Nutloose
The Australia situation was pushed along because of well known recent conflicts battles still in living memory (Long Tan) - where it was well known that various politics got in the way of the proper medals being awarded to both the soldiers / officers of D Coy and the Iroquois pilots who did the re supply
This and others (one well known one being Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli) have spurred the whole thing along.
Not sure where it will end but at least D Coy / Iroquois pilots have now got some of the right medals.
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