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

[mariomike]

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

 

[wildman0101]

Mario ,,,, thank's. Please stay on topic. I have a tank. T/Y.  anzer: Notice Panzer.
Special order.    :trainwreck: LOL

 

[chrisf]

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...

 

[mariomike]

Sorry about that, Scoty. 

 

[The Bread Guy]

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 ....

 

[brihard]

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?

 

[Retired and Broken]

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.

 

[PuckChaser]

Could have a "Liberal Defense Cuts Sacrifice Medal" for those who served in the 90s, too.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Could have a "Liberal Defense Cuts Sacrifice Medal" for those who served in the 90s, too.

Something like this?

 

[brihard]

HAH!

 

[Journeyman]

For whatever it's worth, I don't remotely denigrate those who've served in Alert.  No thanks.

 

[brihard]

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.