A war hero fought back tears as the Scottish Government stepped in to replace his stolen service medals after heartless MoD bosses refused
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Brown explained that the Scottish Government had decided to intervene after the MoD Medals Office in London refused to pay for the silver to cast the new medals. Over a prolonged spell of wrangling, the Medals Office had agreed to waive an admin fee and VAT but would not budge on the cost of the medals.
He said: “My liver is ruined by the years of drinking, which I fell into to try to escape the nightmares from the memories. I’ve been told if I have one more drink, it could kill me. I believe now I can cope without drink, and getting the medals back is hopefully symbolic of a new start for me.” equipment. I was gutted, but I could replace all that. My medals were only valuable to me and I couldn’t understand why they took them from me, and at that time they couldn’t be replaced.”
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