The UK’s blanket rule against retrospective awards for war heroes "isn’t good enough" when compared to allied nations, a renowned author and special forces historian has told BFBS Forces News.
Damien Lewis, a de facto expert in the ways of the SAS and its secretive past, has joined calls for a posthumous Victoria Cross to be awarded to Paddy Mayne – an original member of the elite regiment.
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