Bee Gee Robin Gibb on his campaign to honour members of World War II's RAF Bomber Command. The Veterans of the Battle if the Atlantic have also never been honoured.
H/T Philip Howells
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Bee Gee urges WWII honours....a must see.
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Let's turn the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square into a memorial for Bomber Command. No need for a statue, just a simple inscription honouring those who were unable to make their appointments in London. This link explains the reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appointment_in_London
I understand that the Battle of Britain heroes were awarded a clasp to the 1939-45 Star because service over the British Isles wasn't recognised by the Atlantic Star, Aircrew Europe (up to 5/6/44) or France and Germany Stars (from 6/6/44 onwards) with the appropriate extra clasps for additional qualifying service. There wasn't a specific Fighter Command medal as the 1939-45 Star with BoB clasp was for all fighter aircrew in the qualifying period(many loaned by the FAA Coastal or Army Co-op Command etc). If Bomber Command was given its own medal then Coastal Command deserves one as well (Beaufort losses were horrendous) and a separate clasp for the anti V-1 campaign in 1944 should be considered.
The Germans were trying to sink RN and Merchant Navy ships in the Atlantic and Home Waters from 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945.
Perhaps the best thing we can do now to honour that special generation is to ensure their history is properly taught in schools and give them the health and care they and their spouses need now. Coming back from war service, they deserved the Welfare State as they had put their lives on hold for our country, had been disabled or had been widowed.
Apologies for a long post.
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