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| News release 04th August 2010 |
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Not just for decoration
SPVA videocast looks at the MOD Medal Office.
In the second of their series of videocasts, ‘Veterans Today’, presenter Don Goldie examines the work of the MOD Medal Office.
Based at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire, the Medal Office is the sole authority for the issue of Service medals authorised by Her Majesty to British Service Personnel and Veterans.
The programme traces the history of military awards and takes a behind the scenes look at the skilled and painstaking work undertaken by the office which receives hundreds of medal applications every week.
Senior Media Advisor Laurie Manton said,
“The response to our first videocast released in May has been most encouraging, providing a wider forum for informing the public of the work we carry out within the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency.
The latest videocast provides a fascinating insight into the workings of an office that, even today, is dealing with hundreds of applications for World War II medals as well as those awarded in current campaigns.”
The videocast will be available to view on the Veterans-UK website, www.veterans-uk.info , and on various social media sites such as iTunes and YouTube.
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