Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I understand a handful of individuals, who found themselves in situations where they put down the camera or note pad and either picked up a gun, or wounded soldiers, to save their own lives and those of the men around them, receiving citations afterwards. (Although I don't know that accepting the citations is appropriate.) But the idea of a government giving a 'campaign' ribbon or medal to all the journalists who covered a campaign is really repugnant...The media is NOT supposed to be an arm of the military. And even beyond ethics, there's the very real question of of whether having it known that a government views the media as an arm of the military will result in more reporters and cameramen and women being intentionally targeted. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim Atherton Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:58 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Cc: msmall@infionline.net Subject: [Leica] RE: Embedded Brit journalists will receive Iraq Campaign medal > Is there any previous war time situations where media received a medal > for doing their job? > > ted I seem to have a memory that Commonwealth WWII war correspondents got campaign medals? (not sure about US) As well as military gallantry medals? Joseph Galloway of UPI (We Were Soldiers Once and Young) got the Bronze Star for bravery in Vietnam I'll have to check my copy of The First Casualty and see if it mentions it. Marc, this is your territory...? tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html