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Post by Administrator on Dec 17, 2013 11:40:40 GMT
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards: A Night of Heroes: was broadcast on ITV from 9:00pm to 10:30pm on Monday, 16 December 2013. The brave men and women who serve at home and abroad were honoured in this gala evening that celebrated and commemorated the British Armed Forces. The 'Millies' also featured a glittering array of stars from stage, screen and sport as they joined together to honour the very best of British. Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden hosted the ceremony, which took place at London's National Maritime Museum last month, and 10 heroes were honoured with awards, which had been judged by a panel including Jeremy Clarkson, Andy McNab, Lorraine Kelly and a host of top military brass. The ITV awards program featured a section on the Atlantic Convoys Jeremy Clarkson and Carole Vordeman presented the award to six of the Atlantic Convoy Veterans representing the many that did not return. Clarkson said that in his opinion the men who sailed in the convoys were the bravest men ever. During this Year of the Convoy (2013) much MN awareness has been raised and tribute paid, the Night of Heroes and an award for the Merchant Navy is another achievement and commemoration of the bravery and sacrifice of the heroes of the MN. The programme is available at the following link: it may be subject to your location ? and expires in 29 days. The MN TRIBUTE IS APPROX 15 MINUTES INTO THE EVENT. LINK
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Post by Administrator on Dec 17, 2013 12:14:13 GMT
Military heroes honoured at the Millies:The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were guests of honour at the sixth annual Sun Military Awards, known as ‘The Millies’, which were held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and billed as ‘A Night of Heroes’ There were also 2 Special Recognition Awards. The first went to veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic. Veteran Albert Owings, 90, a former radio officer, described receiving the award as ‘very emotional’. The second award went to Camp Bastion’s Support to Operations personnel in Afghanistan. LINK
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Post by Administrator on Dec 17, 2013 17:48:17 GMT
The Sun Military Awards:The Sun Military Awards (televised as A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards since 2009) is an annual awards ceremony which honours members of the British armed forces and civilians involved with the forces. The awards were created by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The awards are organised and sponsored by The Sun newspaper. During the televised ceremony, awards known as "Millies" are given out. The awards and their recipients are chosen by a select panel of ten judges, made up of national figures and military chiefs. Nominees of all but one of the categories are selected by the general public, with the remaining category winner chosen by the judges. Judges' Awards for Special Recognition 2013: Veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic. Camp Bastion's Support to Operations personnel LINK
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Post by Administrator on Dec 17, 2013 18:45:59 GMT
NOT MY WORDS: BUT -Jeremy Clarkson brings Yuletide joy to the Delingpole household: by James Delingpole , the Spectator So I’m looking at the seasonal TV schedules trying to find something — anything — to watch. Britain and the Sea? Probably very well done, but David Dimbleby is such a dangerously feline, OE-manqué, Flashmanesque, living-embodiment-of-the-BBC closet pinko that reviewing it would feel wrong, somehow, like chipping into a fund to buy Chris Huhne an eighth home. The Doctor Who Christmas Special? But it always makes me want to kill myself. I hate the idea that a Dalek garlanded in tinsel might burst into the Cratchit household with a fat goose dangling from its exterminator gun while the White Witch’s frozen heart melts and all the crippled children are released from the snowy mountain — or whatever mawkish crap they’ve got planned for us this year. Two films about The Great Train Robbery: A Robber’s Tale; A Copper’s Tale? Yeah, but we already know what happens, don’t we? They steal lots of money but then one by one they all get caught. PQ 17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster. What? Wait, this is more like it. And who is presenting this very promising-sounding documentary on one of Britain’s biggest wartime cock-ups? Jeremy Clarkson?? Hallelujah! Thank you, Father Christmas. And you, Baby Jesus. Maybe there will yet be some Yuletide joy in the Delingpole home, after all… LINK
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Post by Administrator on Dec 22, 2013 16:04:53 GMT
Major recognition for the MN in the Battle of Atlantic: Colleagues My attention has just been drawn to the recent award ceremony broadcast by ITV. It transpires there are several minutes dedicated to the Battle of the Atlantic with interviews and a voice over by David Suchet. At the end Jeremy Clarkson concludes by saying that whilst he does not want to diminish all the heroes present, “the bravest men who ever lived are the men who served on those convoys”. I commend it to you to watch on Catchup TV – link below. The MN content is 15 mins and approx. 30 seconds into the clip. Please pass this on. Best regards David Capt D A Parsons MNM MNI Chief Executive Merchant Navy Welfare Board 8 Cumberland Place, Southampton, Hampshire SO15 2BH LINK
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Post by Administrator on Dec 24, 2013 12:09:49 GMT
Jeremy Clarkson ventures to northern seas to tell the story of the Arctic Convoys:Radiotimes.com catches up with producer Dan Trelford for more about filming icebergs, walking on ice sheets and avoiding polar bears as part of his new BBC documentary. LINK
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