This policy was originally addressed to the acceptance of knighthoods and peerages, but has also caused problems such as this one.
It was years before the soldiers of the 2nd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry were able to wear their US Presidential Unit Citation ribbons earned ad Kap'yong in April 1951.
Unfortunately, our politicians do not do justice to our soldiers.
Canadian Liberals seem to think that there is something disreputable about being a soldier.
In spite of this, in the old words, the soldiers have "made their names to shine".
Wow. No comment, just...wow. Just over a mile and a half, while under fire.
wow... thats just amazing. Glad to have them on our side.
Gotta love the Canadians.
Yup - He's a Canadian!
A 2430 meter kill? Awesome - They ought to get a medal.
LOL! Classic Canadian quote -- who else but a Canuck (and a Newfie at that) would use an analogy involving a hockey stick?
Well, lets clear that up a bit. There was a law someothing like that which was on the books, but everyone, including the PM ignored it untill Conrad Black (a dual Canadian/UK citizen) was offered peerage in the UK. Because Mr. Black was the founder of the thorn-in-the-liberals-side National Post, and because the PM is a petty childish idiot, he (ab)used his powers to stop it, even though since C.B. was a dual citizen that law didn't really apply to him.
Now they have to oppose these Bronze Stars to maintain the farce that what they did before was right.
BUMP!
We don't suppose it's because they were snipers? < sarcasm > The stupidity of the media is off the scale every time they write about something that goes "boom".
Why distinction? What qualifies a distinction recommendation?
But in a nice, friendly, understated Canadian way.
Only on an exceptionally cold morning would a Canadian then cut open the quarry's belly to warm his hands. ;^)
Not to be nitpicky, but that seems a bit far. Most 10-14x optics would have a tough time resolving a man size target at that range, and I've never heard of anybody practicing at that extreme range to get the range indexing for the scope right. What are the come ups for 2400m?? Or was he just doping!
Just offhand, I think 50BMG would drop about 400-500 inches at that range - about 40ft of elevation adjustment. If the dude really hit a human target at 2400m, he deserves more than a medal. That's not a gimme shot for a tank main gun.
Any of you guys in the 50csa know of a rifle/scope combo that can make hits at 2400m reliably?