a medal is not enough

@offbeat Said

i am extremely anti war , however , i'm also extremely anti the way our society treats returning soldiers ... i believe they should receive more assistance when they return to civillian life .. seargent Deacon Cutterham recieved a medal this week for picking up and throwing a live enemy grenade .. his brave action prevented the death/injury of himself and others ... so they gave him a lump of metal to pin to his chest ... i think that servicepeople who do outstanding things should be rewarded with free university ..post service ' or training in their chosen field etc ... others were mentioned in the news report ... including aircraft engineer Michelle Ping who shielded a fallen soldier from enemy fire with her own body while she administerdd first aid ...she was mentioned in dispatches .... i believe that is merely a gesture that falls woefully short of what she should be entitled to .

@Demented Said

What Medal was it??the VC.

@offbeat Said

think it was the conspicuos gallantry medal .he'll probably have to sell it in a few years time when he can't get a job

@Demented Said

That sounds about right. One of our blokes not long ago got the VC,they took him to England and the Queen presented it,they made it look like he was a real hero on the TV interview,but when they asked him how it happened he went to water and said that some of his mates were killed in the same battle.

What he did was very brave,but deep down I wonder does he really see it that way or sheer bloody stupidity that blinded him at the time.

@offbeat Said

i just think a bit of metal stuck to your nipple is insulting .... they are so quickly forgotten when they can't manage in civillian life .... i'm not sure being in the forces these days is that useful for many of them once they leave .... todays 'society' is so far removed from the buttoned down , do as your told.. life of a soldier

@offbeat Said

i just think a bit of metal stuck to your nipple is insulting .... they are so quickly forgotten when they can't manage in civillian life .... i'm not sure being in the forces these days is that useful for many of them once they leave .... todays 'society' is so far removed from the buttoned down , do as your told.. life of a soldier

@Hot_Rod Said

False Presumption, thy name is Geoffrey.

@Rehabilitation_Please Said

Oh hai, I shall call thou Sam...

@Hot_Rod Said

If thou cannot subtly and appropriately re-quote Hamlet, I don't care what thou does.

@Rehabilitation_Please Said

Oh so we are not giving people names...I think Sam is a name that suites you.

@Hot_Rod Said

Thinking is not your thing.

@Rehabilitation_Please Said

Oh dear I was being nice and honest and you have just been mean to me, dammit I need to go to the Eastend errrrrrr and cry to my mummy.

@davii Said

@Hot_Rod Said

Cry all you want. It doesn't surprise me.