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The Rhodesian honours system was established at the time that Rhodesia unilaterally declared itself a republic in March 1970, when a system of military and civil decorations and awards was instituted by Presidential Warrant in November 1970. [1] Prior to 2 March 1970, Rhodesians were conferred awards in the British honours system.
Recipients of the Rhodesian Legion of Merit (22 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The World Trade Center cross was a temporary memorial at Ground Zero.. Soon after the attacks, temporary memorials were set up in New York and elsewhere. On October 4, Reverend Brian Jordan, a Franciscan priest, blessed the World Trade Center cross, two broken beams at the crash site which had formed a cross, and then had been welded together by iron-workers.
The first was made posthumously in 1977 to Austrian-born engineer Rudi Kogler, from Bulawayo, for his actions defending the Regina Mundi Mission in Matabeleland against an insurgent attack. Two years later, teenager Jamie Scott from Salisbury was awarded the medal for his valour in defending himself and a friend against an insurgent attack.
The entire world seemed to be watching as the events of September 11, 2001 unfolded -- first the attacks on the World Trade Center, then the Pentagon, then the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 ...
Rhodesian recipients of the Victoria Cross (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Rhodesia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Take a look back at 19 basic facts about the Pentagon, Flight 93 and World Trade Center attacks. As a warning: Some of the content may be triggering. 9/11 Facts: The Basics 1. What year was 9/11?
Just two awards of the Grand Cross of Valour were made. [1]: 6 The first recipient was Acting Captain Chris F. Schulenberg GCV SCR of the Selous Scouts.Following the country's recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the Grand Cross of Valour was awarded to Major Grahame Wilson GCV SCR BCR, second-in-command of the Rhodesian SAS, and Rhodesia's most highly decorated soldier.