Orca....so you lay down the base of fire that covers a fellow Squaddie who gets a Gong for taking out the Machine Gun nest....you get wounded or killed....he gets the Gong....you get a body bag.
Now that is a real fair deal.
At least in our system....the grieving family gets a Letter from the KIA's Commanders (Platoon and Company), A pretty Vinyl Folder with a medal, ribbon, and citation citing the circumstances, and a dead child from the government.
Yet you would think that excessive?
I find nothing the government can do will ever replace that loved one.
I firmly believe that if you just show up....you earn recognition...if you fight you deserve more....and if you get wounded or killed....that should be more than a Telegram or Visit from a few Officers detailed the job.
We come from different perspectives and I do not care to criticize your system or how it came to be. I do find it interesting that your system does not have something like the PH.
Wasn't it Napoleon that said something about motivating Soldiers with a some fancy ribbons?