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Many thanks Laurence, thats very interesting & a great help. Thanks again. Anything else you come across would also be of great interest.

LAST ROUND : The Red Caps, the Paras and the Battle of Majar (Hardcover) by Mark Nicol http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/029784641...glance&n=283155

It might be of interest to know that a book has been written about this incident. Sorry but I can`t for the life of me remember what its called. I`m sure someone will be able to tell us?

Think this might be the one your after...... Honours and Awards to members of the Armed Forces for service in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, The Congo and miscellaneous operations for the period 1 April to 30 September 2003, together with a list of American awards to British Personnel. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Corporal Shaun Garry JARDINE The King's Own Scottish Borderers Sergeant Gordon ROBERTSON The Parachute Regiment Mention in Despatches Lance Corporal Marcus Damian CLARKE Corps of Royal Engineers Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Andrew CUNLIFFE Corps of Royal Engineers Corporal John Eric DOLMAN The Parachute Regiment Lieutenant Glen ESPIE The King's Own Scottish Borderers Private David John FRAME The King's Own Scottish Borderers Corporal James Scott HASLAM The King's Own Scottish Borderers Corporal Barry JOLLY Corps of Royal Engineers Lieutenant Ross Alexander KENNEDY The Parachute Regiment Corporal Darren Alan KIMBER The King's Own Scottish Borderers Lance Corporal Philip John LAW Corps of Royal Engineers Lance Corporal Mark Thomas LAWRIE The King's Own Scottish Borderers Bombardier Jamie Daniel McMILLAN Royal Regiment of Artillery Corporal Eammon Thomas MUIRHEAD The King's Own Scottish Borderers Lieutenant Michael Peter PEEL The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Major Andrew Michael PULLAN The King's Regiment Lance Corporal Adrian Peter REDFEARN The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Private Gary Francis Edward SMITH The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers, Territorial Army Captain Charles Julian Lister SPEERS The Blues and Royals Kingsman Paul Dennis VANDEN The King's Regiment Corporal Craig WEIR The Black Watch

Vicey, is this any use? Armed Forces honours and awards This is a full list of the honours and awards given to Armed Forces members for service in Iraq, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and others between 1 April, 2004 and 30 November, 2004. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Lieutenant John Robert Pemberton Bailey, of Harrogate, The Black Watch Lieutenant Nicholas Peter Colquhoun, of Warminster, The Black Watch Lance Corporal Andrew John Connor, of Canterbury, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private Gary Cooper, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Private Daniel Shane Crucefix, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Private Thomas James Ferguson, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Major Martin Alexander French, of St Austell, Scots Guards Corporal Lee Stephen Gidalla, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Corporal Simon John Gower, of Andover, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Sergeant Martin William Gregory, of Aldershot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers Lieutenant William Jeaffreson George Greswell, The Royal Welch Fusiliers Private Gary Andrew Hannah, of Greenock, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private Joseph Dominic Hartnell, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Sergeant Stuart Alexander Henderson, of Canterbury, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Warrant Officer Class 2 Matthew Paul Hibbs of Paderborn, The Royal Regiment of Wales Captain Robin Hicks, of Hadleigh, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Lieutenant Richard John Holmes, of Warminster, The Black Watch Lance Corporal Christopher Stuart Huxley, of Bulford, The Cheshire Regiment Lance Corporal Paul Avi Jaycock, of Dwyran, The Royal Welch Fusiliers Sergeant Benjamin Llewellyn Kelly, of Leicester, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Sergeant Andrew Dominic Kuss, of Paderborn, The Light Infantry Private Ben Thomas Ludbrook, of Paderborn, The Light Infantry Sergeant Neil Adrian Brian Mason, of Bulford, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Sergeant Daniel Mills, of Andover, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Lieutenant John David McKeirnan, of Salisbury, The Cheshire Regiment Lance Corporal Josese Tunidau Natumeru, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Lance Corporal Lisa Marie Newburn, of Chaddesden, Royal Army Medical Corps Lieutenant William James Passmore, of Okehampton, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Sergeant Andre Paul Joseph Pepper, of Paderborn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Lieutenant Benjamin Udo Plenge, of Folkestone, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Sergeant Jonathan Gregg Plimley, of Aldershot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers Sergeant Peter Poole-Reeves, of Sidmouth, The Rifle Volunteers Territorial Army Major James Christopher Roddis, of Watchfield, The Black Watch Corporal Michael Alexander Ross, of Warminster, The Black Watch Sergeant Andrew Paul Stewart, of Darlington, Corps of Royal Engineers Lieutenant Adam Philip Styler, of Dunstable, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Lieutenant Matthew Richard Thomas, of Tidworth, The Royal Regiment of Wales Major Simon Christopher Thomsett, of Tidworth, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Major Charles Gordon Vere-Whiting, of Aldershot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers Staff Sergeant Richard Henry Ward, of Warminster, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corporal Anthony Michael Wilson, of Catterick, The Light Infantry Sergeant Douglas Graham Wright, Corps of Royal Engineers

Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me anything about this Division. I`m not very up to speed with my German tank formations. Am I right in thinking that different units had diffent styles of paint designs for their vehicles? I know these are only models, but I`ve been told this is the design for the 503rd, is this true?

