Gunner
Army.ca Veteran
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 430
http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/downloads/cfps/aad200000_jd-001_31mar05.pdf
Quite a good overview of the Honours and awards that can be bestowed upon a member of the Canadian Forces.
For rocky1fac -
Friendlt fire does not count I and several other wound strip holders are non to pleased that they were issued in Afganistan to friendly fire incident wounds. Furthermore some issues of the stripe are occuring now for wounds recieved by accidental location not direct targeting.
That is the first I have heard of this and this CF website from 2003 (incidently after the Tarnak Farms incident) indicates otherwise (http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/cfpn/engraph/11_03/11_03_wound_e.asp). So until you provide a source I am going to have call bullshit on your comments. Moreover, whether or not the wounded at Tarnak Farm were or were not issued a wound stripe is immaterial to me. They were in an operational theatre, doing their job, and now will live with the results of that mission for the rest of their lives. If a piece of cloth on their sleeve makes them feel a little bit better about what they went through than I for one, would not stand in their way. I find your comments distasteful in the extreme in judging the value of other soldiers by the means which they receive an injury.
This kind of activity lowers the value of the award, like issueing 30+ bronze stars for a few days of battle thats so American.
This has been discussed in other threads on the subject. There is a huge difference between the bronze stars awarded for bravery (3 PPCLI Snipers) and those awarded for meritorious conduct. I haven't run into an Op APOLLO recipient who hasn't stated as such.