His family said they wanted the sale of the medals to highlight the sacrifices ... Division from Arnhem in September 1944." After a long military career, Sir Mark died in October 1991 at the ...
The need to create trophies and medals for Para athletes arose at the Stoke Mandeville Games – the predecessor of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games – which began in 1948. While today, ...
Xi Jinping walks into the venue of the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles ... Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, conferred the highest state ...
“Amazingly, I managed to track three of my uncle’s medals to a military collector in Denmark who kindly let me have them back - although he charged me a fortune. “But for me and my family ...
Location matters for would-be awardees. To give yourself the best chance of winning a Nobel, you should ideally be born in North America and stay there. You can greatly improve your chances of ...