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20.01.13, 01:16
Szukajac cos innego,przypadkowo natrafilem na ten artykul:
Essex soldier from Arctic convoys denied Russian medal
Rzadko pisze cos o Wielkiej Brytanii,ale tym razem nie potrafilem powstrzymac sie:
"A serviceman who sailed on convoys to Arctic Russia in World War II has been denied a campaign medal."
Starze,schorowani ludzi ,ktorym pozostalo sie nie wiele radosci w tym zyciu,zostali upokorzone:
"Mr Henley described the government's action as "insulting"."
Ponoc zyje jeszcze ponad 3 000 uczestnikow konwojow arktycznych w Anglii.
'Russians know the rules'
Cyril Banks, from Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, also served on the Arctic convoys and was told he would receive the Ushakov medal and then it was withdrawn.
But he was also presented with the Legion d'Honneur from France in 2012 for clearing mines for the Normandy landings almost 70 years ago.
The French were allowed to award their medal but the Russians were denied.
The FCO said: "A general award has already been made by Russia and when this exception was allowed it was announced that there would be no others. The Russians should know the rules."
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