Face To Face: Is It Wrong To Sell Military Medals?
Military medals are bought and sold regularly in Canada and elsewhere and there are no rules against it. Is this practice wrong?
Author John Boileau of Halifax says NO. Author Glenn Wright of Ottawa says YES.
Boileau, a retired army colonel, has authored several books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles on Canadian military history. He is also a frequent radio and TV commentator on military issues. Wright is retired from the federal government where he worked as an archivist and historian with Library and Archives Canada, and the RCMP. He has also authored books on Canada’s wartime service.
JOHN BOILEAU
NO
Many people contend that selling military medals should be illegal. Unfortunately, some who believe this may not thoroughly understand the subject...