Pretty cool, and please pass this around to your friends and comrades in the UK. I posted this on Facebook as well, and be sure to share it with friends across the pond. This would be an excellent way to recognize the sacrifice of contractors in this war, and the symbolism of such a thing would be excellent. I hope it goes well for you guys. Cheers. –Matt
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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Create an award to recognise the work of Private Security Contractors.
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Submitted by Chris Jones of None – Deadline to sign up by: 04 December 2009 – Signatures: 116
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We would like the government to take the following action and to recogize the work of Private Security Contactors, In the form of a letter or award for those who have proof of service.
And to express our deepest sympathy for the four Close Protection Officers who were captured in 2007 in Iraq, which as the news emerges are all dead now.
We all know that we are not recognised as former Soldiers for the work we carry out as security officers worldwide and in hostile areas, such as Iraq and Afghanistan today.
Although the vast majority of all Security Contractors are long serving and with distinguished military carriers. I am sure you will agree it is high time that we should all be recognised for our services.
After all it is the government who require us to work in these areas for them, yet still it is the same government who do not recognize these services, without us the work would not go on.
The war in Iraq for example would not have been won without the security contractors.
God bless all the the men that have died serving there country and as private security officers, our deepest sympathies go out to their families.
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