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Alan

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:51 am
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A brave woman, recommended for a Military Cross but as a woman this was
felt to be unsuitable, offered a civil MBE instead which she turned
down saying there was nothing civil about what she did.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/
2008/02/26/db2601.xml

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm
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In the referenced article, "Alan" <alanb_stard DeleteThis @btopenworld.com> writes:
>A brave woman, recommended for a Military Cross but as a woman this was
>felt to be unsuitable, offered a civil MBE instead which she turned
>down saying there was nothing civil about what she did.
>
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/
>2008/02/26/db2601.xml

.... and said that being in the Girl Guides was a good preparation for
this sort of carry-on.

This was a nice one as well:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/feb/26/2
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm
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Alan wrote:
> A brave woman, recommended for a Military Cross but as a woman this
> was felt to be unsuitable, offered a civil MBE instead which she
> turned down saying there was nothing civil about what she did.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/
> 2008/02/26/db2601.xml

"In the late 1990s the Cornioleys moved to Châteauvieux, Loir-et-Cher, where
they lived at a home for elderly people who have made a significant
contribution to French national life."

You wouldn't hear that in Britain these days!

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm
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Hog wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>> A brave woman, recommended for a Military Cross but as a woman this
>> was felt to be unsuitable, offered a civil MBE instead which she
>> turned down saying there was nothing civil about what she did.
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/
>> 2008/02/26/db2601.xml
>
> "In the late 1990s the Cornioleys moved to Châteauvieux,
> Loir-et-Cher, where they lived at a home for elderly people who have
> made a significant contribution to French national life."
>
> You wouldn't hear that in Britain these days!

Yeah, we hate the French.
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