Military Operational Honours
8th June 2019
All members will be delighted to hear of the recent announcement of gallantry awards being made to members of the Armed Forces as follows:
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross:
Flight Lieutenant Alex Fraser Vaughan RAF – “in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April to 30 September 2018”
Awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal:
Sergeant Stuart Michael Griffiths RTR and Corporal Saimone Matasarasara Qasenivalu RTR – “For conspicuous courage in the face of extreme danger in extracting 3 crew members including an unconscious soldier from the turret of a tank which still had heat, smoke and flames coming from inside following a huge explosion, in the presence of live armaments, in Wales on 14 June 2017.“
As members of the League we are proud of them all and hope to welcome them into the League in due course.
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