http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/03/26/nsbs26.xml

'�AMERICA is to award the Congressional Medal of Honour, the equivalent of
the Victoria Cross, to a British Special Boat Service commando who led the
rescue of a CIA officer from an Afghan prison revolt.'

This is interesting because the UK government tends not to award gongs to
special forces who survive their heroism because of security concerns.

'The eagerness of the Americans to recognise the courage of the NCO
contrasts with suspicion within the regiment that two SAS soldiers being
considered for VCs for an attack on the al-Qa'eda cave complex will not get
them.'

Or something like that...


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