Gulf veterans to return medals

London - Scores of British Gulf War veterans will converge on the Ministry of Defence in London next month to hand back their…

London - Scores of British Gulf War veterans will converge on the Ministry of Defence in London next month to hand back their medals in protest at the government's failure to compensate alleged Gulf War Syndrome victims.They claim many veterans have already died due to Gulf War Syndrome and accuse the British government of not doing enough to help other former soldiers who have become ill. The protest will be held on January 17th, to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the war's start.

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