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'The only time I think I'm a Veteran is when I'm dressed up' - Medals as symbols of Second World War Veteran identity

Abstract: This article argues that the object of the campaign medal can deepen our understanding of British Second World War veterans' sense of veteran identity and indicate how …

Pilgrimage Respecified: Falklands War Veterans’ Accounts of their Returns to the Falkland Islands

Abstract: In 2002 the South Atlantic Medal Association organized its first ‘pilgrimage’ to the Falkland Islands. Pilgrimages to the islands have since become a regular …