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11th November 2011, 08:03 PM
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Artic heros update
THE GOVERMENT ARE NOW BACKTRACKING ON THE ISSUE LIKE ALL TWO FACED POLICTIONS New lifeline of hope for Arctic Convoy veterans - News - The News ALL THE BEST BILL. BE GOOD.
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11th November 2011, 09:10 PM
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Thanks for the update Bill:
Originally Posted by
bill roberts
QUOTE: "Cdr Grenfell, of Portsea, warned time is not on the ageing veterans’ side and said the new review does not take away their anger at the Conservative Party which made pre-election promises to award an Arctic Star medal, only to order a lengthy review when they got into power last year".
He said: ‘We’ve already waited far too long. They promised us a medal. You can’t review a promise.’
K.
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