Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/24

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Embedded Brit journalists will receive IraqCampaignmedal
From: Tim Atherton <timatherton@theedge.ca>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:52:26 -0700

> For a journalist who was present to accept a recognition that he was
> present hardly compromises his neutrality.  It simply states that he was
> there.  And, in the UK, everyone wears their decorations on appropriate
> holidays, so this gives the journalists something to wear when their
> neighbors are flaunting valour decorations from the Falklands and
> the like.
>
> Marc
>

It's true, it is a different culture - even clergy will wear their medals or
ribbons on their robes in church on Sundays...

tim

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