14-11-2011, 09:28
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מנהל פורום צבא ובטחון
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חבר מתאריך: 04.05.02
הודעות: 22,953
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הסבר בתוך הכתבה
בתגובה להודעה מספר 1 שנכתבה על ידי Eli173 שמתחילה ב "אזרח אמריקאי בן 93 מקבל אותות מלחמה באיחור של 66 שנה"
ציטוט:
It hasn't been uncommon for World War II veterans to receive medals decades later because relatively few were actually given out during or immediately following the war, said retired 1st Sgt. Dennis Meeks, a customer service manager for the South Carolina-based Medals of America, a company that works with military officials to distribute medals to veterans.
Instead, veterans were given ribbons because precious metals such as bronze and silver were needed for more pressing wartime needs, Meeks said. Additionally, a number of medals were granted in the years after service members were discharged.
That means many veterans needed to apply to receive their medals, and a strong majority of them did not.
"The Greatest Generation just put this war to the side when it ended," Meeks said. "They had other concerns, like starting families and careers."
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