CHOCOLATE BOX DECORATIONS

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CHOCOLATE BOX DECORATIONS: Soldier Mag ran a very interesting article in Feb 07 with regard to the growing anger over wearing of 'souvenir medals' on Vets' parades. One such medal is the 'Combined Operations Cross'. To 'qualify' you must have taken part in a form of "inter-Service cooperation in peacetime or active service". These are an opportunists ware (currently for sale at £40 a shot with miniatures at £20) that depict a Commando fighting knife, clearly aimed at giving it respectability. If purchased they should be kept as a 'commemorative medal' or 'souvenir'. They must not be worn in such a way as to be confused in the public eye with officially-issued campaign and service medals. The Central Chancery ruling is that such medals should not be worn at all. Although these medals have been around for many years, it is the wearing of them that has recently become a problem. Basically, if it ain't an official operation medal then it is 'Bling'.