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NDP MP introduces bill to create "Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)"

wildman0101 said:
Was wondering if anyone heard of this "cold war medal".

A couple of threads related to "Cold War" medals.

"New Governor General Service Medal?":
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/60272.0.html

"Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)":
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/103502.0.html
 
Mario ,,,, thank's. Please stay on topic. I have a tank. T/Y.  :panzer: Notice Panzer.
Special order.    :trainwreck: LOL
 
fraserdw said:
Or the Alert crowd bragging about their SSM!  Heck, I did 90 days on Resolute Island on Op Sov Viking 82 and all I got was frostbite!

You have no idea the amount of work a liver has to do to flush out 180 days worth of service at CFS Alert...
 
There was a Private Member's Bill introduced late last year for a "Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)":
http://forums.milnet.ca/forums/threads/103502.0.html
According to the latest on this....
http://data.parl.gc.ca/widgets/v1/en/bill/5101358
.... it hasn't made it past first reading.  Then again, unless the government wants it to happen, most such bills have only a slim chance of passing.  So, no such medal yet ....
 
So in that period of time anyone who deployed on a UN mission, anyone who served in Germany for a decent length of time, anyone who did Alert for a decent length of time, and anyone who did any of a number of other operations that don't come under the above got a medal for doing so.

What, precisely, actually remains to be recognized? Shall we create a 'Defense of the Western Way of Life' medal for those who served during Afghanistan but didn't actually go?
 
Brihard said:
What, precisely, actually remains to be recognized? Shall we create a 'Defense of the Western Way of Life' medal for those who served during Afghanistan but didn't actually go?

I actually saw someone stand up during a Generals visit/brief  in Comox and asked why there was no medal for those back "supporting at home"  :brickwall: I would have loved to seen him bring that up back in Shilo.
 
Could have a "Liberal Defense Cuts Sacrifice Medal" for those who served in the 90s, too.
 
PuckChaser said:
Could have a "Liberal Defense Cuts Sacrifice Medal" for those who served in the 90s, too.
Something like this?
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For whatever it's worth, I don't remotely denigrate those who've served in Alert.  No thanks.
 
Journeyman said:
For whatever it's worth, I don't remotely denigrate those who've served in Alert.  No thanks.

Heh. 'Remotely'. I see what you did there.

But seriously- no kidding. Being stuck up there? Not for me, and I respect anyone who slogged that one out.
 
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