"B2431" wrote in message
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On another subject if the U.S. Army had been at Rorke's Drift instead
of the
Brits the commander would have got the MOH, the officers and a few
enlisted
would have got the silver star and some of the rest would have got the
bronze
star. IIRC there were 11 VCs awarded. Most of those went to the
enlisteds.

Well, there were only 2 officers there, and both got the VC, deservedly
I feel..
Interestingly, the next highest in rank (Colour Sergeant Bourne) did
not.

The CO