You can buy your way to Rhodes ... you can never buy a VC (unless its as a collectable)

Prevailing wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2012 at 10:54pm:


It isn't about honouring participation in a war - it's about honouring brave, courageous acts during the war because once involved (whether the participant wants to be there or not) they do their best to survive and the latest VC recipient went well beyond just surviving. He made himself a target to take attention away from a fallen comrade. That's brave beyond words.

VC's are becoming like the word 'hero', we are lowering our standards and increasing the propaganda, all for the glory of the war machine.

Next they'll be giving them out just for signing on.

I wonder who will be the first Al Qaeda soldier to get an American bravery award.

Thousands of our men went to Vietnam, how many VC's were given?

Hundreds in Afghanistan and they've already toppled the Vietnam record.

The prospect of a VC could get the boys to sign up, after all, being used as fodder by your government should be worth something. If you survive it you get a medal, if you don't , you get a state funeral, win win.

If you're a soldier that fought in Vietnam, you'd be lucky to get a pension. O how times change.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 5:52am:



Another incorrect post from the Checkout Chick Defence Alliance

VC's a not 'given they are awarded.

4 VC's for Viet nam

3 for Afghanistan

3 is less than 4

you are a moron, stop posting

BigOl64 wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 6:51am:



As soon as the publicity from this one dies down, the next one gets awarded. There will be more, watch this space.

Ok, so a small number of skirmishes in Afghanistan for a high number of VC's, compared to a large number of battles in Vietnam for few VC's.

So, let's say the government has learnt from Vietnam, this time they are making heroes of the soldiers, rather than the indifference they showed to the Viet soldiers, but most were conscripts so the government didn't have to suck up to them.

Isn't freedom of speech great, it gives people the chance to express a different opinion, one without hidden agenda's. He's right, the standards have been lowered, but then again the standards to get into the ADF has been lowered.
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Jeff Kennett slammed for questioning Victoria Cross standards

FORMER Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has been accused of peddling "nonsense" for questioning whether the standards of the Victoria Cross were slipping after a third VC was awarded in the Afghanistan campaign.

Mr Kennett said before yesterday's announcement of Corporal Daniel Keighran's VC that he could not be sure that the VC was still being awarded for the very highest acts of bravery, given only four VCs were awarded in the much larger Vietnam War.


Read more:

http://www.news.com.au/news/jeff-kennett-slammed-for-questioning-victoria-cross-...

Prevailing wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2012 at 10:54pm:


So you would have been a happy chappy living in a Japanese or Nazi concentration camp because no one bothered to defend your arse?