Gallantry Awards
Watching the BBC news right now, it strikes me that there are many soldiers in Afghanistan that are performing astonishing acts of bravery, and rightly being decoratedfor them.
My question is however, without wishing to denigrate the gallantry of earlier generations;
Is the System (ie the Government or the military authorities) being parsimonious with the awards of gallantry medals, in particular the VC?
Or is the reporting of such acts soon after they occur resorting to hyperbole that doesn't match the realities of what actually happened?
I'm inclined to suspect the former.