Sir, Wing Commander Goodall (letter, June 29) must be patient. My neighbour has only recently received his Arctic Convoy Medal and, in fairness, the “Home Front Commandos” must precede any recognition of later Cold War valour. He must know that decision-making in the MoD takes time.
Neil Harper
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Sir, Like Wing Commander Goodall I spent many hours in a loaded Vulcan, preparing to make the “one-way trip”. Fortunately we were never required to do so, and I don’t expect to be recognised for it.
However, I deplore the fact that my predecessors in wartime Bomber Command, over 55,000 of whom gave their lives, have never been recognised by the award of a campaign medal.
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Scotty Scott
Welton, Lincs
Sir, The flying of a Vulcan bomber was noteworthy but there are millions of others who did their jobs in difficult circumstances who are equally deserving of a medal.
What about a medal for those in the NHS for 35 years? We did not and do not expect a medal for doing our job, however difficult and dangerous it might have been, constantly exposed to dangerous pathogens and illnesses. In the 1960s there was an outbreak of jaundice in those doctors and nurses performing the new kidney dialysis, now known to have been caused by hepatitis B. Some died. Have they been offered a medal?
John B. Ashton
Retired GP
Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset