Medals - Rememberance Sunday

[Frenchda]

Having "retired" from the services about 15 years ago I have never worn my medals as a civilian attending a service. This year I actually feel grown up enough having now reached mid forties. What is the etiquette and indeed peoples opinions on ex service personnel who are not members of the British Legion wearing medals at Rememberance Sunday Services?

[leafspring]

Edit: you earned them you can wear them

Edited by leafspring on Saturday 9th November 20:03

[iiyama]

You earned them, you wear them. The end imo.

[Steffan]

Frenchda said:

Having "retired" from the services about 15 years ago I have never worn my medals as a civilian attending a service. This year I actually feel grown up enough having now reached mid forties. What is the etiquette and indeed peoples opinions on ex service personnel who are not members of the British Legion wearing medals at Rememberance Sunday Services?

If you served in the forces and have medals I would wear them with pride. Absolutely your right. Legion membership is not required

[J4CKO]

You earned the right to wear it, any time or place you choose when it was bestowed on you on behalf of your country.

[MDJ]

Similar scenario here - I left in 2000 (29) and it's only really in the last couple of years I've taken to wearing mine. Must be an age thing? I'll be at the church tomorrow with my daughters who are attending Brownie parade. Other half won't be with me as she has to travel for a family funeral on Monday which is a shame.

We earned them - so lets wear them, and remember the fallen.

Edit to add I'm not a member of the RBL.

Edited by MDJ on Saturday 9th November 20:22

[Rubin215]

Why would you ever feel that you couldn't or shouldn't wear them?

[david.h]

UK medals on the Left side, Foreign or "unacknowledged" on the Right.
Family members wear relatives' medals on the Right.
Wear them!
I spent years glaring at the Russians, so no medals. but I'll wear the Regimental Tie!!!

[swisstoni]

Whatever you decide, thanks for serving.

[RosscoPCole]

You earnt those medals so it is your decision, and no one elses whether you wear them or not.

Thank you for serving our country.

[Vipers]

Wear them with pride.

[55palfers]

Wear them with pride

[Jasandjules]

You go and you wear your medals. End of.

[Kinky]

As a few others have said above, wear them with real pride

I was collecting outside Waitrose thisafternoon/evening for the poppy appeal and was with a wonderful elderly ex-service gent, who was wearing his medals, but not in uniform.

So go for it

You should be proud of what you've done. I know most of us are

[Vipers]

55palfers said:

Wear them with pride

Spooky, same time stamp as well.

[SeldomSeenKid]

swisstoni said:

Whatever you decide, thanks for serving.

[fjord]

I've got a jubilee medal for the most recent jubilee.

I don't think i'd ever wear it. It just seems cheeky.

[Frenchda]

Thanks for the comments, polishing now..

IF I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by the suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Lest we forget

[chilistrucker]

wear with pride.

[E30Addict]

"When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today"

Wear them with pride.