Twenty Falklands veterans were awarded the medal after a recent - TopicsExpress

Twenty Falklands veterans were awarded the medal after a recent decision by the Government to acknowledge all those who saw active service in the South Atlantic campaign up until October 1982, as opposed to the previously recognised date of July 1982. Even admirals and then commanding officers of warships had previously been denied the medal, and Kevin found himself proudly standing alongside Admiral Jock Slater who had commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious at the time of the conflict.