are no longer here, we should look on this for what it represents to them and their memory.. and not what it might cynically mean to us. After all, we could apply the same thinking in principle to a survivor's pension - if that were introduced now, would it be branded as a 'pay off' and an admission of legal liability?