I`m not so sure. I think they`ll stick with the OSM, but how long or how many medals they`ll issue before the cost aspect creeps into it is anyones guess? Surely they must have thought that this medal would end up being issued on mass!!!

Cheers Kevin, it appears to be very similar to our Yeomanry/TA Units.

Yes, I concur I think its safe to say he got his BS, for Iraq, as he doesn`t seem to have the OSM. I trying to narrow down the other clasp for his GSM, and can only think of the Air Ops Iraq clasp. Would the RLC/OED be deployed on this I know the RE did?

Many thanks Kevin, that was a very interesting read!!!! I was particularly interested in the 127th, involvement in the various wars. Am I right in thinking that even during these periods, they were made up of volunteers, like British Yeomanry & TA Regiments?

Well I think that confirms the NI clasp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I came across this guy, whilst surfing the net. He appears to have two bars for his General Service Medal, anyone any idea as to what they are? I`m assuming one is Northern Ireland, but the other looks newer any ideas?

Many thanks Kevin, I can see where your coming from. I suppose it also reflects on the CO of the Regiment, it can`t be too bad for him, even if he doesn`t win one, he`ll be the guy whose Regiment got 30 CIB`s for that incident at blah,blah blah. Next thing he`s a full Col, or doesn`t it work like that? Going back to our original topic, given the level of IED attacks in Iraq, surely the CIB will become so common, that it`ll loose its meaning? Become under valued, which I feel would be a shame, NOT, in anyway to under value the intensity of an IED attack, there no fun!!! Does the US army have any counter measures againest them? Don`t answer that one!!!!! I`m looking forward to hearing whether the 2nd Btn of the 127th National Guard, get any awards for their tour in Iraq. Will CIB`s be gazzetted in the same way as other awards?

Hi could the following be the purpl heart site you are thinking of? http://www.purplehearts.net/index.html Yes thats the one, Dave Danner, brought me up to speed, I thought it was about the Bronze Star, but it was in fact the Purple Heart, but it does cover BS`s too, so case closed. That was so frustrating scouring the net, I knew it was there, but didn`t know where to look, anyway all sorted now, cheers guys!!!!

One of Tom's pages on his Purple Heart site discusses engraving styles in general: http://www.purplehearts.net/id8.html Dave quality, thats the one!!!! My memory was a little blurry, I thought it was about the Bronze Star, but no this is the one, many,many thanks, I spent hours last night scouring the net, many many thanks!!!!

Hi Guys, Whilst I was overseas, I was told about and visited a really interesting website, all about collecting Bronze Stars, it had information on the various types of naming, pit falls for the unwary, just about everything you need to know about collecting these medals, but can i find it again Can anyone help?

Cheers E. The internet is a wondeful thing, but don`t you just hate it when you find/ are told about a really cool site, then can`t find it again afterwards. I was informed about a really interesting/helpful site about collecting Bronze Stars, it gave examples of fakes, the different types of naming, just about everything you`d need to know about the medal, but can i find it again

Hi Guys, Having had such a roaring success with my interesting medal group thread, I thought I`d try and take it a step further, and involve other awards, that maybe of interest. To that end can anyone confirm what the current critieria is for the CIB. I believe it was initially awarded to infantry soldiers engaged, in a two way range as it were, but given the current circumstances that troops find themselves in in places like Iraq, I`m curious to know whether being involved in an IED attack, would also qualify you for this award. I`m also under the impression that in WW2, these awards were exchanged for the Bronze Star, is this practice still ongoing or was this just a one off? Gordon.

http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=3518 http://www.warchronicle.com/iraq/soldierst..._stars_iraq.htm

Many thanks Dave. If I turn anything up, I`ll post it on this thread.

Many thanks JB, where did you come by this info, any way of finding out what he got the Bronze Star for?

Tony, I concur with everthing you say . I suppose its a little like the Telic medal, were if you were driving crates of beans around on Telic 1 you get the clasp, but if you were defending Civic House on Telic 4 (was it?), then you don`t. In the defence on the new OSM, I think its better to have seperate awards, purely on the grounds that if you haven`t got your medal on then it looks like you`ve just got one, but in reality you`ve got 4 clasps for it. But I suppose we`ll never over come the I was getting shot at, whilst you counted paper clips arguement ???????? Gordon.

Can anyone suggest anyway I can find out more about Muckle and his Bronze Star?

With regards, to the Bronze Star and Saudi Medal, I just liked the look of it. As you say I think its a made up group, but the ribbons look old. Did the Saudi`s get the Kuwait Medal too? I must say I like the idea of the French bottom row. I intend to look into this as there surely can`t have been that many Bronze stars without V, issued to the Saudi`s or the French?

One officer, 1st Lt. Karl E. Gregory, managed to earn a Silver Star, a Soldier's Medal, a Bronze Star with "V" and an Army Commendation Medal with "V" - four separate valor awards, during his tour in Iraq with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, part of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (the "Big Red One"). Combined with another Bronze Star for merit and a Purple Heart for wounds he received, and he's possibly the most decorated OIF veteran out there now. Any more info on this guy!!!!!!!