{"id":35240,"date":"2013-04-23T07:11:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T11:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=35240"},"modified":"2013-04-23T07:56:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T11:56:35","slug":"tim-medals-in-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=35240","title":{"rendered":"“Tin medals” in Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got this article<\/a> in our inbox this morning which tells of a battle that has erupted between veterans’ groups in Australia over what they call “tin medals” – commemorative medals that have no military significance. The folks at the Australasian and New Zealand Military Imposters (ANZMI)<\/a> has threatened to post pictures on their website of members of the Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans’ Association (APPVA) if the ANZI folks catch them wearing the commemorative medals in public.<\/p>\n

Commemorative medals have no real significance and only serve to increase the size and number of medals someone might wear. ANZI says that’s fine if the APPVA wants to wear them in private ceremonies, but “not at public commemorative events and not with genuine medals on the left breast.”<\/p>\n

“Vigilante veterans have threatened to photograph any veteran on Anzac Day who doesn’t look right,” APPVA said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“We view this as an invasion of an individual’s privacy and is inappropriate in the context of Anzac Day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, if they’re so adamant about wearing the crap at public events, they get what they deserve. ANZMI says if they want to wear the medals on their right breast, that’s fine, but these dinguses want to wear them with their official awards.<\/p>\n

“If you had to buy it, you didn’t earn it,” ANZMI said.<\/p>\n

“They should be racked separately and worn on the right breast preferably below any NOK (next of kin) medals.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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